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05/05/2025

CMA CGM Invests €100m in Mistral AI

French shipping giant CMA CGM is set to invest €100m in Mistral AI over the next five years to develop and deploy bespoke AI solutions to support its operations both on land and at...

02/05/2025

Construction Begins on Advanced Polar Icebreaker

Canadian shipbuilding firm Seaspan has announced that it has begun construction on the Canadian Coastguard’s new heavy polar icebreaker, marking the first time in 60 years that a...

01/05/2025

INTERCARGO Calls for Clarity on IMO GHG Mechanisms

The industry body representing shipping’s largest segment - dry bulk shipping - has issued a call for clarity on the IMO’s proposed greenhouse gas mechanisms ahead of talks at...

30/04/2025

Rolls-Royce and Singapore Institute of Technology to Research Automation for Harbour Crafts, Autonomous and Hybrid Ships

Rolls-Royce and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) have entered into an agreement to develop automation technologies to enable equipment health management and fleet...

29/04/2025

Kongsberg Maritime Invests in Advanced Anchor Handling Simulator

Leading marine technology provider Kongsberg Maritime has announced the launch of its K-Sim Offshore DP3 Anchor Handling Simulator following a £250,000 investment in the training...

28/04/2025

Repsol and NEO Energy to Merge North Sea Operations

Spanish energy giant Repsol and UK-based NEO Energy have reached an agreement to merge their North Sea operations, a move that will create ‘a leading independent producer in the...

25/04/2025

UK Government Aims for Net Zero Shipping by 2050

The Government has announced an ambitious target to decarbonise the UK’s shipping fleet and make it ‘net-zero’ by 2050. At the centre of the strategy is the use of ‘fuels of the...

24/04/2025

CMA CGM and ABB Collaborate on Parametric Roll Algorithm

CMA CGM and ABB have joined forces to improve ship safety through the development of an advanced parametric roll algorithm. The algorithm will help container ships, ro-pax vessels...

23/04/2025

Iraq’s Al Faw Port and “Dry Canal” to Rewrite the Global Trade Map

Iraq’s Al Faw peninsula, a relatively small yet strategically significant stretch of coastline overlooking the Persian Gulf, is emerging as the centrepiece of an ambitious $17...