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Escalating emissions: How Red Sea disruptions are driving up carbon emissions

For companies struggling to account for – and lower – the climate-warming emissions associated with their businesses, these rerouted journeys add to the challenge. Many companies had already revamped their supply chains as they navigated COVID-19 disruptions, extreme weather risks, trade protectionism that forced them to change suppliers, and rising freight costs. “Whether it’s the …

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At INTERCARGO meetings in Tokyo, safety and decarbonisation were key issues for members

INTERCARGO, the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners, met in Tokyo last week for its Semi-Annual Meetings, and high on the agenda were quality, sustainability, GHG emissions’ reduction, and particularly the CII rating system. The location of Tokyo was chosen specifically to highlight the importance of Japan to the dry bulk sector. Japanese economic growth …

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ClassNK releases ‘Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edition 3.0)’- adding safety requirements for hydrogen-fueled ships

ClassNK has released the ‘Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels (Edition 3.0)’. In addition to safety requirements for ships using methanol, ethanol, LPG, and ammonia as fuel, this edition newly adds requirements related to hydrogen-fueled ships, providing guidance for the design of alternative-fueled ships. The guidelines comprehensively describe safety requirements for alternative-fueled ships. It stipulates …

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HMM, Avikus and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Partner to Validate Fuel-Saving Autonomous Navigation Technology

HMM, South Korea’s largest shipping company, has teamed up with Avikus, a subsidiary of HD Hyundai specializing in autonomous navigation solutions, to implement and verify the fuel-saving effects of Avikus’s ‘HiNAS Control’ autonomous navigation solution. In a move towards operating an eco-friendly fleet, HMM will install HiNAS Control on two vessels—a 16K-class container ship and …

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Eastern Pacific Shipping partners with DeepSea Technologies for full fleet roll-out of AI performance solution

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has entered into an agreement with DeepSea Technologies to implement a comprehensive, fleet-wide deployment of DeepSea’s pioneering Cassandra Performance Monitoring platform. This strategic partnership will deepen EPS’ existing commitment to exploring digital solutions, and comes after an extensive trial process on the accuracy of DeepSea’s high-frequency AI performance models. By leveraging …

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Panama Canal hikes draft allowance for Neopanamax locks thanks to rains

The Panama Canal authority said it would increase the maximum draft allowance for vessels passing through the Neopanamax locks thanks to the onset of rainy season which should boost the key freight channel’s depleted water levels. The allowance has been increased to 45 feet (13.71 meters) effective immediately, the canal authorities said. The prior allowance …

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NYK Jointly Establishes New Ship-Management Company in Hong Kong for LNG Carriers Established with leading Chinese shipping company and energy company

On December 2023, NYK jointly established OPearl LNG Ship Management Company Limited (“OPearl”), a ship-management company for LNG carriers. OPearl was founded together with CMES LNG Shipping Company Limited (“CMLNG”), a subsidiary of China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd. (“CMES”), a leading shipping company in China, and CETS Investment Management (HK) Co., Ltd. (“CETS”), a …

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Pole Star Global Welcomes Navilands Group to Next-Generation Fleet Monitoring Platform, Podium5

Dynamic fleet management company Navilands Group has announced that it has launched Pole Star Global’s cutting-edge fleet monitoring platform Podium5 across its fleet. With an advanced user interface and API technology, the market leading Podium5 technology will seamlessly connect various departments, systems and data within the Group. Navilands says it will significantly enhance their fleet …

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