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23/10/2024

MoL to Use AI System to Detect Fires on Car Carriers

Following a number of high-profile car carrier fires in 2023, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MoL) is deploying an AI-based system to improve fire safety on its own fleet of car...

22/10/2024

NYK to Conduct Long-Term Trials of Biofuels

The rise of alternative fuels in the maritime industry continues apace, with Japanese shipping giant NYK announcing that 2024 will see the company conduct full-scale trials of...

18/10/2024

Pangaea Acquires MTM’s Handy Dry Bulk Fleet

U.S.-based maritime logistics and transport company Pangaea has announced its acquisition of M.T. Maritime’s (MTM) fleet of fifteen handy-sized dry bulk vessels in what has been...

17/10/2024

MSC to Construct New Container Terminal at Aarhus

Global shipping giant MSC has signed an agreement with the Port of Aarhus for the lease of land that will be used to construct a new container terminal.

16/10/2024

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Boosts Four Vessel Orders to Largest in the World

Norwegian shipping operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has taken the decision to increase the size of four car carrier newbuilds to make them the largest such vessels in the world.

15/10/2024

Maersk Joins Nuclear Powered Container Ship Project

Shipping giant Maersk has signed up to a study that will investigate the feasibility of creating a nuclear-powered container ship.

14/10/2024

MSC Approaches 20% Share of Container Ship Market

The world’s biggest container line just keeps on getting bigger, with new data from Alphaliner finding that MSC is closing in on a 20% share of the market - the most dominant...

11/10/2024

SEA-LNG Forecasts Elimination of ‘Methane Slip’ Within 10-Years

Industry body SEA-LNG has issued a new forecast which suggests that ‘methane slip’ - the inadvertent release of gaseous methane into the atmosphere - will be eliminated from LNG...

10/10/2024

SAAM Terminals Cuts 10,500 Tons of CO2 by Deploying Renewable Energy

Major Latin American port operator SAAM Terminals has announced that it has cut 10,500 tons of CO2 emissions from its operations by sourcing its electricity from 100% renewable...

09/10/2024

First Hydrofoiling Electric High-Speed Ferry to Launch in UK

UK ferry operator, Red Funnel, has confirmed that it has entered into a partnership with maritime technology company Artemis Technologies (ATL) to introduce a high-speed,...