As the trade between the Asian and European markets accelerates, Deutsche Post DHL Group, the world's largest logistics company out of Germany, is busy utilising the New Silk Road to further boost growth.

Ever since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched in 2013, the driving idea has been to fill the infrastructure gap between China and its trading partners throughout the Asia Pacific, Africa, and East-Central Europe.

Thanks to the technical achievements of the last decades, our world has become more and more digital.

At a recent conference for freight forwarders everyone jointly agreed: if you're the fastest to quote, you win the customer.

The Åland Post’s "Sailing Ships" series - issuing of which kicked off in 2015 with the stamps depicting Åland pioneers of North Sea shipping, Lemland and Leo - will soon come to its conclusion with two four-masted vessels, the barquentine Mozart and the barque Viking.

We're pleased to announce that the 5/19 issue is ready and - as always - packed with great reads.

Generally speaking, the region's port bulk market was flat last year. What was lost on the liquid side, was regained on the dry front.

Shipbuilding fans didn't have it easy last year. All because the 2018 output went down across the board: the overall global production contracted by 13% year-on-year, European - by 17% yoy, and that of the Baltic Sea region - by 22% yoy.

The European Commission forecasts that demand for freight transport in Continental Europe will almost triple (182%) between 2010 and 2050.

Take a brief moment to ask yourself the following question: am I 100% certain that no robot or software will take over my current work?