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Important next step taken in the development of hydrogen fuel cells for ships

November 6th, 20180 Swiss manufacturer ABB and Norwegian research outfit SINTEF Ocean have provided an update on groundbreaking research to test the viability of fuel cells as an energy...

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Maersk instant booking tool takes flight

November 1st, 20180 Maersk claims today a new instant booking confirmation tool it is launching is a first for the container shipping industry and will make booking a box as easy as buying...

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DSIC and China Merchants test landmark sail propulsion system on VLCC

October 30th, 20180 Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) and China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) have completed a test run of a sail propulsion system on CMES’s newbuild...

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Bunge, Cargill, ADM and Louis Dreyfus join forces to digitise agrishipping

October 26th, 20181 Four of the largest grain traders in the world are partnering to seek ways to digitise shipping transactions. Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge, Cargill and Louis...

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Green ships, scrubbers and all things digital

October 25th, 20185 The challenge for shipping today is to deal with environmental and tech issues based on facts and science, and not have solutions driven by lobbyists and the...

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ShipNext and SeaRates join forces

October 23rd, 20181 Three digital freight platforms are coming together to offer bookings for bulk, tanker, container, MPP and even air freight shipments. ShipNext, which focuses on dry...

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ABN AMRO, Samsung and Port of Rotterdam team up on container logistics blockchain technology

October 22nd, 20182 ABN AMRO, the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Samsung SDS, the logistics and IT arm of Samsung, have joined forces to launch a pilot based on blockchain technology. The...

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METIS: Groundbreaking maritime chatbot

October 19th, 20180 Greek maritime technology firm METIS Cyberspace Technology reckons it can transform the management of shipping fleets via its latest maritime cyber solutions. The...

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ICS study suggests positive future for seafarers despite autonomous shift

October 17th, 20180 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released a new study conducted by the Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) on behalf of ICS, regarding the...

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Wärtsilä: Why digitalisation should not be seen as an additional cost

October 16th, 20183 Shipowners are misinterpreting digitalisation as an additional cost, argues one of Europe’s greatest maritime digital advocates in an exclusive interview with Maritime...

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Intel chips in on Rolls-Royce’s autonomous shipping drive

October 16th, 20180 Rolls-Royce and Intel are teaming up to develop autonomous ships. The new vessels the pair aim to develop will have systems with the same technology found in smart...

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MOL focuses on next chapter in its smart ship voyage

October 15th, 20180 Japanese shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is teaming up with compatriots Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding and Weathernews to launch its Fleet Optimal Control Unified...

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MSC invests in real-time tracking of its containers

October 15th, 20180 The head of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest containerline, has predicted real-time tracking of all boxes around the globe will happen...

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Maersk and Oaktree invest in digital freight broker

October 10th, 20180 Loadsmart, a New York-headquartered digital freight broker, has raised $21.6m in series A funding led by Maersk Growth, Connor Capital SB and Chromo Invest. This brings...

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Senior maritime stakeholders deem industry not prepared to deal with global issues

October 3rd, 20180 Senior stakeholders believe that the global maritime industry is not prepared to deal with major issues that are likely to impact it over the next ten years. This is...

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Wärtsilä splits marine and energy businesses

October 2nd, 20180 Finnish maritime technology group Wärtsilä has decided to reorganise into two business areas, Wärtsilä Marine Business and Wärtsilä Energy Business, covering both...

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Ports on alert as cyber attacks proliferate

September 28th, 20180 The cyber security attack that hit the Port of San Diego on Tuesday included ransomware and demand for Bitcoin, port officials said in a statement Friday. The attack is...

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Concord Maritime tanker pool up and running with Atlas and Emarat vessels
Tanker commercial management firm Concord Maritime, launched in April by Ben Ognibene, has revealed... Dec 14th, 2018 inTankers
Green propulsion likened to a gold rush
The pursuit of cleaner propulsion solutions has created “a sort of gold rush atmosphere” among... Dec 14th, 2018 inTech
Chinese port sets out to overhaul Singapore’s bunkering dominance in the low sulphur era
Zhoushan in the east of China has set out to overhaul Singapore as the world’s top bunkering hub... Dec 14th, 2018 inBunkering
Intertanko: Sulphur cap will take two years to bed in
Paolo d’Amico, head of d’Amico Società di Navigazione group, has added a couple more titles to... Dec 13th, 2018 inMaritime CEO
China, the sulphur cap and the valemax playbook
This week China outlined its own sulphur cap plans which are set to kick in earlier than the global... Dec 13th, 2018 inGreater China

Russian shipping firm faces bankruptcy over alleged dealings with North Korea

Green propulsion likened to a gold rush

Ulrich Müller resigns from Belships

Laurin returns with new role in Gothenburg

Concord Maritime tanker pool up and running with Atlas and Emarat vessels

Blackstone, KKR and Macquarie reportedly interested in taking over OOCL’s Long Beach facility

Maersk Broker buys into NAODAN Chartering

Petrobras to cut more than 50 jobs from Houston office

ADES secures seven-year jackup extension in Saudi Arabia

Adnoc loads LPG and propylene onto the same vessel in landmark shipment

Abu Dhabi’s Goldilocks buys into Gulf Navigation

Swissco offloading 25 vessels to Allianz Middle East

Russian shipping firm faces bankruptcy over alleged dealings with North Korea

Crane occupied in DSME strike

FSL plans vessels sales to fund newbuild product tanker pair

NYK fixes long-term LNG contracts with Diamond Gas International

Chinese port sets out to overhaul Singapore’s bunkering dominance in the low sulphur era

China, the sulphur cap and the valemax playbook

Anglo-Eastern fires captain found to be three times over the drinking limit

Noble adopts Bermuda plan to square off its restructuring process

Wilhelmsen Ship Management takes the lead on autonomous shipping