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Zeaborn behind new maritime start-up investor
Zeaborn, the very fast growing German shipowner, is one of three investors in a new maritime tech investor. Based in…
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Danish Ship Finance predicts the end of freight rates
Start-up investor Rainmaking and influential Copenhagen financier Danish Ship Finance have joined forces to launch a 44-page report on how…
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Rolls-Royce eyes deepsea autonomous shipping before 2030
Marine propulsion solution provider Rolls-Royce has set a target of before the year 2030 for autonomous deepsea cargo ships to…
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NYK takes next step in digitalising shipmanagement
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) yesterday unveiled a new digital platform to take its shipmanagement operations forward. Called…
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Rolls-Royce demonstrates fully autonomous ferry
Rolls-Royce and Finnish state-owned ferry operator Finferries have today successfully demonstrated a fully autonomous ferry in the archipelago south of…
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Is digitisation in shipping disruption or racketeering?
Panos Patsadas from DS Multibulk takes issue with the myriad software salespeople knocking at his door. I have been quietly…
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Renault takes the scenic route to green supply chains
French car manufacturer Renault has signed a three-year partnership with compatriot start-up Neoline to get more of the group’s vehicles…
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Offshore sector shows the autonomous way
Zane Berry from marine surveyors Pirie & Smith identifies what really needs to happen to make autonomous shipping a reality.…
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Wilhelmsen harks back to the days of the Vikings in next chapter of its digital odyssey
Norwegian maritime group Wilhelmsen’s pioneering digitalisation efforts continue apace with news of the funding of a start-up whose branding harks…
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NYK developing its own digital currency to pay crew
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) will soon introduce its own digital currency to pay its crew, Bloomberg is reporting. The…
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From LevelSeas to today
Constantine Komodromos from VesselBot charts shipping’s digitalisation path from the turn of the century. A few days ago, VesselBot hosted…
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Ultrabulk trials sail technology
Danish owner Ultrabulk is teaming with three British outfits to look at retrofitting a ship with sail technology. British utility…
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MSC’s CIO makes the case for carrier digital harmonisation
Container shipping is playing catch-up with other industries such as aviation and banking when it comes to having a common…
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World’s largest liners launch new container shipping association
A.P. Moller – Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express plan to establish a container shipping association, which…
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NYK displays its vision of a decarbonised car carrier
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has unveiled a concept car carrier in its ongoing bid to decarbonise its fleet. The…
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Robot hold cleaner trialled
Danish shipowner Norden is trialling a new belt-driven robot (pictured) which can be operated remotely to go up and down…
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CargoX debuts its blockchain solution for shipping
Tech firm CargoX today launches its much trailed shipping blockchain platform. The system stores documents and data securely encrypted on…
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Regulation call for maritime digital solutions
As the digital transformation in the maritime industry accelerates, there has been a groundswell of calls to set up relevant…
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V.Group claims it is transforming the crewing industry with its digitial investments
London-based V.Group, a major marine support services provider, claims it is leading the transformation of the seafaring industry with its…
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China Navigation moves towards low carbon ships
China Navigation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fiji’s University of the South Pacific (USP) to conduct feasibility studies…
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