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China Merchants takes autonomous trucking to the next level
China Merchants Port (CMPort) is deploying digital perception radar in a fleet of autonomous trucks operating at its Mawan Smart…
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Safety gap threatens transformation
Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO DNV Maritime, argues that the industry’s safe transition to a decarbonised, digitally enabled future is under threat.…
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Hafnia and BW LPG invest in AI shipping platform
Two shipping subsidiaries of Andreas Sohmen-Pao, Hafnia and BW LPG, are lead investors in the latest $6m round of investment…
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Yara Marine to market BAR Tech wind power for ships
Marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies has partnered with Scandinavian scrubber manufacturer Yara Marine to bring WindWings technology, an alternative propulsion…
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$3.4trn: Stopford puts a price tag on the global fleet upgrade needed through to IMO 2050
The world’s most famous shipping economist, Dr Martin Stopford, has put a dollar figure estimate on what shipping will need…
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Maersk Growth among investors in Torch short-haul freight network
Maersk Growth and several venture-capital companies have together invested $3.5m in Torch, a 3PL platform focused on the short-haul segment.…
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Rio Grande LNG project taps into Mitsubishi Heavy CO2 capture tech
US LNG project developer NextDecade and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), have signed an engineering…
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Ocean Infinity forms geotechnical JV with Gregg Drilling
Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity and geotechnical drilling experts Gregg Drilling, a subsidiary of Alaska Native Corporation Sealaska, have…
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Global Shipping Business Network seals first banking tie-up
Blockchain grouping Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has teamed with Bank of China (Hong Kong) in a bid to help…
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NYK deploys AI platform to aid fleet maintenance
Wärtsilä’s remote monitoring systems with each voyage providing additional data to the artificial intelligence-based products the company offers are set…
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Hagland orders up to four hybrid bulkers at Royal Bodewes
Norway’s Hagland Shipping has signed up with Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes for the construction of two 5,000 dwt self-discharging bulk…
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The five Rs: embrace remote technology, depend on people
The maritime industry is moving towards a new paradigm and owners can already embrace the change, writes Tore Morten Olsen,…
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Top carriers adopting DCSA track and trace standards
Nine of the container-shipping industry’s top carriers – the members of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA): CMA CGM, Evergreen,…
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Meriaura lays out new carbon neutral concept
Finnish shipowner Meriaura Group has started the preparation and design of a transport concept that targets 100% carbon neutrality by…
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Royal IHC makes headway on hydrogen-powered dredger
Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC is moving forward with its hydrogen-fuelled trailing suction hopper dredger project. Referred to as the LEAF…
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USTC acquires BunkerEx
Denmark’s USTC has made its second major investment in a matter of days, acquiring online bunker broking platform BunkerEx. BunkerEx…
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Klaveness Digital touts digital twin solution for the aluminium industry
Klaveness Digital has partnered with key players in the aluminium industry to develop a new solution for managing supply chain…
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Brazilian ports get the digital twins treatment
Wilson Sons, the largest integrated port and maritime logistics operator in Brazil, has bought a minority stake in Docktech, an…
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Port congestion reporting service launches
On the heels of its recent acquisition of Ocean Insights, project44 has debuted its free container port visibility reporting service,…
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ZIM bolsters its e-bill of lading investments
Israeli carrier ZIM is pushing its ambitions to ditch paper from bills off lading with a further investment in a…
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