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MSC: How the World’s Largest Boxship Fleet Squeezes More Miles from Every Molecule

Dec 19, 2025

It’s trite (but true) to say that in the maritime industry’s quest to cut emissions, there is no ‘silver bullet’ solution, rather a series of small step changes that cumulatively add up over time. Maritime Matters: The Marinelink Podcast, recently hosted Giuseppe Gargiulo…

Fly-Box Begins Techno-Economic Assessment of Container Platforms

Dec 18, 2025

Fly-Box, a Franco-Swiss maritime deeptech startup developing a new generation of foil-borne container platforms, is entering a new phase. After building key relationships in the Gulf this spring to prepare pilot routes and successfully flying its prototype over the summer…

Eyesea, EVI Safety Technologies Unveil “Container Overboard” Detection, Reporting System

Dec 18, 2025

Eyesea and EVI Safety Technologies announced the rollout of an artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to detect and report containers lost overboard using standard onboard cameras. Following development and testing in simulation environments…

AGCT Acquires New Quay Cranes for Rijeka Port

Dec 17, 2025

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation in Croatia, formally presented its new quay cranes to industry partners, shipping line representatives, freight forwarders, rail operators…

Gram Car Carriers Rolls Out Orca AI Navigational Analytics Platform

Dec 16, 2025

Orca AI has signed a multi-year agreement with Gram Car Carriers (GCC), the world’s third-largest tonnage provider of Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) and part of the MSC Group, to deploy its AI-powered navigational safety and fleet analytics…

800-Ton Goliath Crane Takes Shape in Port of Chioggia

Dec 15, 2025

Italy’s Cimolai Technology  reached a major construction milestone on one of the largest crane projects currently underway in Europe, completing the lifting and erection of the main girder of the first of two massive 800-ton rail-mounted Goliath cranes at the Port of Chioggia…

IMO: Stick to Your [Sustainability] Guns

Dec 15, 2025

IMO has kicked the can of sustainability down the road by delaying the Net Zero Framework. It was a strange retreat.It looked like there would be a useable Framework to reduce emissions, but at the meeting the US fought its implementation tooth…

Low-Emission Cement Carrying Vessel to be Dual-Fuel Methanol

Dec 11, 2025

Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe has taken a decisive step toward low-emission coastal logistics with the development of a next-generation methanol-powered cement carrier, an 80% emissions-cutting vessel that could redefine short-sea bulk operations in Scandinavia…

New Port Industry Conference Launched

Dec 07, 2025

Hamburg Messe und Congress (HMC) is launching a new international conference dedicated to the future of the port industry. The premiere, “the new platform for holistic port solutions”, will take place on September 2-3, 2026 at the CCH – Congress Center Hamburg…

Class NK GDA for World First Vessel Tank Tech

Dec 05, 2025

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, and Nippon Steel Corporation have received the world’s first General Design Approval (GDA) from ClassNK for a breakthrough tank technology that enables the manufacture…

Unlocking Grant and Funding Opportunities for Propane in the Material Handling Market

Dec 03, 2025

Discover grants that support propane-powered equipment upgrades for cleaner, more efficient material handling operations.Ports and warehouses across the United States are under growing pressure to modernize their operations, reduce emissions…

Konecranes Expands Ecolifting Portfolio with Electric Reach Stacker

Nov 25, 2025

Konecranes launched its first electric reach stacker at the TOC Asia exhibition in Singapore, bolstering its portfolio of low- to zero-tailpipe-emission port equipment to meet increasing demand from port customers. The company also announced…

Student Research Poster Contest Opens for MRS 2026

Nov 24, 2025

CALL FOR STUDENT  RESEARCH POSTERS!The 16th Annual Maritime Risk Symposium invites undergraduate and graduate students from colleges and  universities worldwide to participate in the 2026 Maritime Risk Symposium Student Research Poster  Contest…

Diesel-Electric Vessel MV Vertom Quina Launched

Nov 21, 2025

Royal T Shipyards christened and launched tha diesel-electric MV Vertom Quina, the tenth vessel in the LABRAX series for Vertom. “The launch of MV Vertom Quina is a truly special moment,” said CEO Thecla Bodewes. “Not only does it reflect the…

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