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ONE taps Sony to develop fleet-wide smart container solution
Following Hapag-Lloyd’s decision last year to equip all its containers with tracking devices, Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE) has reached…
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Top carriers vow to make all bills of lading electronic by 2030
Nine top global carriers belonging to the Digital Container Shipping Association(DCSA) have committed to 100% adoption of an electronic bill…
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Kpler acquires MarineTraffic and FleetMon
Commodities data firm Kpler has acquired two well-known ship tracking brands, MarineTraffic and FleetMon. The deal follows an earlier acquisition…
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Aker Solutions’ Brazilian subsidiary CSE hit by cyber attack
Norway’s Aker Solutions has informed that its Brazilian subsidiary CSE has fallen victim to a cyber attack, resulting in the…
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300 jobs at risk as Wärtsilä reshuffles Voyage business
Finnish marine technology firm Wärtsilä will cut up to 300 jobs as part of its plan to streamline its Voyage…
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Chatbot technology and shipping
Digitalisation expert Mike Konstantinidis gives readers insight into what the debut of ChatGPT and its ilk means for our industry.…
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Michelin moves a step closer to commercialising inflatable wing sails
French tire manufacturer Michelin has moved a step closer to commercialising its automated, telescopic, inflatable wing sail system for ships…
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Veritas completes Wood Mackenzie $3.1bn takeover
New York-based private equity firm Veritas Capital has closed the $3.1bn acquisition of energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie from Verisk. The…
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Maersk to offer emissions tracker for international e-commerce
Selected Maersk e-delivery customers in Europe will be able to register for a new tool in February to trace and…
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Standardised Noon Report data format launched
A standardised vessel dataset (SVD) for Noon Reports has been launched by the Smart Maritime Council, a cross-industry membership group,…
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NYK invests in Japanese AI firm
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has entered into a business and capital alliance agreement with Sony-backed artificial intelligence (AI) firm Ghelia.…
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RightShip launches ports taskforce
Melbourne-based vetting giant RightShip has launched RightPORT, a ports and terminals taskforce covering ESG, safety, sustainability, and crew welfare issues…
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Freightos celebrates NASDAQ launch
Hong Kong-based freight booking platform Freightos started trading on the NASDAQ yesterday under the ticker symbol CRGO after merging with…
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MarineTraffic teams with Shipeezi
Shipeezi and MarineTraffic have entered into a strategic partnership that will bolster shipment visibility, management and predictability for customers across…
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Socatra lines up MR2 tanker for rotor sail treatment
French shipowner Socatra has contracted Finnish marine wind propulsion system designer Norsepower for the retrofit installation of two rotor sails…
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Alfa Laval rolls out first biofuel-ready separators
Alfa Laval has introduced what it says are the marine industry’s first biofuel-ready separators, which can tackle potential operational challenges…
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Breakthrough year in autonomous shipping as international collaboration ramps up
One Sea Secretary General Sinikka Hartonen discusses the key developments in autonomous shipping in 2022 and provides an outlook for…
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Shipmanagement software vendors targeted by hackers
Shipmanagement software vendors have been warned to be on their guard with experts suggesting this maritime niche is becoming the…
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Eitzen takes over Høglund Marine Solutions
Norwegian shipping and investment group Eitzen is taking over compatriot Høglund Marine Solutions, a provider of sustainable automation services and…
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Port of Rotterdam adopts integrated planning for inland container shipping
The Port of Rotterdam has signed on to use integrated planning after a pilot project that resulted in faster handling…
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