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On 24 October 2020, Singapore is now on the list of open countries for entering Denmark. For further info please read here
Singapore is now on Denmark’s list of open countries for entering Denmark Read More
European Chamber of Commerce Cambodia welcomes the new member on 28 October 2020, that said: EuroCham Cambodia is pleased to welcome Jotun (Cambodia) Ltd under NordCham Cambodia as a new …
Jotun Cambodia Ltd is the new member of the EuroCham Cambodia Read More
Ecommerce in Singapore is flourishing and is expected to grow to US$27 billion by 2025 (e-Conomy SEA 2019). The onset of COVID-19 has further accelerated this growth. With the increase …
Nordic Innovation House Singapore invites to E-Commerce Supply Chain Challenge 2020 Read More
The Norwegian Business Association Singapore invites to its next webinar, focusing on the Future of the Shipping Industry. Join us on the 28 of October, 3-4 PM (SGT) where we …
NBAS invites to Maritime webinar on 28 October Read More
The Norwegian ambassador H.E. Anita Nergaard expressed a positive result of a meeting with Singapore Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat on 19 October 2020. Her statement said: “Excellent …
Ambassador Nergaard discussed maritime industry with Singapore Senior Minister of State Read More
On 22 October 2020 Ambassador Anita Nergaard was invited to launch the Roadmap for Smart & Autonomous Maritime Transport Systems together with Senior Minister of State, Mr.Chee Hong Tat 徐芳达. …
Norwegian Ambassador Norgaard joined the Roadmap for Smart & Autonomous Maritime Transport Systems Read More
On 22 October 2020 the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi participated in the highly topical ASEAN smart cities summit. The Swedish Trade Commissioner Mr Bjorn Savlid shared how Sweden works …
Sweden highlighted renewable energy and fossil-free transportation in ASEAN Smart Cities Summit Read More
The Chinese carrier Juneyao Air celebrated the opening of its second direct flight to Finland at Zhengzhou airport on Sunday 18 October 2020. The opening ceremony was attended by, among …
Ambassador Syrjälä attended the opening ceremony of Juneyao Air’s second route Finland-Zhengzhou Read More
On 7 October 2020, the Embassy of Finland in Jakarta introduced Teemu Leppälä, a professional sea captain and icebreaker operator. After a tough night shift on an icebreaker in icy …
Finnish ‘Pemecah Es Snow’ children book series now available in Bahasa Indonesia Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore presented on 8 October 2020 the companies nomitaed for the EuroCham Sustainability Awards 2020: Evonik / DEMEGroup / SwissRe / Finnair / wbcsd …
Finnair and Lego nominated for EuroCham Singapore’s Sustainability Award 2020 Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong announced their Panel Speakers for Rethink 2020. Nigel Mattravers and Alexander Mastrovito, contributors to our Energy and Environment Business Council (EEBC) as …
The European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong introduces panel speakers for Rethink 2020 forum Read More
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg has warned of a humanitarian and trade crisis if the roughly 800,000 seafarers stranded around the globe due to the coronavirus pandemic are not offered …
Norwegian Prime Minister reminds of seafarers conditions during Covid-19 Read More
During the recent UN General Assembly in early October 2020, Norway highlighted the following priority areas: •Lay the groundwork for Norway’s membership of the UN Security Council, Be at the …
Norway declares its priorities at the UN General Assembly Read More
The Swedish Embassy released on 6 October 2020 the latest work of Ambassador H.E. Harald Fries who joined Volvo Cars Philippines’ Ride To Safety video. The promotional VDO highlights their …
Ambassador Fries appears in video for Volvo Philippines Read More
From 29 September, it will once again be possible to fly direct from Scandinavia to China with SAS. There have been no direct flights since 31 January, but SAS has …
SAS re-opening route Copenhagen – Shanghai Read More
The Nordic Innovation House Singapore introduced their member who just recently established their office in Singapore, on 18 September 2020. Powerzeek is a platform company providing an independent online marketplace …
Norwegian Powerzeek opens office in Singapore Read More
Finnair has started co-operation with private Finnish healthcare service company Terveystalo to offer its customers easy and fast access to coronavirus testing prior to travel. The service will be launched on 28 September 2020. …
Finnair partners with Terveystalo to offer coronavirus testing for travellers Read More
On 17 September 2020, The European Deligations in Indonesia held a virtual launch of “EU-Indonesia Cooperation Publication 2020” by Indonesian’s Minister for National Development Planning (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa & EU …
EU-Indonesia Cooperation 2020 publication launched Read More
Team Sweden met with Thailand’s Deputy Minister of Interior to discuss waste water management and road safety agenda on 14 September 2020. After the fruitful discussion between Mr. Niphon Bunyamanee, …
Sweden and Thailand will collaborate more on waste water management and road safety agenda Read More
The Finnish embassy in Hanoi mentions that the commercial company Envoy may help you find the next flight home. The commercial airline Envoy maps travellers in Laos and Southeast Asia …
The Finnish embassy in Vietnam mentioned rescue flights registration link for stranded travelers in S.E.A. Read More
On 4 September 2020, the Sweden embassy in Jakarta published a notice regarding Lund University’s programme: Innovation for Change in Public Transport focuses on strengthening the capacity for innovation and …
Lund University offers scholarships to Malaysian, Indonesian civil workers Read More
Finnair announced on 4 September 2020 that the airline has received permission from Chinese authorities to operate one weekly flight between Helsinki and Nanjing as of 11 September. The route …
Finnair resumes operation to Nanjing for September and October with a weekly frequency Read More
China’s aviation regulator said on 2 September 2020, it will resume direct flights to Beijing from eight countries including Thailand, Cambodia, Greece, Denmark, Sweden and Canada from 3 September. Earlier …
Direct flights to Beijing from Denmark, Sweden, Thailand resumed Read More
The Finnish KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, will deliver 83 escalators and 20 elevators to the second phase of the Metro Line 6 in …
KONE to equip phase two of Chongqing Metro Line 6 in China Read More
Plastic waste in the world’s seas is one of the most alarming indicators that we need to re-think the ways we use and recycle plastics A Hong Kong yacht club …
Hong Kong Yatch Club tackles marine litter with the help of Seabin Project Read More
H.E. Jon Thorgaard, Ambassador of Denmark to Thailand, along with representatives of 6 other countries in Thailand were invited by Thai PBS television station to participate as an honoured guest …
Danish ambassador invited as a guest of honour to Thai PBS TV Read More
The Danish embassy in the Philippines has published a recommendations on why cycling should become a New normal part of urban mobility. Using bicycles has been the new normal in …
Danish embassy in Philippines recommends cycling for urban mobility Read More
The EU ambassador H.E.Giorgio Aliberti, together with Mr Dinh Toan Thang, Director General of Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs kicked off a dialogue on Sustainable Maritime Development,on 19 August …
Diplomatic Academy Vietnam hosted an event on Sustainable Maritime Development Read More
Wärtsilä published an opinion article on how technology may improve efficiency in shipping industry during Covid-19 pandemic recovery Find out more about how the industry is adapting here.
Wärtsilä published experts advice on how Covid-19 may improve shipping industry Read More
The Ambassador of Philippines to Denmark H.E. Leo M. Herrera-Lim welcomes the second group of 167 Filipino seafarers in Denmark on 13 August 2020. This follows the first batch of …
Philippines embassy welcomes 2nd group of Filipino seafarers to Denmark Read More
A Finnish Maritime event was held at FinChi (Finland-China Innovation Center) in Shanghai, with 17 companies participating physically and more than 60 participants online, on 14 August 2020. At the …
Finnish Deputy Consul General attended a maritime industry event in Shanghai Read More
Representatives from flag, coastal and port authorities from China, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea and Singapore met at a virtual event, joined by representatives from IMO, International …
Eu-Asia coastal and port authorities join forces to develop alignment and standards for autonomous ships Read More
The Embassy of Sweden invites together with Business Sweden and in partnership with the ECCP – European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, to the “Accelerating Change in the Automotive …
Embassy of Sweden, Business Sweden and European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines co-host a webminar on automotive industry Read More
The shipping container was loaded on a train in the Chinese city of Hefei in in mid-July 2020. Less than two weeks later, it had made it through Kazakhstan and …
Hefei-Narvik train shipment has potential to be alternative route to shipping industry Read More
Air carriers Finnair, Qatar Airways, Latvia’s airBaltic, Juneyao Airlines and Icelandair have unveiled plans to increase the number of flights operations from Finnish airports in August. Finnair announced on Twitter …
Update on airlines resuming operations to Nordic capitals Read More
2 August 2020 – Thai Airways starts special flights to Taipei and Copenhagen this month. Thus flights are only for home coming passengers and requires all to incorporate with destinations’ …
Thai Airways operate repartriation flights to Taipei and Copenhagen Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce announced on 24 July 2020 a welcome note to their new member: Eliron “Eliron provides a global, real-time tracking and monitoring solution for international trade …
FinnCham in HK welcomes new member … and board member Read More
The Danish container shipping firm Maersk announced on 20 July 2020 that all solid and chemical waste cargo are not acceptable to be ship to Mainland China and Hongkong from …
Maersk stops transporting waste to mainland China, Hong Kong Read More
Speedlux, luxury cars news announced on 14 July 2020 that the Porsche’s fully electric model, Porsche Taycan is now available regionally in flagship stores in the Philippines. To support the …
Full electric Porsche now available in the Philippines Read More
The technology group Wärtsilä announced on 9 July 2020 that PT MultiIntegra (Wärtsilä’s local representative in Indonesia) have successfully supplied the marine simulator complex to the Marine Police Education and …
Wärtsilä simulator complex delivered to enhance Indonesian National Marine Police operation training Read More
The Danish Embassy announced that Denmark continues to support on sustainable fishing in Myanmar in their official update on 2 July 2020. The statement said: “The Danish Ambassador to Myanmar, …
Denmark continues to support Myanmar’s Sustainable Fisheries Programme Read More
The Norwegian Charge d’affaires a.i. Mr Jan Whilhelm Grythe recently participated in a TV Talk Show on oceans and solutions for the sustainable development of Vietnam’s ocean economy, according to …
Norwegian Charge d’ affaires discussed threats to the ocean in Vietnamese talkshow Read More
The Danish tanker company TORM announced in an official statement on 30 June 2020, that they have chosen the Norwegian company DNV GL maintenance system to digitalise surveys and improve …
Danish tanker company chose Norwegian maintenance system Read More
Scania is working on minimizing the company’s global workforce due to global pandemic crisis along with other issues. “The Coronavirus crisis had led to a sharp decline in revenues,” Scania …
Scania cutting down workforce globally Read More
The Finnish ambassador to Vietnam met with the leader of Ho Chi Minh City(HCMC) Metro project to discuss Finnish technology on 26 June 2020, according to The Embassy of Finland …
Ambassador Kahiluoto discussed Finnish technology with HCMC metro project leader Read More
The Danish integrated shipping company Maersk announced their route expansion on 30 June 2020. The announcement invites all business to reach out to Laos and Vietnam via East-West Economy Corridor …
MAERSK expands land journey from Thailand to Laos and Vietnam Read MoreThe Danish nautical charts supplier Weilbach has been approved by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to deliver and supply International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. As the …
Danish Weilbach to provide IMDG courses in Singapore Read More
Business Sweden published an exclusive article that Volvo bus is eyeing to compete in South East Asian market due to urbanization booming on this side of the globe. Volvo buses …
Business Sweden Singapore announced Volvo bus eyeing South East Asia market Read More
The embassy of Finland in Hanoi published an official statement for travelers to consider options regarding restrictions during Coronavirus crisis on 15 June 2020. The statement said: Due to a …
Finnish embassy in Hanoi published travel advice to travelers Read More
Singapore Police Coast Guard’s Training Centre has now started regular training on four new Kongsberg simulators which was delivered end of last year. The four high-speed craft simulators are capable …
Kongsberg Digital delivers first K-Sim Fast Craft simulators to Singapore Police Coast Guard’s Training Centre Read More