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COSCO SHIPPING Debuts Smart Cargo Hold Cleaner “Hold Cleaning Elf”

  • COSCO SHIPPING (Qingdao) has launched its independently developed “Hold Cleaning Elf” robot for bulk carriers, a major step in shipping automation.

  • The robot features eco-friendly technology, superior adaptability, and high cleaning performance, reducing operation time and labor costs.

  • Future upgrades will include AI and big data integration, driving the evolution of smarter, greener ship operations.

In a breakthrough for smarter, more sustainable shipping, COSCO SHIPPING (Qingdao) has...

https://mfame.guru/cosco-shipping-debuts-smart-cargo-hold-cleaner-hold-cleaning-elf/

Ecospeed coatings chemical resistance

Replacement scrubber pipes being coated with Ecospeed prior to installation for permanent protection.

When Ecospeed coatings were being developed, Subsea Industries simply searched for the best protective coating for marine applications, period. This logically led to the type of thick, highly corrosion resistant vinyl ester coatings that are used to protect tanks. This type of coating is also highly corrosion resistant to many chemicals including acids and salt water. Glass was added into the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/05/ecospeed-coatings-chemical-resistance/

Energy House Day 2025

Recently, the “Energy House” facility in Stord, Norway, was visited by Dr. Chris Leontopoulos, Vice President of Technology at ABS, and Dr. Minas Diacakis, Senior Engineer at the ABS Global Ships Systems Center. Accompanying them were Egil Christian Legland, ABS Business Development Manager in Norway, along with sustainability specialists Hamid Daiyan Ph.D., ABS Global Sustainability Manager, and Rene Sejer Laursen, ABS Director of Global Sustainability.

l to r: Reber Iverson, Koj Portin and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/03/energy-house-day-2025/

SNAME Monthly Meeting | Robust and Simulation Based Design of Ships and Energy Systems

Auditorium: V.Ships Greece Ltd, Piliou 1, 185 41, Piraeus, Greece

Robust and Simulation-Based Design of Ships and Energy Systems

Contemporary ship design challenges create new opportunities for the introduction and wide use of novel ship design optimization methods and systems virtual prototyping. The combined disruptive influences of maritime decarbonization, digital twining, circular economies, geographic trade instability as well inflationary...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/02/sname-monthly-meeting-robust-and-simulation-based-design-of-ships-and-energy-systems/

Freightmate AI seeks dismissal of Flexport copyright lawsuit

Freightmate AI has filed a motion to dismiss Flexport’s copyright infringement lawsuit against it.

The motion, filed on April 22, argues that Flexport’s claims for trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement lack a sufficient legal basis.

Freightmate AI’s attorneys contend that the complaint fails to demonstrate any direct involvement of the company in the alleged misappropriation acts carried out by former Flexport employees now affiliated with Freightmate.

“Flexport never should...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightmate-ai-seeks-dismissal-of-flexport-copyright-lawsuit

Lloyd’s Register OneOcean machine-learning technology adopted by TotalEnergies to reduce fuel consumption and emissions

New collaboration delivers significant fuel and emissions savings through advanced technology.

Lloyd’s Register OneOcean (LR OneOcean) has collaborated with TotalEnergies, a global multi-energy company, to deploy advanced route optimisation technology across its shipping operations.

TotalEnergies has adopted LR OneOcean’s Route Optimisation solution, which combines expert master mariner oversight with sophisticated machine learning fuel modelling and hull analysis capabilities.

The Route...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/02/lloyds-register-oneocean-machine-learning-technology-adopted-by-totalenergies-to-reduce-fuel-consumption-and-emissions/

Aurora goes driverless with partners Uber Freight, Hirschbach

A major milestone in the freight industry has arrived, as Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) has officially kicked off its commercial driverless trucking operations in Texas. The company’s autonomous freight service, operating without a human driver onboard, is now making regular deliveries between Dallas and Houston.

The deployment comes after years of development and extensive on-road testing, during which Aurora’s autonomous system, the Aurora Driver, completed more than three million miles under...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aurora-goes-driverless-with-partners-uber-freight-hirschbach

Thordon Bearings RiverTough exceeds 500 installations in workboat sector

In a significant milestone for the company, Thordon Bearings has seen its RiverTough tailshaft bearing solution surpass 500 installations in the workboat sector.

Primarily a retrofit solution but also increasingly specified for newbuilds, RiverTough is designed for coastal and inland waterways, where conditions are typically muddy and abrasive. The solution, applied in combination with hard-coated nickel-chrome-boron (NiCrB) Thordon shaft sleeves, has been verified as outlasting rubber bearings...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/01/thordon-bearings-rivertough-exceeds-500-installations-in-workboat-sector/

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