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Maritime charity provides support in face of alarming rise in abandoned crew

AJOT | May 29, 2024 | Maritime

• Stella Maris calls for support to end the alarming rise in abandoned seafarers • Charity chaplains provide support for crews abandoned without wages, food or the means to return home • Abandoned crews face real mental strain • Call to action for the entire maritime industry

PSA Singapore and PIL successfully trial a low-carbon end-to-end shipment, furthering supply chain decarbonization

Indian Register of Shipping certifies autonomous system with dual navigation capability in collaboration with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd

AJOT | May 29, 2024 | Maritime | Technology

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has announced its successful collaboration with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) on the pioneering technology demonstration of Autonomous Navigation system with dual navigation capabilities on MDL the tug MT Andaman.

CLdN, leading provider of logistics solutions joins the Maritime Battery Forum

AJOT | May 29, 2024 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Breakbulk News

CLdN, a leading provider of integrated quay-to-quay and door-to-door logistics solutions has joined the Maritime Battery Forum community.

United Cargo Management announces top management changes

AJOT | May 29, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

First shore power for seagoing vessels arrives at Antwerp Euroterminal

Antwerp Euroterminal (AET) installs the first shore power connection for seagoing vessels in Belgium. Shore power provides docked vessels in the port with electricity in an environmentally friendly and quiet way and therefore plays an important role in the greening of ports.

EU weighs proposal to sanction Russian oil tanker insurer Ingosstrakh

Bloomberg | May 29, 2024 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Greek-owned ship takes on water after being hit in Red Sea

Bloomberg | May 29, 2024 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Wind propulsion systems will be installed on 7 vessels operated by MOL Drybulk

Steadily pursuing to '25 wind challenger-equipped vessels' by 2030

Marflet Marine first Spanish merchant fleet shipowner to adopt wind with bound4blue tanker contract

• Marflet Marine to install four bound4blue 22-meter-high eSAILs® on oil and chemical tanker Santiago I. • Company becomes first Spanish shipowner in merchant fleet to commit to wind assisted propulsion (WAP), with installation scheduled for mid-2025.

Greek shipping getting to grips with EU ETS compliance issues amid mounting emissions costs, says OceanScore

AJOT | May 28, 2024 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Technology

Validation of voyage emissions data and contractual arrangements for allocation of EU ETS costs remain key challenges for Greek shipowners as they face an estimated total €335m bill this year, potentially rising to €1bn once the regulation is fully implemented, according to OceanScore.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen sells Melbourne International RoRo & Auto Terminal

BlueBox Systems introduces BlueBoxCargo: The ultimate cargo tracking solution

BlueBox Systems, an innovative provider of logistics visibility solutions, announces the launch of BlueBoxCargo, an advanced tracking solution that combines the best features of BlueBoxAir and BlueBoxOcean.

CMA CGM to open a new agency in Vanuatu

AJOT | May 28, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

When war risk becomes war reality: growing insurance complexities are spelled out by Association of Average Adjusters chairman

AJOT | May 28, 2024 | Maritime

[Freightos Weekly Update] Rates climb on early peak season and capacity stretched thin

Maritime

Bloomberg | Top Story | May 28, 2024

Trade strains boost cargo rates at pace recalling Covid ‘chaos’

Global goods trade is showing signs of accelerating after last year’s slump, pushing up shipping rates and giving some supply-chain managers flashbacks to the demand spike that disrupted international commerce three years ago.

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | May 24, 2024

Port of Brownsville breaks into the top 50 ranking for cargo movement in U.S.

The Port of Brownsville’s record-breaking streak continues as it rose to 50th position in the nation among 150 maritime ports for the movement of waterborne cargo, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2022 Annual Report.

Ocean Infinity and Cyan Renewables form technology partnership to advance offshore wind projects in the Asia-Pacific region

Cyan Renewables, a portfolio company of Seraya Partners, joins forces with Ocean Infinity to incorporate innovative robotic technology to transform offshore wind operations in Asia Pacific.