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Hold Cleaning: Are Robots and Digitalisation the Future?

Hold Cleaning: Are Robots and Digitalisation the Future?

If you read any form of maritime media, you will undoubtedly encounter a regular supply of stories about robotics and digitalisation.  If you believe all the latest proclamations from…

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to Invest $142m in Shipyard Expansion Project

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to Invest $142m in Shipyard Expansion Project

China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has announced its intention to significantly expand its facilities with a $142 million investment. The expansion will focus on boosting Yangzijiang’s clean energy…

Crowley Takes Delivery of Largest U.S. Jones Act Compliant LNG Bunker Barge

Crowley Takes Delivery of Largest U.S. Jones Act Compliant LNG Bunker Barge

Crowley - the maritime solutions company - has taken delivery of the LNG bunker barge Progress, the largest Jones Act compliant vessel of its kind.  The vessel was constructed at Fincantieri…

Petrofac Wins Major FEED Contract for Carbon Capture & Storage Project

Petrofac Wins Major FEED Contract for Carbon Capture & Storage Project

British energy services company Petrofac has been awarded a multi-million dollar front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to support the Aramis CO2 capture and storage project. The Aramis…

Port of Singapore Partners With Microsoft

Port of Singapore Partners With Microsoft

The ‘digitalisation’ of the shipping industry continues apace, with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) signing a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to collaborate on the…

Report: 400+ Hydrogen Carriers Will Be Needed by 2050

Report: 400+ Hydrogen Carriers Will Be Needed by 2050

A new report issued by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) suggests that more than 400 new hydrogen carriers will be required by 2050.  The report suggests that due to demand from heavy…

New Jones Act Shipping Company Launches

New Jones Act Shipping Company Launches

A new Jones Act compliant shipping firm has been launched in the U.S.. Crowley and SEACOR Holdings are the two companies behind the new venture which has been named Fairwater Holdings.  The new…

VLCCs Lead the Way in Scrubber Installations

VLCCs Lead the Way in Scrubber Installations

A new analysis conducted by shipbroking firm Gibson has revealed that the owners of very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs) have been the top installers of exhaust scrubber systems.  At the time…

Australia’s Pilbara Ports See Record Exports

Australia’s Pilbara Ports See Record Exports

Australia’s Pilbara Ports have achieved a record level of exports, with 758.3 million tonnes of exports passing through the region’s ports during the 2023-24 financial year. It marks the fifth…

EU Crop Monitor Cuts Yield Estimates Following Prolonged Poor Weather

EU Crop Monitor Cuts Yield Estimates Following Prolonged Poor Weather

The European Union’s crop monitoring service - MARS (Monitoring Agricultural Services) - has lowered its yield forecasts for much of Europe’s staple crops following a prolonged period of poor weather…