Technology & Innovation
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CMA CGM offers loyalty programme to spot cargo buyers
Rewards programme will allow shippers to earn ‘nautical miles’ to pay towards invoices. Perks are only open to spot customers using instant quote platform
Cargill prototype proves that wind wings could be a win-win, eventually
Capex is still too high for wind technology to be scalable with conventional fuel savings, but for more expensive zero-carbon fuels the investment is ‘a no regret move’, says Jan Dieleman, president of Cargill’s ocean transport business
NorthStandard partners with navigational safety start-up Orca AI
NorthStandard to incentivise members to use Orca AI’s automated watchkeeper platform by subsiding part of their investment. The club envisions members ‘making significant savings as a result of using Orca AI’s advanced solution’
Likes and shares: Shipping on social media and equity markets
Company bosses can boost their online profile, and perhaps their share price, with an online following. But it has to be done right, Marine Money Hamburg told
More consolidation on the cards for shipping’s digital tech sector
ZeroNorth chief Søren Meyer has more acquisitions in his sights as shipping’s once-fragmented tech sector accelerates its consolidation
South Korea unveils $7bn strategy to maintain shipbuilding edge over China
On top of massive investments, the public-private partnership also pledges to train 2,000 shipbuilding professionals in the country every year, as well as promote investment overseas to tackle labour shortages
CSSC urges buttress for marine hydrogen production at China’s Two Sessions
China has formulated a medium-term plan for the hydrogen energy industry, aiming to establish an industrial chain by 2035
Orca AI has eyes on autonomous navigation
Orca AI’s SeaPod system provides extra sets of eyes to masters while its algorithms know to warn them of danger. For chief executive Yarden Gross, automating watchkeeping is the first step towards autonomous shipping
Hanwha completes HSD Engine takeover to boost green marine propulsion
Hanwha Group says the acquisition will let the conglomerate offer broader services from shipbuilding to engine production, and to strengthen development of cleaner ship engines
RightShip GHG rating emerging as emissions benchmark amid CII concerns
RightShip’s efforts to remove the influence of power-limitation tools for its greenhouse gas rating has boosted the popularity of the benchmark, amid concerns around the metrics of the IMO’s CII rules
European green technology funding for shipowners is a gift for Chinese shipbuilders
‘The EU doesn’t understand there is shipbuilding in Europe,’ said Sea Europe director of trade and competitiveness Vincent Guerre
Eastern Pacific Shipping enters wind-assisted propulsion space with bound4blue deal
Eastern Pacific Shipping has made its first move in the wind-assisted propulsion space, signing a deal with rigid suction sail developer bound4blue to install three of its sails on board 50,000 dwt product tanker Pacific Sentinel
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