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Can a single maritime AI research project cut 1% of total global emissions? NAVTOR thinks so.

AJOT | February 08, 2024 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Technology

Pick your jaw up off the floor, as NAVTOR’s Bjørn Åge Hjøllo explains how the Green AI for Sustainable Shipping (GASS) initiative promises to transform the ability of shipowners and operators to slash fuel consumption, emissions and OPEX, ushering in a smarter, greener, more connected maritime future.

CMA CGM Overweight Surcharge (OWS) - Dry cargo from India to the Indian Ocean

AJOT | February 08, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM Overweight Surcharge (OWS) - dry cargo from India to West & South Africa

AJOT | February 08, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

New zero-emission hydrogen-powered cargo vessel ready for operation on the Rhine

Dutch shipowner Future Proof Shipping (FPS), the EU-funded Flagships project, and the Interreg-funded ZEM Ports NS project launch the groundbreaking H2 Barge 2. The hydrogen-powered vessel will ship goods completely emission-free on the Rhine between Rotterdam (NL) and Duisburg (DE).

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Bloomberg | Top Story | February 08, 2024

Hapag-Lloyd plans S. Africa citrus service as peak season nears

Hapag-Lloyd AG plans a weekly service to ship citrus products from two South African ports in time for the peak season in the world’s second-biggest exporter of the fruits.

Shipping bosses warn maritime security in the Red Sea getting worse not better

Bloomberg | February 08, 2024 | Maritime

Major shipping companies are warning that the security situation in the Red Sea is continuing to deteriorate, despite efforts by the west to limit attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

World Container Index - 08 Feb

AJOT | February 08, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Drewry’s World Container Index dropped by 1% to $3,786 per 40ft container this week.

Maersk slumps after warning of slowdown once freight boost fades

Bloomberg | February 08, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S shares plunged after the shipping company said it expects renewed gloom in the industry later this year when the current boost to freight rates from the Red Sea conflict evaporates.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | February 08, 2024

HNA kicks off $5 billion sale of container lessor Seaco, sources say

Bohai Leasing Co., a Shenzhen-listed arm of failed Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, is kicking off the sale of container leasing business Seaco, according to people familiar with the matter.

Maersk resolves IT issue that disrupted Americas operations

Bloomberg | February 08, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S experienced computer network issues that disrupted operations in some locations in the Americas.

MSC Terminal 18 - Seattle import detention

AJOT | February 07, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Bellona and Clean Arctic Alliance meet with Arctic Council officials on black carbon and alternative energy in the polar region

As new environmental priorities fill the agenda of the Arctic Council under Norway’s leadership, the Clean Arctic Alliance and one of our member organisations, Bellona, met last week with its chair, Morten Høgland, to discuss battling climate change in the earth’s most vulnerable and rapidly heating region.

CMA executive says maritime academies must work harder to attract cadets

Stas Margaronis | February 07, 2024 | Maritime

A senior California Maritime Academy (CMA) executive says maritime schools are finding it harder to recruit cadets, warning that schools must work harder to be relevant and address diversity issues.