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Europe and Japan team up to slash methanol production costs
A group of European and Japanese researchers have been working to develop processes to optimise CO2 hydrogenation in terms of…
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Wärtsilä to cut up to 450 jobs in Italy
Finnish marine technology firm Wärtsilä said it will scale down its manufacturing in Trieste, Italy, in a move which is…
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Berge Bulk adds more wind power
Singapore-based owner Berge Bulk has contracted a British maker of rotor sails Anemoi Marine Technologies to supply and fit two…
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Singapore installs first energy storage system at PSA’s Pasir Panjang terminal
Singapore has deployed its first energy storage system (ESS) to enable more energy efficient port operations at PSA’s Pasir Panjang…
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Dubai set to trial container condition monitoring tech
Container analytics company ConexBird has developed and patented a solution to measure the physical condition of shipping containers, whilst they…
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NYK to trial energy saving devices on 50 bulk carriers
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has moved to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing vessels by installing and testing…
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Platform launches to optimise and stagger arrival times for vessels travelling to the same port
A consortium of 13 maritime companies has just launched a collaborative platform to eliminate the practice of sail fast, then…
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Vale presses ahead with multi-fuel bulkers
Brazilian miner Vale has developed a design to incorporate multi-fuel tanks on iron ore carriers. The system, which could see the…
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Vestas and CMB’s Windcat Workboats pilot hydrogen-powered CTV
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has joined forces with Windcat Workboats, part of Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), in launching a…
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TGS and CGG swoop for ION Geophysical assets
Seismic data providers TGS and CGG have been selected as the successful bidders for acquiring ION Geophysical Corporation’s assets in…
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Fugro expanding uncrewed surface vessel fleet
Dutch surveyor Fugro has signed a contract with Kooiman Engineering and Van Oossanen Naval Architects for the naval design of…
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David Ofer exits Zodiac Tankers to run family’s tech investment business
David Ofer is stepping down as chief executive of Zodiac Tankers to head up his family’s tech-focused venture capital fund,…
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Med Hubs: Marseille’s tech aspirations
In our ongoing series of Mediterranean port city profiles, today we look at Marseille’s impressive maritime start-up scene. Few cities…
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TGS bolsters portfolio with Prediktor acquisition
Oslo-listed seismic data specialist TGS has acquired Norwegian renewable asset management and real-time data management provider Prediktor for an undisclosed sum.…
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Lunde’s fintech platform gets an upgrade
Dagfinn Lunde-led eShipfinance.com has unveiled an upgrade to the pioneering disruptive capital provider. The maritime fintech firm now caters for…
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CMB unveils hydrogen fuelling station scheme at Stockholm port
Belgium’s Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has moved to set up a hydrogen fuelling station at Stockholm Norvik Port. CMB’s clean…
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Berge Bulk to install wind propulsion tech on newcastlemax bulker
James Marshall-led Berge Bulk will equip its 2018-built newcastlemax bulker with BAR Technologies’ wind propulsion technology WindWings. The Singapore-based company,…
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Ørsted and DSV to trial offshore wind delivery drones
Danish utility Ørsted and compatriot logistics giant DSV have partnered to test long-distance drone transport of spare parts and tools…
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ESL Shipping adds to electric hybrid bulker orderbook
AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of ESL Shipping, part of the Aspo Group, has declared an option for an additional…
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Smart container fleet predicted to expand eight-fold over the next five years
The global telematics enabled container equipment fleet is forecast to grow eight-fold over the next five years and account for…
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