Germany-based dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers has signed a deal that will see it invest in maritime digital solutions provider Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT).
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line) has laid out its short-term investment plans in a newly released report, earmarking a significant portion for environmental initiatives. “First of all, we aim to invest a total of ¥250.0 billion ($1.85 billion), within the amount of operatin
The largest ocean-going vessels, which are the largest polluters, can reap the greatest benefits from the new nuclear power technologies, according to Mikal Bøe, CEO of London-based Core Power.
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has chosen high-tech company Nowhere Networks to fit fast internet connection on board 32 of its ships. Project implementation has already started and it is expected to be completed by the beginning of next year, the ferry operator said. The total distance of the rou
In the Hydrogen Perspectives session of today, Lise van der Plank, Amber Peters and Abel van Beest, three members of hydrogen-focused student teams, will share and discuss their latest developments in green mobility. Take a look at the TU Delft Hydro Motion Team who develops foiling hydrogen-powered
In this session, Monty Schebesta, Pascal Marcus and Sibel Gökbekir, three students of Energietalenten, share their vision on the energy transition now and in the future. Within the Energietalenten community, the students build an active network of energy professionals in which there is ongoing colla
South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French software corporation Dassault Systèmes to create a “smart yard” based on new digital transformation technology. The smart yard is designed to optimize the shipyard operations’ scheduling and
As the industry is preparing to meet in Amsterdam next week at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2022, headlines over the past few weeks show the same as the exhibitors’ and speakers’ list for this year’s OEEC – just how much offshore oil & gas and LNG industries, and industries suc
Zergratran SA, a transportation company that is building the world’s first tunnel to expedite shipping goods between the North Atlantic and the North Pacific, has announced its Reg A+ offering to raise $75 million in funding as its initial step to building the first Green Shipping Corridor. The Puer
Swiss-based technology developer ABB has secured a breakthrough contract with the shipyard COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) to equip ten China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited’s container vessels with its permanent magnet shaft generator systems. Due for delivery by the end of 2025, the or
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has started production of the cruise ship Silver Ray for Silversea Cruises hosting a symbolic steel-cutting ceremony in Papenburg on Wednesday, November 23. The cruise vessel will feature an innovative propulsion system aiming to provide sustainable travel. The Nova-cl
British provider of marine engineering services James Fisher has welcomed MV Sir John Fisher, the first of two 6,000 dwt LNG dual-fuel tankers, to its fleet at a delivery ceremony held on November 21. Built and launched at China Merchants Jinling (CMJL) shipyard in Yangzhou, China, the dual-fuel tan
Norwegian technology company Klaveness Digital has teamed up with ZeroLab, Torvald Klaveness’ subsidiary, on an emissions monitoring solution that is measuring emissions from global dry bulk shipping. The monitoring solution was recently added as a service to the CargoValue platform, a Software as a
German liner major Hapag-Lloyd has signed a 5-year global partnership with Portchain, a Danish startup focusing on digitizing operations in the container shipping sector. Under the contract, Hapag-Lloyd will deploy Portchain Connect platform across its global operations and digitize the berth alignm
