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RINA hails new digital ship notation
Italian class society RINA has launched a Digital Ship Notation, the first additional class notation available for shipowners willing to…
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MOL using articificial intelligence to predict cape freight markets
The world’s largest operator of dry bulk vessels has revealed it has been using articificial intelligence for the last two…
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Jinhui Shipping takes wait-and-see approach on scrubbers
Hong Kong-based bulker operator Jinhui Shipping says it is taking a wait-and-see approach on the installation of scrubbers. “We are…
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Shipping 2.0: This time it’s different
Sometime in the not so distant past, a bit less than 20 years ago in fact, I had the enviable…
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How to handle blockchain going mainstream
Stefan Kukman, founder and CEO of CargoX, has some advice to shipping lines pondering how best to integrate blockchain technology…
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Klaveness and Maersk Tankers team up on digital development
Norwegian dry bulk owner Klaveness and Maersk Tankers have joined forces to collaborate on the the development of digital solutions.…
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Smart bill of lading makes first successful trial
The first ever blockchain-based CargoX Smart Bill of Lading has successfully completed its historic mission during a trial shipment from…
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Finnish Maritime Accelerator launched
The Nordic area is increasingly a competitive hotbed of maritime innovation. Finland is determined to be at the forefront of…
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V.Group embarks on project to digitalise crew management
Shipmanagement giant V.Group is digitalising its crew systems to make life easier for those at sea. The company has tapped…
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Maersk Line adopts CargoSphere’s digital rate distribution system
CargoSphere, the American rate network for container shipping, has announced that Maersk Line has gone live with digital, fully-automated distribution…
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Chinese startup Yuanben signs with Maritime Silk Road Platform to provide blockchain service
Chinese blockchain startup Yuanben has signed a blockchain technical service cooperation agreement with Maritime Silk Road Platform to provide blockchain…
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Freight platform ShipNext seeks investments from the world’s largest lines
ShipNext, a freight platform linking ships with cargoes, has given an update on take-up for the product as well as…
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From small steps to giant leaps: digitalisation on the bridge
History and heritage are not enough to protect anyone from the challenge of digitalisation, but change need not be a…
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Rolls-Royce develops its own marine battery system
Rolls-Royce is entering the ship battery business, launching a marine lithium-ion based energy storage system. Rolls-Royce has been delivering energy…
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To tackle cyber risks, you have to get onboard
No vessel operator is likely to achieve 100% cyber security but understanding real-world bridge operations can help generate practical solutions,…
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Vard chosen to build Yara autonomous boxship
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has been chosen by Yara to build the Yara Birkeland, the world’s first autonomous and electric container…
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Klaveness conducts ship survey with no surveyor onboard
One of Norway’s most tech savvy owners, Torvald Klaveness, has released details of how it has concluded a class-approved ship…
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Digital freight space in limbo: Kontainers
The digital freight place for the container sector remains in limbo, somewhere short of where customers would want it to…
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Hapag-Lloyd debuts digital quotation tool
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has launched a new digital quotation tool. Quick Quotes allows shippers to simplify and speed up their quotation…
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AXSMarine: Platform wars reignite
Jacques Goudchaux admits a sense of déjà vu with the current shipping platform wars. The CEO of France’s AXSMarine has…
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