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China Launches Hydrogen-Powered Inland Container Vessel
China marked the launch of its first large hydrogen fuel cell river containership on December 18. The vessel named Dong Fang Qin...
Read More >>NYK to Buy Carbon Credits From Direct Air Capture Plant
Japanese shipowner NYK has reached a deal with Eneos to buy conventional bunker fuel with attached carbon credits, or of...
Read More >>Somali Pirates Up Demand to $10 Million for Release of Chinese Fishing Boat
Negotiations are reportedly underway between a local representative for a Chinese fishing vessel and tribal elders repre...
Read More >>Kite Stacks for Vessel Propulsion
Kite builders have for decades installed multiple kites on a single control line, forming an airborne train of kites tha...
Read More >>CMA CGM to Deploy Electric Barge with NIKE in Vietnam
The CMA CGM Group, which is already pursuing its environmental initiatives with large investments in LNG-fueled containe...
Read More >>Europe Takes Further Steps to Tighten Noose on Shadow Tankers
Countries in Europe, the European Union, and the UK announced further steps over the past two days designed to tighten t...
Read More >>Korea’s H-Line Contracts to Install Autonomous Shipping on Up to 30 Ships
In what is being called a commercial milestone for autonomous shipping, Korea’s H-Line and Avikus, HD Hyundai’s Auto...
Read More >>Trapped Ships Freed as Temporary Locking Begins on Germany’s Moselle River
A temporary locking scheme was developed at the Müden lock on the Moselle River in an effort to free some of the trapped ve...
Read More >>Norway Expels Russian Fishing Vessel for Security Reasons
Norway has expelled a Russian fishing vessel that overstayed its welcome at the Port of Batsfjord. The decision was...
Read More >>Matson’s Third LNG Conversion Boxship Entered Service
The containership Kaimana Hila (50,981 dwt) has returned to service after completing the third LNG conversion for Matson. When s...
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