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Check out the blogs and articles written by our staff and our teachers under the #DidYouKnow initiative. We tackle subjects surrounding intermodal transport, specialised transport, maritime and rail transport trends, and innovation in the blue economy, among others.
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Blue Innovation
Digitisation in logistics and e-documents… advantage or cost?
The current crisis is bringing with it a lot of changes to our industry. For this quarter’s Blue Innovation article, we have caught up with Xavier Lluch, an expert in cost analysis, a veteran of the logistics industry and a regular teacher in our courses, to share with us his thoughts on the emerging trend […]
Nanosatellites to fuel the Internet of Things
n the past issues of our #BlueInnovation series we have largely focused on any new developments taking place on land and at sea – Smart Seals, Smart Containers, Digital Twins, etc. What about Space? Is there a future for the logistics and transport sector that involves space technologies?
Towards blue virtual training
In recent times a vast number of technological transformations has encompassed the maritime sphere. A recent study (2020) commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) analysed different social aspects of the maritime transport of goods, and identified two technological trends that are particularly visible on the blue horizon in the […]
Smart Seals: Spotlight on Shellock
Throughout centuries, research and innovation have driven human progress forward. In the maritime sector, blue innovation in particular is key towards the advancement of the industry – in particular against the backdrop of Covid-19 and the damage that it had done to the global economies. This month we caught up with representatives from Shellock, a logistics start-up located in Barcelona, to find out more about the innovative technologies they have been developing.
#DidYouKnow Videos
Women in Shipping
Towards Gender Equality at Sea
Temperature Controlled Supply Chain
A spotlight on pharmaceuticals
Port2Rail
European Railway Corridors
Groupage and Consolidation Centres
A short guide on packaging and security
Groupage and Consolidation Centres
LCL packaging
Temperature Controlled Supply Chains
A short story of the Reefer Container
Groupage and Consolidation Centres
Distribution Networks
Temperature Controlled Supply Chains
How important is Container Airflow?
Mega trucks
How will the authorization of mega trucks impact intermodal freight transport in Europe?
Container Weight Mandate
How will the new container weight mandate impact maritime transport?
Innovation and digitisation post Covid-19
/in #DidYouKnow, DidYouKNow -Med /by Escola EuropeaAs we enter a new era in the Escola’s development and begin to work on our new project YEPMED, which aims to ameliorate the labour situation for young people across the Mediterranean, we have caught up with Anwar Zibaoui to share his thoughts on the importance of collaboration and sharing of know how in the […]
The Port Community of Civitavecchia post Covid-19: What’s next?
/in #DidYouKnow, DidYouKnow-MOST /by Escola EuropeaThe year 2020 is slowly cementing its place in the history books as the year that the world stopped. The health, social and economic consequences of this year will be felt throughout both the developed and developing world well into the middle of the decade. Transport, the backbone of the consumer-driven industry that existed pre-Covid19 […]
Towards gender equality at sea
/in #DidYouKnow, DidYouKnow-MOST, Issue 36 | Autumn 2020 /by Escola EuropeaHistorically, the shipping industry has been dominated by men, and the sea has been deemed a “man’s world”. This pattern can still be witnessed today (…)Today, there are organisations that work towards the normalisation of women in shipping – with the IMO having launched several initiatives.
#DidYouKnow: Spotlight on Algeria
/in #DidYouKnow /by Escola EuropeaThis month we have caught up with Mr. Mohamed Lazhar Benaissa, an academic at the École Nationale Supérieure de Technologie (ENST) in Alger, the deputy director for external relations and continuing education and a lecturer at the Escola Europea to give us an overview of the logistics scene in Algeria.