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K Line presses ahead with autonomous shipping drive
Another piece in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)’s autonomous shipping puzzle is being put into place with the Japanese shipping…
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Captain’s Table top 14 candidates announced
Today marks one month until the finals of the Captain’s Table take place, an event set to be streamed live…
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K Line deploys artificial intelligence to keep ship machinery working
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is deploying artificial intelligence to keep onboard machinery in good order. Tokyo-based K Line has…
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AET joins Shell, Trafigura and Saudi Aramco to invest in Swiss climate tech startup
Malaysian tanker owner AET has joined a group of investors comprised of Shell, Trafigura and Saudi Aramco to support the…
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Italians set about developing chemical tankers to run on alternative fuels
Italian classification society RINA has signed a cooperation agreement with fellow ship designer Marine Engineering Services (MES) to jointly develop…
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Wärtsilä makes 2030 carbon neutral pledge
Finnish marine technology firm Wärtsilä has set a goal of becoming carbon neutral in its own operations and of providing…
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Exmar moves to develop new type of CO2 carrier
Belgium’s Exmar has teamed up with South Korea’s Lattice Technology to develop a new type of CO2 carrier, which will…
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Corporate consortiums: a fresh opportunity to supercharge startups and reduce innovation risks
Shaun Hon, Motion Ventures’ general partner, and Nakul Malhotra, Wilhelmsen’s vice president of open innovation, on new models of financing…
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DP World takes digital battle to carriers and forwarders with launch of CARGOES Logistics
Founded in 2005 by the merger between Dubai Ports International and the Dubai Ports Authority, DP World’s metamorphosis from terminal…
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Stena gets into the methanol retrofit business
Swedish shipowning group Stena has joined forces with Swiss-based methanol producer Proman to jointly develop a methanol retrofit and supply…
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Yanmar claims world’s first high-pressure hydrogen bunkering
Japan’s Yanmar Power Technology (YPT), a group company of Yanmar, said it has conducted the world’s first 70 MPa high-pressure…
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QatarEnergy and Shell forge UK hydrogen partnership
QatarEnergy, formerly Qatar Petroleum, and Shell have agreed to pursue joint investments in blue and green hydrogen projects in the…
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Stena Drilling invests in UK blockchain tech start-up
Aberdeen-based Stena Drilling has acquired a minority stake in and formed a three-year technology partnership with Cambridge-based blockchain start-up SmartChainServices…
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Germans put theory into practice with autonomous truck pilot
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) and vehicle maker MAN Truck & Bus have set an important milestone for the use…
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New Inmarsat report highlights how quickly shipping’s digital transformation is proceeding
Satcoms giant Inmarsat has published a new report pinpointing the impact of Covid-19 in accelerating global shipping’s digital journey. Written…
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IMC, MOL and Signal join Singapore shipping start-up fund
MOL PLUS, IMC Ventures and Signal Ventures have joined the Singaporean corporate consortium, Motion Ventures’ fund, joining anchor investors Wilhelmsen…
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Ocean Infinity acquires Norwegian tech firm Red Rock
Ocean Infinity has sealed its fifth acquisition this year, buying Norwegian technology developer for autonomous port operations Red Rock. According…
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Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies tap Dalian Shipbuilding for pair of CO2 carriers
Northern Lights, a joint venture between energy giants Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies, has placed an order at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry…
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Shipping still waiting for its blastoff moment
Bart van Steveninck has been lapping up a new Netflix series, Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space, while lamenting how far…
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MSC teams up with Chinese research institute to promote shipping decarbonisation
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) and the China Waterborne Transport Research Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly promote…
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