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Eagle Bulk completes 1st biofuel-powered test voyage
US-based shipowner-operator Eagle Bulk Shipping has completed its first sustainable biofuel voyage in cooperation with GoodFuels, a Dutch biofuels pioneer for the global transport industry. The post…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/eagle-bulk-completes-first-biofuel-powered-voyage/
Bureau Veritas validates feeder’s wind assisted propulsion system
The testing, inspection, and certification services provider Bureau Veritas (BV) has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to the maritime company Zéphyr & Borée for its first open-top 1,800TEU container ship, demonstrating the feasibility of using wind-propelled wing-sails on this type of vessel.
“Wind propulsion systems can play a significant role by providing substantial propulsive energy,” stated the Senior Vice President Technical & Operations at Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, Laurent...
https://container-news.com/bureau-veritas-validates-feeders-wind-assisted-propulsion-system/
End of sea passage for “CMA CGM LIBRA”: UK Supreme Court upholds lower courts’ decisions
On 17 May 2011, M/V “CMA CGM LIBRA”, a 6,000 TEU container ship, grounded while leaving the port of Xiamen, China. The ship’s charts had failed to record a warning derived from a Notice to Mariners that depths shown on the chart outside the fairway were unreliable and waters were shallower than...
Drone Racing League now an FAA-approved drone event organizer
Drone delivery technology has accomplished some incredible things in 2021, delivering everything from hot wings to 3D-printed organs. Drones are already capable of piloting themselves, flying hundreds of miles on a single charge and navigating landscapes from the cities to the suburbs and everywhere in between.
So … why hasn’t drone delivery taken off? The easy answer is that FAA regulations in the United States are currently tighter than those in countries like Ireland, Canada, Uganda and Rwanda
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drone-racing-league-now-an-faa-approved-drone-event-organizer
FreightWaves introduces EV directory
If you’re at all familiar with the electric vehicle industry, you know just how quickly it can change. If you’re not familiar, coming to understand its dynamics now might feel like an impossible task.
We believe the FreightWaves EV directory has something to offer both types of people.
The page sprung out of two interests. First, we wanted to develop a landing page that could change continually with the day-to-day swings of the EV market. Second, we wanted to try our hand at a new general method...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-introduces-ev-directory
Zéphyr & Borée gets BV AIP for Containership Wind Assisted Propulsion System
Bureau Veritas (BV) delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Zéphyr & Borée for its first open-top 1,800 TEU containership.The 185m containershihp is designed with five cargo holds, mostly open-top. Propulsion means are compliant with IMO’s Tier III requirements…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/zphyr-bore-gets-bv-aip-containership-wind-492661
EKA’s broker TMS targets small and midsize operations to scale productivity, digital integration
In the third quarter of 2021 alone, venture capitalists in the U.S. and Europe pumped $7.8 billion into the freight technology industry — an increase of over 100% year-over-year. In a prolonged pandemic and season of tight capacity, supply chain fragility is a mainstream concern, as is how to connect the fragmented market of trucking capacity with available loads.
After all, around 80% of the freight in the U.S. is hauled by carriers with fewer than 100 trucks, and as fleet size decreases from...
CMA CGM moves to create fourth largest contract logistics player in $3bn deal with Ingram Micro
French liner CMA CGM has increased its e-commerce and contract logistics footprint by acquiring most of Ingram Micro’s Commerce & Lifecycle Services business (CLS) and its Shipwire cloud-based logistics technology platform. The transaction has an enterprise value of $3bn and includes the company’s...