Hurricane Commerce announced a strategic partnership with SGS, enabling the integration of Hurricane’s global data intelligence platform with the AI-powered SGS D-TECT® Solution. This collaboration brings together two leading technologies to deliver unparalleled accuracy in customs clearance, compliance, and security screening—helping customs authorities and businesses worldwide process shipments with greater efficiency and confidence. As a […]
The French shipping group CMA CGM recently took delivery of its first dual-fuel methanol containership. While the group continues significant investments in LNG-fueled newbuilds it also recognized the need for diversified sources during this period of transition in the maritime industry. The new vessel CMA CGM Iron departed Singapore on March 4 bound for the […]
Cold Chain Technologies (“CCT”), a leading global provider of advanced thermal packaging and digital monitoring solutions for the transportation of temperature-sensitive life sciences products, today announced it has acquired Global Cold Chain Solutions (“GCCS”), a leading provider of passive cold chain solutions primarily in Australia and India. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GCCS designs and manufactures high-performance thermal […]
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) welcomed FL Technics as a new member. FL Technics is a globally recognised company providing aircraft Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) company, providing base and line maintenance, engine repair services, technical training, continuous airworthiness and design engineering solutions, as well as parts trading, asset management and […]
Japan’s Mitsui Ocean Cruises reports it has purchased a second, small luxury cruise ship from Carnival Corporation’s Seabourn Cruise Line as it seeks to expand its domestic cruise operations. The shipping major best known for its bulker operations announced plans in 2023 to diversify its business with an expansion of its cruise line which […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Serco have launched the Defiant, a prototype unmanned surface vessel that was designed from the ground up for fully uncrewed naval operations. The ship has no provisions at all for human occupancy during operation. The 180-foot, 240-tonne autonomous gray hull is in the water and will […]
Local officials and the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency are working on a plan to free a Dutch short-sea cargo ship that is high and dry or as one local official described it “stuck in the mud.” After three attempts over a 24-hour period, the vessel remains aground. The short-sea cargo ship H&S Wisdom (1,850 […]
On Tuesday, King Charles flew out to join the carrier HMS Prince of Wales in the English Channel – the first time that the King of England has visited a Royal Navy warship under way in four decades. Prince of Wales is set to depart soon for Japan, and her crew are undertaking workup […]
With the IMO’s next Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) set to take place in April, Australia’s Fortesce’s marine division, Fortescue Zero, brought its dual-fuel ammonia-powered vessel to London for demonstrations. The company previously showed off the vessel for the first time in Dubai during the UN’s COP 28 in November 2023 and now seeks […]
The government of British Columbia has completed cleanup and removal of a sunken fishing vessel that went down near Bella Bella last month. In the early hours of February 19, the fishing vessel Western Gambler began taking on water, and the crew attempted to make an emergency transit to the small port of Shearwater for […]
Shipbuilding like other major industries continues to explore the use of additive manufacturing technology (commonly known as 3D printing) and how it can aid in construction and repairs. In the latest development, HII is highlighting that its Newport News Shipbuilding yard printed and installed the first-ever manifold using the technology for the soon-to-be-delivered aircraft […]
The issue of false flags continues to grow and promises to take center stage in an upcoming meeting of the IMO Legal Committee scheduled for the last week of April. Citing the dangers and the required steps, France and the Netherlands submitted proposals which are drawing attention as they highlighted two previously unheard-of registries. France’s […]
