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China Launches Hydrogen-Powered Inland Container Vessel

Published Dec 20, 2024 1:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

China marked the launch of its first large hydrogen fuel cell river containership on December 18. The vessel named Dong Fang Qin...

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NYK to Buy Carbon Credits From Direct Air Capture Plant

Published Dec 18, 2024 3:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Japanese shipowner NYK has reached a deal with Eneos to buy conventional bunker fuel with attached carbon credits, or of...

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Somali Pirates Up Demand to $10 Million for Release of Chinese Fishing Boat

Published Dec 18, 2024 2:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Negotiations are reportedly underway between a local representative for a Chinese fishing vessel and tribal elders repre...

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Kite Stacks for Vessel Propulsion

Published Dec 17, 2024 10:36 PM by Harry Valentine

  Kite builders have for decades installed multiple kites on a single control line, forming an airborne train of kites tha...

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CMA CGM to Deploy Electric Barge with NIKE in Vietnam

Published Dec 17, 2024 3:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The CMA CGM Group, which is already pursuing its environmental initiatives with large investments in LNG-fueled containe...

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Europe Takes Further Steps to Tighten Noose on Shadow Tankers

Published Dec 17, 2024 12:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Countries in Europe, the European Union, and the UK announced further steps over the past two days designed to tighten t...

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Korea’s H-Line Contracts to Install Autonomous Shipping on Up to 30 Ships

Published Dec 16, 2024 3:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

In what is being called a commercial milestone for autonomous shipping, Korea’s H-Line and Avikus, HD Hyundai’s Auto...

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Trapped Ships Freed as Temporary Locking Begins on Germany’s Moselle River

Published Dec 16, 2024 2:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

A temporary locking scheme was developed at the Müden lock on the Moselle River in an effort to free some of the trapped ve...

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Norway Expels Russian Fishing Vessel for Security Reasons

Published Dec 15, 2024 9:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Norway has expelled a Russian fishing vessel that overstayed its welcome at the Port of Batsfjord. The decision was...

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Matson’s Third LNG Conversion Boxship Entered Service

Published Dec 13, 2024 2:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

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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