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Shipping ‘loan oracle’ launches
Hamburg-based digital ship finance specialist Oceanis has launched Pythia, something it describes as a “loan oracle”. The service is a…
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Wind-assisted boxship project makes headway
A new LNG-powered 2,500 teu boxship design featuring wind-assisted propulsion has been granted an approval in principle by the Paris-headquartered…
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Japanese press ahead with solar shipping project
Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) has begun to cooperate with compatriot F-WAVE to jointly develop integrated photovoltaic solar solutions for…
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Marine tech start-up to sell equity via crowdfunding
Swiss-based Daphne Technology, a start-up focused on the reduction of vessel emissions, now seeks to move ahead with the commercialisation…
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Digital technology partnership achieves significant reduction in vessel opex
Kongsberg Digital and MAN Energy Solutions formed a partnership in 2019 to develop a collaborative platform which would bring together…
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Klaveness Combination Carriers eyes carbon capture
Norwegian owner Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has joined a new carbon capture project called CCShip led by compatriot SINTEF Energy…
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Ocean Network Express debuts digital booking platform
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the Japanese containerline, is trialling a digital freight booking platform created by Descartes Systems, becoming the…
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Kongsberg Digital: Today’s newbuilds are digital-ready
Collecting data, contextualising and using it in the correct way is increasing in importance, says Hege Skryseth, executive vice president…
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Kawasaki Heavy supersizes hydrogen carrier designs with 160,000 cu m breakthrough
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is developing a large, 160,000 cu m liquefied hydrogen carrier using four cargo containment system (CCS)…
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Europe presses ahead with marine battery R&D
Current Direct is a new three-year project which has received grant funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme. The…
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MOL to set up hydrogen-ready gear at Kobe terminal
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Mitsui E&S Machinery have agreed to commence a joint study to introduce hydrogen-fueled cargo…
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TECO 2030 bets on maritime carbon capture and storage
Norwegian engineering firm TECO 2030 and its Austrian partner AVL are moving to the next phase of onboard carbon capture…
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Ocean Infinity acquires software engineering firm Abyssal
Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has acquired software engineering specialists Abyssal. Abyssal’s 38 employees will transition to the Ocean…
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Aker Clean Hydrogen mulls new production facility in Norway
Aker Clean Hydrogen and the municipality of Aukra are exploring opportunities to establish a hydrogen production facility on the island…
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German superyacht contract points the way for fuel cells in shipping
Merchant shipping could get a glimpse of its future propulsion methods from Germany, and specifically the world’s top superyacht builder.…
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Eveon Containers: Digital box vendors
The buying of metal containers has finally got the Amazon treatment. Long an antiquated part of the shipping business, it’s…
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Pacific Basin: The tramp trades must wait for green tech to filter down
After nine years in the job, Mats Berglund announced this January he’s stepping down at the end of July from…
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DP World unveils business-to-business e-commerce Dubuy
The transformation of Dubai terminal operator DP World shows no sign of slowing with the launch of Dubuy, a wholesale…
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Lundin explores wave energy to power oil and gas platforms
Oil and gas firm Lundin Energy Norway is working with Swedish wave energy tech developer Ocean Harvesting Technologies on decarbonising…
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Nordic Unmanned and Aeromon form joint venture
Nordic Unmanned has formed a joint venture with the Finnish company Aeromon which will combine their respective businesses utilising advanced…
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