

METIS Cyberspace Technology will be collaborating with MTI Co. Ltd. Singapore Branch and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore to advance the use of AI for the predictive modelling of ship emissions and carbon intensity indicator (CII) evaluation.The undertaking is part of a master agreement framework...
Utrecht-based startup Sensing360 and Damen Shipyards Group have formed a partnership to improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of ships through advanced sensor technology.Sensing360 specialises in sensor technology based on photonics — the interaction between light and electronics. Up to 20 of these optical sensors...
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a new maritime educational centre with a simulation training lab equipped with the most sophisticated technology available. The centre, located on the island of Donsö in Sweden, has been developed by Swedish shipping company Furetank. It will provide state-of-the-art simulation...
Superior Industries, Inc., a US-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has announced expansion plans at its facility in Prescott Valley, Arizona. The company says it will add a fourth production line for manufacturing its equipment used in the construction aggregates and metals mining...
Star Bulk and Eagle Bulk, two of the largest and best performing dry bulk carriers in the world, have a strong reputation as industry innovators. The carriers recently adopted Sofar’s Wayfinder platform to optimize voyages and reduce emissions across their fleets. Both shipowners chose to partner with Sofar after a comprehensive...
In what marks a relatively new application for Thordon Bearings’ pioneering polymer material, Wilson Ship Management AS (“Wilson”), a Norway-based ship manager, has replaced the greased bronze bearings on the hatch cover wheels of some of its dry cargo vessels with self-lubricating ThorPlas-Blue bearings.Wilson...