Understanding language
Digital voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa have been around for years, but such technology can also have applications in shipping. The Fraunhofer Centre for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) has developed the “Mar FM” speech recognition system, which is by far not only applicable in the maritime industry.
How do you communicate a crisis?
Hapag-Lloyd introduced a newsroom three years ago to accelerate its response to unique situations such as accidents and disasters. How does it work when there is a crisis?
Community
Dammann and Röttger new on the VBSp board
BREMEN. The Bremen Freight Forwarders Association (VBSp) reelected its chairman Thorsten Dornia (Brelog) during its General Meeting in May.
Hubertus Heil visits BLG AutoTerminal
BREMEN/HAMBURG. As part of his “Skilled Labour Mission”, the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Hubertus Heil (left), stopped by at BLG in Hamburg in July.
Röhlig strengthens digital portfolio
BREMEN. Röhlig Logistics expanded its digital portfolio in May with the customer reporting platform “Röhlig Insights”, an all-in-one reporting solution for air, sea and road transport.
New deep-freeze warehouse for the “Cool Corridor”
SCHORTENS/WESEL. Nordfrost opened its new deep-freeze facilities in Wesel am Niederrhein in early July.
Main Topic
Communication in flux
Does it make more sense for promising business communication to rely on good old personal contact, such as in meetings and at trade fairs, or should companies focus more on digital communication? And what challenges does the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a possible tool for digital communication pose? Experts from BLG LOGISTICS, Kühne+Nagel, KPMG and the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence provide insights into their communication experiences and outlooks on possible developments.
“Accidents cannot be ruled out completely”
All eyes have been on Baltimore recently – the collision between the “Dali” and a bridge has fuelled much discussion regarding shipping accidents. In light of this, experts from the German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies in Cuxhaven, the Otto Wulf company, the Bremen Freight Forwarders Association and HDI Global outline their specific views on incidents at sea and their consequences for the maritime environment.
The figureds speak for themselves
Statistics are a useful tool in many ways as they reveal regularities and help make well-founded decisions.
Logistics Story
How do you communicate a crisis?
Hapag-Lloyd introduced a newsroom three years ago to accelerate its response to unique situations such as accidents and disasters. How does it work when there is a crisis?
The best possible remedy
Whilst the bridge collision on the River Hunte in Elsfleth poses an enormous challenge for the port industry, it has also revealed what is possible if everyone involved and those affected in business and politics work together to achieve solutions.
Foresight pays off
Based in Bremen, the F. A. Vinnen & Co. shipping specialist has often had to navigate turbulent times over the past seven generations. In an interview with LOGISTICS PILOT, the managing director and owner, Michael Vinnen, explains how the medium-sized company does just that.
How do you communicate a crisis?
Hapag-Lloyd introduced a newsroom three years ago to accelerate its response to unique situations such as accidents and disasters. How does it work when there is a crisis?
The best possible remedy
Whilst the bridge collision on the River Hunte in Elsfleth poses an enormous challenge for the port industry, it has also revealed what is possible if everyone involved and those affected in business and politics work together to achieve solutions.
Foresight pays off
Based in Bremen, the F. A. Vinnen & Co. shipping specialist has often had to navigate turbulent times over the past seven generations. In an interview with LOGISTICS PILOT, the managing director and owner, Michael Vinnen, explains how the medium-sized company does just that.
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Digitalisation
Understanding language
Digital voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa have been around for years, but such technology can also have applications in shipping. The Fraunhofer Centre for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) has developed the “Mar FM” speech recognition system, which is by far not only applicable in the maritime industry.
Container overboard
With a novel combination of a tracking unit and a communication platform, Jade University aims to make it easier to locate containers lost at sea in future.
Digital coffee
Coffee logistics has been the bread and butter of the long-standing Vollers company in Bremen for more than 90 years. But digital services such as a digital marketplace and, more recently, a global auction platform and its corresponding interfaces have become increasingly important.
Understanding language
Digital voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa have been around for years, but such technology can also have applications in shipping. The Fraunhofer Centre for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) has developed the “Mar FM” speech recognition system, which is by far not only applicable in the maritime industry.
Container overboard
With a novel combination of a tracking unit and a communication platform, Jade University aims to make it easier to locate containers lost at sea in future.
Digital coffee
Coffee logistics has been the bread and butter of the long-standing Vollers company in Bremen for more than 90 years. But digital services such as a digital marketplace and, more recently, a global auction platform and its corresponding interfaces have become increasingly important.
Events
Portrait
Blue diversity
Liberty Pier’s range of maritime services is just as diverse as the ideas that inspire its projects. The blue economy concept, which centres around sustainable use of the oceans, is a common thread throughout all the company’s business activities.
A promising niche
The Bremen-based company Carl Ungewitter has specialised in importing natural asphalt and the logistics related to it since it was founded 146 years ago, but also offers transport services for the North African crude oil supply industry and has developed a patented pothole repair system.
Challenging Times
In January, Hansa Meyer Global’s “Engineering Sustainable Transports of Tomorrow” concept was honoured with the “BHV Project Logistics Award”. Despite all the elation, the Bremen-based company has mixed feelings about the current global situation.
Blue diversity
Liberty Pier’s range of maritime services is just as diverse as the ideas that inspire its projects. The blue economy concept, which centres around sustainable use of the oceans, is a common thread throughout all the company’s business activities.
A promising niche
The Bremen-based company Carl Ungewitter has specialised in importing natural asphalt and the logistics related to it since it was founded 146 years ago, but also offers transport services for the North African crude oil supply industry and has developed a patented pothole repair system.
Challenging Times
In January, Hansa Meyer Global’s “Engineering Sustainable Transports of Tomorrow” concept was honoured with the “BHV Project Logistics Award”. Despite all the elation, the Bremen-based company has mixed feelings about the current global situation.
