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MAN reports huge interest for new liquid hydrogen system
MAN Cryo, the company behind the launch last month of the world’s first marine, liquid hydrogen fuel-gas system, has reported…
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Liquefied hydrogen bunker ship design revealed
Norwegian ship design firm Moss Maritime, in cooperation with Equinor, Wilhelmsen and DNV GL, has introduced a design for a…
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Blockchain evolution must focus on problem solving
Andrew Fenner, CEO of Swiss-based BitNautic, argues the blockchain revolution could be as important as the containerisation of global trade…
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Shipping’s Tinder finds a match in Belgium
A German start-up claiming to be the Tinder of cargo transport has won a significant new tranche of sign-ups. Munich-based…
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UK sets out to become leading maritime tech pioneer
A new long-term strategy launched today aims to make the UK a top global test-bed of emerging maritime technologies. The…
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The pursuit of a single digital platform for shipping would be bad for all of us
A single dominant and proprietary platform is not only unlikely to succeed, but also highly undesirable, argues Nick Chubb from…
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Shipping’s black box gets blockchain upgrade
The voyage data recorder (VDR) – shipping’s black box – could become a blockchain box with news from Singapore of…
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Maersk warns on phishing scams
Maersk Line is being targeted by phishing hacks. The carrier revealed on January 8 that its Malaysian operations were hit…
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Landmark shipping automation study suggests seafarer numbers will double by 2040
For all the fear crew have about their jobs being lost to automation, a new 170-page report from the International…
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Rigid sails for modern ships – it’s unlikely to be all plain sailing
Greg Atkinson from Japan’s Eco Marine Power on the growing interest in wind power among shipowners today. Recently there has…
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ZIM readies the end of paper bills of ladings
Israeli containerline continues to build its credentials in the world of blockchain moving ever closer to bidding farewell to the…
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Sohmen-Pao channels Bill Gates in warning of changes ahead
Speaking last night at the New Year cocktail for the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), Andreas Sohmen-Pao, the boss of BW,…
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Wärtsilä appoints new head of Transas
Finnish tech group Wärtsilä has appointed Torsten Buessow as managing director of its Transas business, replacing Frank Coles who quit…
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Japanese-backed freight platform launches
A Japanese backed, US-based digital freight platform has finally launched out of Stamford. Initially scheduled to launch last June, maruFreight’s…
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What blockchain can tell us about MSC Zoe and shipping practices
Shipping is still a black box – it is opaque. We know that folks are cutting corners, or just making…
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K Line makes sweeping digital reforms
In his final new year’s address as president and CEO of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) Eizo Murakami has announced…
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Wallem boss Coles lashes maritime technology vendors
Frank Coles, the new CEO of Wallem Group, has lashed maritime vendors across the world for failing to properly make…
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300cubits eyes new blockchain product
300cubits, the Hong Kong startup behind the container crpto currency TEU, is exploring a new blockchain initiative. “We have been…
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Samskip behind autonomous, emissions free box shipping project
Scandinavian carrier Samskip is behind a new emissions free, autonomous box shipping project called Seashuttle, backed by funding from Norway.…
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Masterbulk trials Japanese battery solution on 54,810 dwt ship
As part of a joint project with Singapore owner Masterbulk, Japan’s Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced today that an UltraBattery…
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