French shipping major CMA CGM and its Swiss counterpart Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) revealed they are now integrated onto TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform.
Two new shuttle tankers being built for Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) at South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will be fitted with battery technology to gain fuel efficiency and cut emissions. Namely, DSME has inked a deal with ABB Marine & Ports to deliver the powe
Marine technology provider Høglund Marine Solutions and data platform provider Veracity by DNV GL have signed a collaboration agreement to share vessel performance data and work on digital solutions. The parties plan to explore how Høglund’s onboard integration and data capture capabilities, and Ver
South Carolina Ports expects the construction of the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal to be completed by March 2021 enabling the facility to welcome its first ships. The new facility is the country’s first container terminal to open since 2009. In the $1 billion worth phase one, the terminal will add 700
Rating agency Moody’s has upgraded the outlook on the ratings of the world’s largest container shipping company Maersk from negative to positive. Concurrently, Moody’s affirmed the Baa3 long-term issuer rating of the company. “Following a very strong performance amidst the global pandemic by the con
When I was just starting my career in the maritime news reporting business, I remember being approached by a reputable editor of a printed magazine in his late 60s at a major trade fair in Hamburg, who asked which publication I worked for. When I answered it was a digital publication, he dismissed t
Norway’s maritime industry group Wilhelmsen and Germany’s industrial and technology businesses conglomerate thyssenkrupp are establishing a 3D printing joint venture targeting the maritime industry.
French liner major CMA CGM confirmed to Offshore Energy-Green Marine that it was currently dealing with a cyber-attack impacting peripheral servers. The attack does not include CEVA Logistics. “As soon as the security breach was detected, external access to applications was interrupted to prevent th
Kongsberg Digital, part of Norwegian maritime technology group Kongsberg, and Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions have entered into a strategic digitalisation partnership in an effort to accelerate the rate of digitalisation in the maritime industry.
South Korean shipping major HMM opened its land-based Fleet Control Centre located at the HMM R&D facilities in Busan.
UK’s Port of Felixstowe is facing huge congestion amid a sharp spike in import container volumes and late vessel arrivals. “The weekly import volume for the last two weeks has been over 30% higher than average levels. “This is exacerbated by unusually high levels of empty containers at the port and
Maritime service provider KOTUG International, ship design company Rotortug, and tech start-up Captain AI today how a tug can sail the most optimal route without human intervention. In collaboration with Captain AI, the rotortug RT Borkum sailed autonomously on the river Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam usi
Scandinavian port operator Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) has initiated a joint collaboration with TradeLens, a blockchain-based platform jointly created by Maersk and IBM.
Corvus Energy has been selected by Holland Ship Electric to supply lithium-ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyard Group for Amsterdam’s municipal public transport provider GVB. The ferries will be equipped with air-cooled Corv
