World’s largest container ship completes first voyage from Asia to Europe

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announced that MSC Gülsün, the world’s largest container ship, has arrived in Europe after completing its landmark maiden voyage from the north of China.

Korean Air cuts routes, capacity in Japan market

Korean Air has made significant reductions to routes in the Korea-Japan market, as political tension between the two countries affects traffic.

All-electric ferry completed maiden voyage in Denmark

An all-electric ferry, able to carry around 30 vehicles and 200 passengers has carried out its maiden voyage. Namely, the e-ferry Ellen sailed between the Ports of Soby and Fynshav, located on the islands of Aero and Als in Denmark.

Australia the third largest fossil fuel exporter, report finds

The climate impact of Australia’s fossil fuel exports ranks behind only Russia and Saudi Arabia exports in terms of global emissions, a major new report from the Australia Institute Climate & Energy Program explains.

Tehran – Ankara passenger service relaunched

ASIA: The Transasia Express passenger service between Tehran and Ankara has been relaunched after a four-year suspension.

Eurowings adds Vienna as a new destination from its Pristina (Kosovo) base

New direct connection starts on 2 November with Airbus A319

ExxonMobil confirms availability of IMO 2020 compliant fuel

ExxonMobil has announced its new 40BN cylinder oil, Mobilgard 540, will be available from 2 September 2019. The lubricant has been specifically created for use with 0.50% sulphur fuels that comply with IMO's 2020 emission regulations.

Ocean Cleanup Tweaks, Redeploys Plastics Collecting System

The Ocean Cleanup has completed another test campaign in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, proving that its latest design solved a major issue.

BNSF, Wabtec Advancing the Future of Motive Power

In a wide-ranging interview with Railway Age in December 2018, BNSF’s then-Executive Chairman Matt Rose had this to say about the future of locomotive propulsion technology:

The best destinations to visit if you’re a book lover, new study reveals

The new research conducted by Real Russia, analysed which countries offered the most features of interest for fans of the written word, by examining factors including number of libraries, literature tourism – including landmarks and events, notable writers from each country, and the number of books published in each country every year.