After observing continuous earthquakes for months in the vicinity of glaciers Eyjafjallajokull and Myrdalsjokull in southern Iceland, it came as no surprise when a volcanic eruption began on March 21st in Fimmvorduhals, a pass between the two glaciers. The mountain pass is a popular hiking site during the summer months. Iceland is a geologically young land and its location astride the Mid Atlantic Ridge and on the Iceland Hotspot means that it is highly geologically active and has many volcanoes. Eruptions occur on average every five years and also we have several eruptions beneath ice caps, which can generate glacial bursts, most recently in 1996. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the Eurasian and North American Plates are moving apart, is partly responsible for this intense volcanic activity, along with Iceland being a hot spot, which means volcanism due to a rising mantle plume. The fissure 0,5 km long on the northern part of the pass. Due to a strong gale in the vicinity of the eruption it has not been easy to view it, but Reykjavik Excursions has set up evening tours for those who want to experience a once-in-a-lifetime sight.
Firstly, in the middle of January, 17.01 – 24.01.2010, Hansabuss did a cooperation with Estonian Skating Union by offering a full transportation for the European Figure Skating Championships Tallinn 2010. There were a lot of work to do, but all went well and smoothly. We were really satisfied with our clients and they were satisfied with us. It was our pleasure to be a partner for such a prestige event.
Secondly, Hansabuss also served the International Rail Forum “Strategic Partnership 1520: The Baltic Sea Region” which took place in Tallinn in February 2010. Our client was Russian Railways, so it required us a very professional international cooperation. And we did and offered it!
Hansabuss really learnt a lot from these two internationally important events. Now we are even more professional, better and internationally recognized bus transportation company!
Den store danske busoperatør Paaske Bus har siden 2006 gennem Vikingbus været medlem af Global Passenger Network (GPN), der tilbyder adgang til 17.000 busser i USA, Europa og Asien.
Det betyder, at danske kunder enkelt og effektivt kan leje busser overtalt i verden. Fordelen ved GPN-konceptet er, at kunderne kun behøver én kontakt, hvad enten transportbehovet er Svendborg, Stockholm eller San Francisco. Herudover er korrespondancen på dansk, ligesom faktura vil blive fremsendt i danske kroner.
GPN-netværket tæller nu medlemmer i 25 lande. Vikingbus var vært for det netop afholdte 9. halvårlige netværks-møde. Det foregik på Marriott Copenhagen fra 3. til 5. marts. På det tre dage lange møde deltog busoperatører fra 18 lande og de kunne samtidig byde Grækenland velkommen som nyt land i netværket.
Målet med netværket er at bringe kvalitetsbevidste busoperatører sammen og i fællesskab udbyde det bedste inden for sikkerhed, service og kvalitet på verdensplan. GPNs medlemmer er eksperter i alle former for busservice – alt fra transfers, events og kongresser til flerdagesture. Det danske medlem Vikingbus er ikke ubekendt med at løse stort transportopgaver. Sidste år var selskabet bl.a. ansvarlig for transporten i forbindelse med IOC-topmødet i København samt World Business Summit on Climate Change, der blev afholdt i Bella Center i maj 2009.
I 2010 udstiller GPN på RDA Trade Fair i Køln fra d. 27. til d. 29. maj og på WTM i London fra d. 8. til d. 11. november. Det næste GPN-møde afholdes i Reykjavik, Island, i november 2010.