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Nothing has been more of a buzzword than AI at this week’s Posidonia exhibition in Athens. Some argue it is the greatest tool to be invented since the wheel, while others fear we will all be enslaved by it. Fortunately, the technology is in its early days, still evolving, and being used as just a …
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https://splash247.com/inside-shippings-ai-bubble/LPG, petrochemicals and speciality gas transportation company BW Epic Kosan (BWEK) has partnered with GIT Coatings to advance proactive hull management across selected vessels in its LPG fleet, with five LPG gas carriers coated to date (one…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/bwek-expands-git-coatings-outofdock-fuel-539982GIT Coatings officially launched XGIT-VORTEX™, its next-generation graphene-based propeller coating system, during Posidonia 2026 alongside Lloyd’s Register at the LR x GIT Coatings Client Type Approval Ceremony.XGIT-VORTEX™ is the next evolution of GIT Coatings’ propeller coating technology…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/git-coatings-launches-xgitvortex-5399832026 data shows that the methane decarbonization pathway is moving forward despite geopolitical disruption and regulatory uncertainty, says industry coalition SEA-LNG.LNG bunkering volumes are surging in major bunkering hubs, liquefied biomethane…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/sealng-lng-bunkering-surging-539984Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation have completed the first conversion under their joint methanol retrofit program.With delivery of the Seaspan Yangtze, the first of five 10,100 TEU charter vessels has been upgraded from a conventional MAN…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/hapaglloyd-seaspan-complete-first-539985Adam Parnell, Director (Maritime) of voluntary near-miss reporting scheme CHIRP Maritime, says fatigue is the maritime industry’s inconvenient truth.In recent months, CHIRP has received a number of reports in which fatigue was a factor, so Parnell has prepared a special report.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/fatigue-maritimes-inconvenient-truth-539986Greek owner Aegean Shipping Management has expanded into the VLCC sector with an order for two supertankers in China, as part of a wider four-ship newbuilding package. The Piraeus-based outfit said it has contracted two LR2/aframax tankers and two VLCCs from Hengli Heavy Industries, although no pricing or delivery details have been disclosed. The order, …
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https://splash247.com/aegean-shipping-widens-tanker-bet-with-debut-vlcc-orders/Safeen Drydocks has secured vessel construction contracts worth AED1.3bn ($354m), the largest awards in the company’s history and a major boost for the UAE’s ambitions to become a regional shipbuilding centre. The Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder, a joint venture between AD Ports Group and Premier Marine Engineering Services operating under Noatum Maritime, will build a total …
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https://splash247.com/abu-dhabi-shipbuilder-lands-record-354m-vessel-construction-haul/Malaysian containership operator MTT Shipping has pressed ahead with its fleet expansion and renewal programme by ordering two 3,300 teu newbuildings in China. The company disclosed through the Malaysian Stock Exchange that two indirectly owned subsidiaries, MTT Shipping Pasir Gudang and MTT Shipping Miri, have contracted the vessels at Wuhu Shipyard for a combined price …
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https://splash247.com/mtt-shipping-pushes-fleet-growth-strategy-forward-with-wuhu-boxship-deal/Chinese chemical tanker owner Xingtong Shipping has continued its fleet growth drive with contracts for four stainless steel chemical tankers at three domestic shipyards in a deal worth about RMB697.3m ($103m). The Shanghai-listed company said its wholly owned subsidiary, Xingtong Investment (Singapore), has signed separate newbuilding agreements with Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding, Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding …
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