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Port of Rotterdam debuts Douglas Adams-inspired smart shipping experiment
The Port of Rotterdam issued a white paper today on smart shipping in which it revealed details of a new…
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Digital Container Shipping Association welcomes five more carriers
CMA CGM, Evergreen, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Yang Ming and ZIM have joined the new Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) as…
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Schulte debuts venture capital unit for maritime startups
Hamburg’s Schulte Group has launched INNOPORT, a dedicated venture capital unit to identify investment opportunities in the global maritime startup…
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Flagships secures funding for two hydrogen-powered vessels
European innovation project Flagships has been awarded EUR5m ($5.6m) from the EU to support the construction of two hydrogen fuel…
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English oysters and Belgian beer carried in landmark autonomous shipping trials
A box of oysters delivered to Belgian clients earlier this week marks another landmark moment on the voyage towards autonomous…
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Volkswagen puts MAN Energy Solutions in the shop window
Reuters is reporting that Volkswagen has put ship engine manufacturing giant MAN Energy Solutions up for sale. Cummins, Wartsila and…
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Maersk invests in digital freight forwarder
FreightHub, Europe’s first digital freight forwarder, has raised $30m in its Series B financing round. Rider Global, a venture fund…
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Shipping’s Uber moment far off
Mr Prospector doesn’t mind taking a few cheap shots at the broking community, but admits their role in the industry…
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Maersk now offering digital ocean customs clearance
Maersk has launched an industry-first customs clearance online shipping management platform in seven European countries – Germany, France, Denmark, The…
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No industry for old men
The first step in making a change is acknowledging the need for change and by that marker, the maritime industry…
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CMA CGM’s new instant box booking system brings container shipping closer to its ‘Expedia moment’
CMA CGM has followed in the footsteps of Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, debuting yesterday an online instant box booking system, bringing…
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Coles takes Wallem ops to the cloud
The news from the Quarry Bay, Hong Kong headquarters of Wallem Group is coming thick and fast under new CEO…
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Google participates in maritime artificial intelligence pilot
Class society ABS, Google Cloud and digital consultants SoftServe have completed a pilot project applying artificial intelligence (AI) models to…
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MOL deploys augmented reality technology on tanker bridges
The bridges of many of Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines’ (MOL) tankers are set to get the fighter jet treatment with…
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ZIM signs up for Maersk-led TradeLens
In an important blockchain breakthrough for liner shipping, Maersk has found another rival to sign up to TradeLens, its platform…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Innovative or nickel and diming?
Is shipping innovative or does it just harness technology to save a few cents here and there? That was the…
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Digital Container Shipping Association launched with Maersk exec installed as CEO
Four of the world’s largest liners have officially debuted a new association to standardise digital developments, installing a Maersk high-flier…
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The Captain’s Table: Shipping’s Dragon’s Den
Shipping now has its own version of the Dragon’s Den, the hit BBC show where tycoons invest in entrepreniual inventors.…
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Shipowners losing millions by choosing the wrong bunker port
Ishaan Hemnani from BunkerEx has some advice on where to get fuel. Bunkers are one of the largest costs associated…
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MacGregor: Shipping must grow up
Michel van Roozendaal, the president of Finnish ship equipment giant MacGregor, wants shipping to grow up. In a frank interview…
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