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Michelin to debut inflatable sail this year
French tire manufacturer Michelin is pressing ahead to commercialise its automated, telescopic, inflatable wing sail system for ships, with the…
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Hamburg port leads drone development
Hamburg port is to press ahead with the use of automated drones across many of its operations with a view…
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Maritime tech in 2022
Kicking off our maritime tech forecast Manish Singh, CEO of Ocean Technologies Group, neatly sums up likely developments in 2022.…
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White paper shows dry bulk’s path to zero emissions
Independent nonprofit organisation the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has published a white paper in which it shows how…
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Ørsted takes stake in Swedish e-methanol project
Danish utility Ørsted is expanding its footprint in green fuels with the acquisition of a 45% stake in FlagshipONE e-methanol…
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Windward partners with Maritech on digital shipping platform
London-listed Israeli predictive maritime intelligence firm Windward has partnered with maritime software-as-a-service provider Maritech Services, as part of the Sea/…
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Baltic Exchange and TradeFlow launch escrow transaction for commodity trades
The Baltic Exchange and fintech-enabled fund manager TradeFlow Capital Management have completed a pilot escrow transaction as part of a…
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Hyundai Heavy pitches itself as a tech leader at CES in Las Vegas
With shipping shows cancelling en masse because of Covid-19, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has taken a different marketing…
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Conoship unveils its next series of vessels
Dutch firm Conoship International Projects has revealed a design for six “future proof” ships ordered by an undisclosed client at…
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Navtor makes digital logbooks move with Ingenium Marine buy
Norwegian e-navigation specialist Navtor is to integrate digital logbooks into its product portfolio, having signed a deal to acquire Indian…
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Scrubber carbon capture conversion tests show signs of success
Scrubber manufacturer Langh Tech, which doubles up as a shipowner via sister firm Langh Ship, has started researching the possibility…
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Ammonia-fuelled newcastlemax project makes headway
An innovative ammonia-fuelled newcastlemax bulker design from Anglo-Eastern Technical Services (AETS), a technical consulting arm of Hong Kong-based shipmanagement giant…
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CSBL and DNV streamline charter party signing procedure
Veracity by DNV has developed a dedicated electronic charter party signature solution for Competitive ShipBrokers Ltd (CSBL). With over 30,000…
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Airseas’ first kite system readies for deployment
French tech pioneer Airseas has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel, marking an…
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Daewoo E&C and Monobase Wind collaborate on wind floater tech
South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction has signed a joint technology development agreement for the MSPAR floater with Dutch-based Monobase…
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Xeneta and Compass take on rivals with new daily container freight index
Oslo-based ocean freight rate benchmarking platform Xeneta, in partnership with Swiss financial index provider Compass Financial Technologies, has rolled out…
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CMA CGM moves to create fourth largest contract logistics player in $3bn deal with Ingram Micro
French liner CMA CGM has increased its e-commerce and contract logistics footprint by acquiring most of Ingram Micro’s Commerce &…
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Danelec Marine’s latest acquisition creates the world’s largest maritime data collection company
Danish data specialist Danelec Marine, best known for its voyage data recorders, is buying KYMA, a Norwegian firm focusing on…
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French consortium embarks on project to develop safe and zero emission CTVs
Five French companies have joined forces to develop zero emission and safe crew transfer vessels. (CTVs). Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, Mauric,…
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Siemens Gamesa and Strohm set about developing pipelines to ship hydrogen from offshore wind farms
Wind turbine manufacturing giant Siemens Gamesa has signed a memorandum of understanding with thermoplastic composite pipe specialist Strohm to develop…
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