Ten organizations launch Maritime Simulation Project
Ten organizations have launched a joint project titled “Development of Integrated Simulation Platform for Sustainable and Competitive Maritime Industry.&r...
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Vitol mourns the loss of shipping CEO Kit Kernon
Oil-and-products trading giant Vitol today announced the passing yesterday of Kit Kernon, CEO of its shipping arm Vitol International Shipping (VIS). Kernon, ag...
Korean AI fire system passes sea trials
South Korea has unveiled a breakthrough in shipboard fire safety technology, successfully trialling an AI-based autonomous firefighting system capable of detect...
ABS partners with KATS to advance smart ship technologies
ABS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS). The partnership aims to promote international sta...
Bureau Veritas backs nuclear-powered maritime decarbonization
Bureau Veritas (BV) has signed a Declaration of Cooperation to accelerate nuclear technologies for maritime applications. The agreement was made with the New En...
MLIT to test CONPAS at Yokohama’s Honmoku Pier
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) will trial the Container Fast Pass (CONPAS) system at the Port of Yokohama’s Honmoku Pier f...
Port Houston CEO: Maritime industry must adapt as trade markets shift
Port Houston CEO Charlie Jenkins opened the 4th annual Houston International Maritime Conference (HIMC25) on Monday by calling on the maritime industry to take ...
Damen launches CF 5000 ICE, new Ice-Class cargo vessel
Damen Shipyards Group unveiled the latest addition to its cargo vessel portfolio at Europort 2025 in Rotterdam. The Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 ICE is the first i...
Freightos Weekly Update: China-US agreement unlikely to spur freight surge
Last week’s Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea resulted in an interim US-China trade agreement that marks a significant deescalation from the tensions of the las...
USTR asks comments on suspension of port fees
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Tuesday announced a public comment process on the proposed suspension of port fees on Chinese vessels.The ...
Wärtsilä signs nine-year Lifecycle Agreement with Hankyu Ferry
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a nine-year Lifecycle Agreement with Japanese ferry operator Hankyu Ferry. The agreement covers Hankyu’s two ne...
New trade deals, and ‘tenuous stability’ for ocean freight
While China and the United States made recent breakthroughs in trade and shipping agreements, there are few indicators of a resurgence coming to the trans-Pacif...