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How consolidation in maritime tech will play out
At the start of the year we predicted consolidation within the maritime tech space. What we could not have predicted…
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Tankers
HMM to enter the ammonia trades
South Korean flagship HMM is looking to enter the ammonia trades. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) with…
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Containers
Samsung Electronics files case against SM Line over ‘staggering’ D&D charges
Shipper complaints continue to rain in at the Federal Maritime Commission in Washington DC. The latest to file, for the…
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Gas
Øystein Kalleklev to become CEO of Avance Gas
The decision has been taken at Avance Gas to switch Øystein Kalleklev from his role as executive chairman to take…
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Finance and Insurance
Shipping’s gender diversity issues now being looked at by the banks
Shipping’s poor gender equality ratios are now being looked at by ship financiers. New York-listed handysize gas operator Navigator Holdings…
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Environment
Green, digital corridor announcement made linking Singapore with California
Kicking off this week’s busy Singapore Maritime Week have been more green corridor announcements. The Maritime and Port Authority of…
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Shipyards
Floating nuclear power plants move a step closer
Floating nuclear power plants are moving a step closer. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and…
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Gas
Shortage of CO2 tankers predicted
Shipyards ought to expect imminent signings of many carbon dioxide (CO2) tankers to match all the planned CO2 storage projects…
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Containers
Growing consensus worst is over for container shipping
There is a growing consensus that container shipping has bottomed out with many indicators on the way back up after…
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Ports and Logistics
Progress made in US west coast dockworker discussions
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced yesterday that it reached a tentative agreement with employers at the Pacific Maritime…
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Gas
First accredited low-carbon ammonia for power generation shipped from Saudi Arabia to Japan
A first shipment of independently-certified low-carbon ammonia has arrived in Japan for use as fuel in power generation. The shipment…
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Dry Cargo
Chinese commodity demand soars back
The dragon is back, firing on all cylinders, giving hope to anyone involved in the shipping of commodities to the…
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Containers
Vietnam taking significant volume of US-bound box exports away from China
Global trade patterns are being remoulded at a fast clip, with reshoring now clearly diminishing China’s dominance in the transpacific…
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Regulatory
IMO study makes the case for more ambitious green targets
A study commissioned by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) shows that the hurdles regularly cited barring the way to shipping’s…
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Containers
Two suction sails to be installed on ONE feeder ship
Japanese liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) has decided to install two containerised wind assist units on one of its operated…
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Containers
Lomar to install carbon capture device on boxship next month
Lomar’s new subsidiary lomarlabs is working with London-based climate tech start-up Seabound to develop cost-effective methods to capture CO2 onboard…
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Ports and Logistics
Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern complete combination
Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern today completed their $31bn combination to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), establishing the…
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Environment
European Parliament votes in favour of including shipping in EU’s emissions trading system
The European Parliament has voted in favour of including shipping in its emissions trading system (ETS). Pursuant to EU countries…
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Containers
US west coast faces up to box exodus
Threats to the supply chain are seeing shippers ditch the US west coast. Canadian software provider Descartes has counted that…
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Containers
More newcomers flock to lucrative Russian box trades
New entrants continue to flock to the lucrative Asia-Russia box trades. Turkey’s East Shipping Line (e-Shipping) is the latest to…
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