Many nations are yet to develop long-term plans for automation in the maritime industry: that’s one findings of a new report from the World Maritime University (WMU) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), Transport 2040: Automation,…
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The tanker market has produced some important mergers over the course of the past 12 months. And this is no accident. Shipbroker Intermodal said in its latest weekly report that “more and more tanker owners are consolidating, in a bid to achieve econom…
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“Design models, which are also sometimes referred to as digital twins, die at birth. It is our ambition to bring these models back to life during the operational phase of an asset,” says Dr Gaute Storhaug, Principal Specialist at DNV GL Mar…
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Low prices, abundant supply and an aggressive shift towards cleaner gas for energy generation are creating strong demand for LNG, not just from large buyers, but also from small importers. Small-scale LNG projects (production and regasification capacit…
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Ships’ demolition activity still hasn’t picked up during 2019, as ship owners are gauging the market. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas said that “it has been another sluggish week with most end recyclers still closing them…
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