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Study finds ports lag other industries when it comes to automation

December 12th, 20180 Consultant McKinsey has issued an in-depth study on the future of automated ports, suggesting the sector is behind the curve compared to other industries. “orts are...

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Saipem hit by Chennai cyber attack

December 11th, 20180 Italian drilling operator Saipem’s servers were hit by a cyber attack originating in Chennai yesterday. The attack mainly hit the company’s servers in the Middle...

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Swap shop of shipping launches

December 11th, 20180 The former head of United Arab Chemical Carriers (UACC) CEO Per Wistoft has returned to the industry with an exciting new platform that promises to revolutionise the...

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MAN bets on hydrogen to drive shipping towards zero emissions

December 6th, 20185 With critical UN climate change talks underway in Poland this week and Maersk making a significant total decarbonisation by 2050 pledge, shipping today gets a glimpse of...

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CMA CGM berths with Freightos

December 6th, 20180 Shippers securing guaranteed space on boxships via online booking systems looks to be a key battleground as 2019 hoves into view. CMA CGM, the world’s third largest...

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Hamburg signs up for Hyperloop

December 6th, 20183 Hamburg has signed up to Hyperloop with the German port expected to shift boxes at high speed through steel tubes. Hamburger Hafen und Logistik and US firm Hyperloop...

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ABB becomes latest tech firm to demonstrate autonomous shipping progress

December 5th, 20181 Like London buses, shipping has waited for autonomous ships for years and in the space of a week there’s news of three landmark voyages, all on Scandinavian...

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Building a maritime legacy in the age of digital transformation

December 5th, 20182 Andreas Sohmen-Pao, the head of the BW Group and chairman of the Singapore Maritime Foundation, shares his views on what it will take to remain a vibrant shipping hub in...

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Zeaborn behind new maritime start-up investor

December 4th, 20180 Zeaborn, the very fast growing German shipowner, is one of three investors in a new maritime tech investor. Based in Hamburg, TecPier launches today with the backing of...

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Danish Ship Finance predicts the end of freight rates

December 4th, 20180 Start-up investor Rainmaking and influential Copenhagen financier Danish Ship Finance have joined forces to launch a 44-page report on how digitalisation might change...

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Rolls-Royce eyes deepsea autonomous shipping before 2030

December 4th, 20180 Marine propulsion solution provider Rolls-Royce has set a target of before the year 2030 for autonomous deepsea cargo ships to become reality. On Monday, the company,...

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NYK takes next step in digitalising shipmanagement

December 4th, 20180 Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) yesterday unveiled a new digital platform to take its shipmanagement operations forward. Called NiBiKi, the platform...

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Rolls-Royce demonstrates fully autonomous ferry

December 3rd, 20180 Rolls-Royce and Finnish state-owned ferry operator Finferries have today successfully demonstrated a fully autonomous ferry in the archipelago south of the city of...

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Is digitisation in shipping disruption or racketeering?

December 3rd, 201810 Panos Patsadas from DS Multibulk takes issue with the myriad software salespeople knocking at his door. I have been quietly observing for months now the on-going...

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Renault takes the scenic route to green supply chains

November 28th, 20180 French car manufacturer Renault has signed a three-year partnership with compatriot start-up Neoline to get more of the group's vehicles and parts moved by sail...

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Offshore sector shows the autonomous way

November 26th, 20180 Zane Berry from marine surveyors Pirie & Smith identifies what really needs to happen to make autonomous shipping a reality. Autonomous cars, planes, drones and...

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Wilhelmsen harks back to the days of the Vikings in next chapter of its digital odyssey

November 23rd, 20180 Norwegian maritime group Wilhelmsen’s pioneering digitalisation efforts continue apace with news of the funding of a start-up whose branding harks back to the days of...

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Stellar Daisy VDR recovered
The voyage data recorder (VDR) of the sunken very large ore carrier has been located and recovered... Feb 18th, 2019 inDry Cargo
China extends import restrictions on Australian coal
Adding to dry bulk’s woes, China is believed to have imposed import restrictions for Australian... Feb 18th, 2019 inDry Cargo
Sterile living conditions onboard make hospitals look attractive: Mission To Seafarers
The Mission To Seafarers has hit out at today’s accommodation blocks, suggesting the sterile... Feb 18th, 2019 inOperations
Cosco ordering 16 newcastlemaxes for bauxite shipping project with Chalco
Chinese state-run shipping giant Cosco is ordering up to 30 newcastlemax bulk carriers at domestic... Feb 15th, 2019 inDry Cargo
Chopped up Maersk Honam in transit
Maersk has issued photos of the chopped up which is now bound from Dubai to be rebuilt at Hyundai... Feb 15th, 2019 inContainers

Ruben Brothers offer for RBD Armatori sees fleet auction cancelled

SSY slashes dry bulk trade forecasts as uncertainties grow

Cobelfret returns to dry bulk buying with Japanese post-panamax deal

MOL Chemical Tankers takes a 20% stake in Den Hartogh

Vale temporarily shuts down Malaysia distribution centre after fire

Laker in winter layup catches fire

Stellar Daisy located

ExxonMobil takes option on Rowan drillship

Bahri clarifies position on Venezuela-bound tanker

Shelf Drilling secures jackup extension from Chevron

Data is the new container: DP World

Milaha starts first direct Europe boxship calls

Stellar Daisy VDR recovered

Tanker owners risk being elbowed out of Korea’s top yards as huge LNG order hoves into view

MOL Chemical Tankers takes a 20% stake in Den Hartogh

Valles back in Japan for an aframax

China extends import restrictions on Australian coal

Valles back in Japan for an aframax

CSC Phoenix parent goes into liquidation

Cosco ordering 16 newcastlemaxes for bauxite shipping project with Chalco

Laurin returns with new role in Gothenburg