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ClassNK starts issuing e-certificates
Japan’s ClassNK will commence operation of the world’s first comprehensive electronic certificate service for classification and statutory certificates from this…
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CMA CGM reveals list of five start-ups it will support
French containerline CMA CGM has revealed the five start-ups it will invest in following a competition it has been running…
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Shipping and the 800-lb Gorilla: 300 pages of maritime disruption
Arguably shipping’s most high profile futurist, Kate Adamson, has a new book out, a 300-page tome that will, as is…
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BHP Billiton pushes for autonomous ships in the coming decade
Australian miners are pushing freight transport in an autonomous direction. With driverless trucks already in operation and autonomous trains set…
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New BIMCO president sets course for digitalisation
Anastasios Papagiannopoulos, CEO of Common Progress, has been elected president of BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association. Papagiannopoulos has…
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Siem Offshore Contractors invests in wind tech firm
Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) has entered the floating offshore wind market through an investment in Ideol, a French firm specialising…
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‘Dry bulk freight market is on the verge of a transition similar to the one seen in bulk commodities’: BHP
The dry bulk freight market is on the cusp of greater price transparency, argues one of the key movers and…
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Grimaldi bets on lithium batteries
Many shipowners are dealing with the decision whether to adopt MGO, LNG or scrubbers for their ships in order to…
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A last (D-word) on Nor-Shipping 2017
‘You can’t stop the waves but you can learn how to surf’ read the sign in the window of a…
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Ecoslops: The sustainability imperative
Ecoslops, a French company producing recycled marine fuels from oil residues, is working to promote sustainable slops disposal solutions to…
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The Nor-Shipping zoo
Of bees, dodos and ostriches. The boss of Transas, Frank Coles, gives his take on the latest edition of this…
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Shipping companies idle as e-commerce players build the future
Every time we think of the most powerful e-commerce companies, what comes to mind are images of artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Study claims shipping can make 75% GHG cuts by 2050 using existing technology
Sleeker hulls, bigger ships, efficient operations and the use of sustainable biofuels can ensure the shipping sector radically cuts its…
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Is the future of transport magnetic?
Project leaders from two well known universities have revealed their experiences in developing magnetically-propelled transit pods for the SpaceX Hyperloop.…
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Global real-time maritime tracking service launched
Satellite AIS data services provider exactEarth has launched exactView RT powered by Harris, which it claims is the world’s first…
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Renowned futurist warns shipping’s disruptors will come from outside the industry
Delegates attending this morning’s opening sessions at Nor-Shipping in Oslo sat bolt upright when Tony Seba started speaking. Seba, a…
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Wärtsilä clinches first contract for novel hybrid propulsion system
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has received its first order for the recently introduced Wärtsilä HY, a hybrid power module that…
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Keep an eye to the telescope for a smarter shipping industry
Kirsi Tikka, executive vice president at class society ABS, sets the scene for this week’s Nor-Shipping in this exclusive article…
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Topical survey launches
Our latest online survey launches today with some very topical issues raised. What’s the future for converted VLOCs in the…
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New market landscape to question commodity shipping
In a recent article on this site, a debate was initiated on whether shipping is a ‘commoditised’ business. We define…
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