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UK maritime tech firm Orca AI launches berthing system with Samsung Heavy Industries

UK maritime tech firm Orca AI launches berthing system with Samsung Heavy Industries

UK maritime technology company Orca AI has commercially launched a new berthing assistance system developed with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung...
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Japanese contractor Toyo wins $166m deal for Cambodia’s second new container terminal

Japanese contractor Toyo wins $166m deal for Cambodia’s second new container terminal

Japanese contractor Toyo Construction has won a ¥26.2bn (about $166m) contract from Sihanoukville Autonomous Port to build Cambodia’s second new...
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Chilean shipbuilder ASENAV completes Americas’ first hybrid-electric polar cruise ship

Chilean shipbuilder ASENAV completes Americas’ first hybrid-electric polar cruise ship

Chilean shipbuilder ASENAV has completed the 94-metre Magellan Discoverer, the first hybrid-electric polar cruise ship built in the Americas, with...
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Marine fuel coalition SEA-LNG signs four-year methane pact for IMO work

Marine fuel coalition SEA-LNG signs four-year methane pact for IMO work

Marine fuel coalition SEA-LNG has signed a four-year agreement with the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative to bring specialist...
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MOL puts Japan’s first rigid-sail LNG coal carrier into service

MOL puts Japan’s first rigid-sail LNG coal carrier into service

Japanese shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has put the 95,311-dwt LNG dual-fuel coal carrier MAIZURU KAZENOMAI into service for Kansai Electric...
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US sanctions agency opens licensing route for blocked vessel purchases

US sanctions agency opens licensing route for blocked vessel purchases

The US has opened a new licensing route for buyers seeking to acquire blocked vessels under its sanctions programmes, according...
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders four 9,900-CEU car carriers in China

Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders four 9,900-CEU car carriers in China

Norwegian ro-ro group Wallenius Wilhelmsen has ordered four 9,900-CEU LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carriers from China’s Jinling Shipyard...
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US awards $498m to 35 port projects across 19 states

US awards $498m to 35 port projects across 19 states

The US Department of Transportation has awarded $498m to 35 port projects across 19 states through the Maritime Administration’s Port...
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Singapore yard Seatrium and Turkish Karpowership plan floating power venture

Singapore yard Seatrium and Turkish Karpowership plan floating power venture

Singapore marine engineering group Seatrium and Turkish energy company Karpowership have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue a Singapore-based...
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BIMCO-led group launches ship data standards to cut duplicate emissions reporting

BIMCO-led group launches ship data standards to cut duplicate emissions reporting

A BIMCO-chaired industry group has released version 1.0 of two voluntary frameworks aimed at cutting duplicate vessel emissions reporting and...
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Eni launches the execution phase of Cronos project

Eni launches the execution phase of Cronos project

Eni has signed the main engineering, procurement, construction and drilling contracts for the development of the Cronos Project, marking the...
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Saudi Red Sea ports brace for seasonal import surge

Saudi Red Sea ports brace for seasonal import surge

Red Sea ports are struggling to deal with large volumes of incoming cargo as war-related disruptions to Saudi shipping lanes...
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No Perfect Route: Building Supply Chain Resilience Across China and Southeast Asia

No Perfect Route: Building Supply Chain Resilience Across China and Southeast Asia

New Statista research and expert insight on what it takes to build real-world supply chain flexibility. When was the last...
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Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum publishes new Fire Drill Guidelines for Vehicle Carrying Vessels

Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum publishes new Fire Drill Guidelines for Vehicle Carrying Vessels

The Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum (VCSF) has published new Fire Drill Guidelines for Vehicle Carrying Vessels, providing vessel operators with...
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Planet-Warming Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Surged to Historic Levels in 2025, WMO Says

Planet-Warming Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Surged to Historic Levels in 2025, WMO Says

Atmospheric concentrations of all three major planet-warming greenhouse gases reached new highs in 2025, committing the planet to rising temperatures...
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Seven Japanese Companies Jointly Announce to Build and Operate Four Ammonia-Fueled Car Carriers and Commercialize the Ammonia Bunkering Business

Seven Japanese Companies Jointly Announce to Build and Operate Four Ammonia-Fueled Car Carriers and Commercialize the Ammonia Bunkering Business

Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (“Imabari Shipbuilding”), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (““K” LINE”), Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation (“Kyokuyo Shipyard”), JERA Co., Inc....
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New Report Exposes Critical Need For Trusted Digital Seafarer Credentials

New Report Exposes Critical Need For Trusted Digital Seafarer Credentials

A comprehensive new report entitled Securing Trust: The Transition to Digital Seafarer Credentials, published by maritime technology research firm Thetius...
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Tanker owners can’t call a $140m ship too old to upgrade, says BAR Technologies

Tanker owners can’t call a $140m ship too old to upgrade, says BAR Technologies

With new VLCCs ordered today won’t be delivering until 2029, most of the ships that will carry the world’s oil...
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European Shipowners reiterate key asks for EU ETS negotiations in Council and Parliament

European Shipowners reiterate key asks for EU ETS negotiations in Council and Parliament

European shipping is a geopolitical asset for Europe, facilitating the export and import of goods, food and energy. While the...
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VLCC transits climb at Hormuz; steady at Bab al-Mandab for second day

VLCC transits climb at Hormuz; steady at Bab al-Mandab for second day

The Strait of Hormuz had six VLCC transits on Oct. 25, the most since Oct. 17, while the Bab al-Mandab...
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