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  • 1 December 2023
    Automation, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Vessels

    Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has tested an autonomous navigation system on the 11,413 gross-ton large RORO cargo ship HOKUREN MARU No. 2, operated by K-Line on a round-trip route of approximately 1,600 km between Hitachi Port and Kushiro Port. The system was trialed in three voyages starting on October 1, 2023, […]

  • 25 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    Yara Growth Ventures, the venture investment arm of Norwegian Yara International, and UK-headquartered Navigator Holdings have each acquired a 14.5% interest in the Norwegian ammonia bunkering startup Azane Fuel Solutions. The companies led an investment round of €5.4 million in Azane to commence construction of the first of 15 bunkering units. Azane, a joint venture […]

  • 27 March 2024
    Collaboration, Technology, Vessels

    UK design and engineering firm BAR Technologies (BARTech) has partnered with Finnish tech company Groke Technologies (Groke) for the design and development of autonomous navigation systems for BARTech’s WindWings technology.

  • 15 March 2024
    Automation, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, IT & Software, Research & Development, Technology

    A research team from National Korea Maritime & Ocean University in South Korea has developed a new control method that can optimize autonomous ship navigation.

  • 1 February 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Deploying fleets efficiently along specific routes, combined with educated fuel and technology choices will be crucial for navigating new EU regulations, according to a new Lloyd’s Register report.

  • 26 March 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Avikus autonomous navigation is proven to reduce fuel use by as much as 15% and is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 10%, the autonomous navigation in-house startup of South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai said.

  • 22 December 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    In recent weeks, the Red Sea has become the epicenter of heightened tensions as Yemen’s Houthi group escalated their attacks on commercial vessels, sending shockwaves throughout the maritime industry. Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and Hong Kong’s OOCL joined on Thursday numerous shipping companies, including Maersk, MSC as well as oil major BP, in announcing that they would […]

  • 29 January 2024
    Vessels

    Singaporean shipper Navig8 has taken delivery of the first of six eco-friendly newbuild MR IMO 2 vessels from New Times Shipbuilding (NTS).

  • 22 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Safety

    The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), a central maritime authority in Germany, is developing the next generation of electronic nautical charts in an effort to make shipping safer, more efficient and sustainable.

  • 11 March 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Vessels

    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has unveiled the country’s first pilot vessel intended for autonomous navigation.

  • 12 September 2023
    Automation, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Equipment, Green Marine, Innovation, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Vessels

    HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) have won approvals in principle (AiPs) from ABS for two new solutions that support autonomous navigation and address a more sustainable maritime industry. The Artificial Intelligence-based Smart LNG Boil-off Gas Management System (Hi-GAS+ AI CHS) is expected to improve fuel efficiency and […]

  • 27 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and classification society DNV have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing to establish a remote operation center (ROC) for real-time monitoring and control of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS).

  • 28 February 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Technology, Vessels

    Türkiye’s Tersan Shipyard has received a shipbuilding order from Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 AS for four battery-powered autonomous double-ended ferries, said to be the world’s first. Tersan and Fjord1 revealed the shipbuilding contract on February 27, stating that the new ferries will “revolutionize coastal transport, combining efficiency, safety, and innovation”. These zero-emission ferries will operate […]

  • 8 December 2023
    Certification & Classification, Vessels

    Classification society ABS has issued approval in principle (AiP) to Lemissoler Navigation for its design of a methanol-fueled Ultramax bulk carrier, the first such methanol vessel for China’s shipbuilding industry.

  • 8 March 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Exail’s DriX uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has finished what is said to be a first-of-its-kind fisheries research survey for assessment of the impact on biomass and fish stock before, during, and after wind farm construction.  The DriX USV performed the survey offshore Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York for NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Research Science […]

  • 6 September 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation

    Singapore-based shipowner Kumiai Navigation (PTE) has decided to retrofit one of its 54k DWT LPG tankers with Alfa Laval OceanGlide fluidic air lubrication technology as a way of cutting the ship’s energy consumption and meeting environmental regulations. With this order, Alfa Laval has added LPG tankers to vessel types that can benefit from OceanGlide fluidic air […]

  • 31 January 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, IT & Software, Vessels

    Taiwanese bulk shipping company Ta-Ho Maritime Corporation is strengthening digitalization efforts by installing NAPA’s performance monitoring, voyage optimization and navigational risk monitoring on eight vessels.

  • 6 November 2023
    Collaboration, Human Capital

    Towage operator Svitzer, part of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk, has selected Kongsberg Digital to deliver simulators in support of crew training at its Port of Newcastle base in Australia.

  • 14 March 2024
    Vessels

    Japanese shipping company NYK and compatriot LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy have held a christening ceremony for a new liquified petroleum gas (LPG)/ammonia carrier.

  • 18 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Leading liner companies, including industry giants Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, HMM, and OOCL, have suspended trading on their Red Sea trade routes. This decision comes in response to a series of targeted attacks on merchant ships operating in the region, raising alarms within the global shipping community. The Red Sea, a critical maritime route connecting […]

  • 27 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Starting in fiscal 2024, Japanese shipping company NYK plans to launch full-scale trials of the long-term use of biofuels in navigating its existing heavy oil-fired vessels. Biofuels are produced from biological sources (biomass), such as waste cooking oil, and are considered to have net-zero CO2 emissions during combustion. Biofuels are gaining traction in the maritime industry […]

  • 4 March 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway-based HAV Design has been selected to design and develop four newbuild autonomous battery-powered zero-emission ferries for compatriot Fjord1. Described as the world’s first, the ferries will operate the Lavik-Oppedal crossing on the northwest coast of Norway. HAV Group’s ship design business signed the contract on March 1, building on Fjord1’s earlier commitment to utilize […]

  • 9 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    NAVTOR, a Norway-based e-navigation and performance technology provider to the maritime industry, and Voyager Worldwide, a Singapore-headquartered provider of maritime technology solutions, have agreed to merge in an industry combination.

  • 16 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Norwegian subsea services provider DeepOcean and oil and gas player Aker BP have completed subsea trials with an autonomous inspection drone (AID) at an Aker BP-operated field in the central North Sea. As part of a ten-day inspection campaign, Aker BP and DeepOcean inspected subsea trees and other subsea infrastructure at the Alvheim subsea field on […]

  • 7 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Finnish oil refining and marketing company Neste has partnered with Tennessee-based maritime transportation firm PTL Marine to supply renewable diesel to the marine sector across California.