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  • Bunker Strategy 2027: 8 Ways Owners Are Responding to Tight Fuel Supply
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  • Can a Bunker Platform Replace Your Broker? The Real Answer Depends on the Stem
  • Your Bunker Tests at 58°C: 9 Costs Triggered by One Bad Flashpoint Result Under the New SOLAS Rules
  • IMO is Studying Swappable Ship Batteries that Could Turn Energy Into a Leased Container
  • The Post-Fixture Profit Test: 12 Events That Should Automatically Trigger a New Voyage P&L Forecast
  • The Voyage Margin Leak That Turns Good Fixtures Into Weak P&L
  • The Real Cost of Going PFOS-Free on Shipboard Firefighting Foam in 2026
  • Hormuz Transit Fees: The Top Insurance and Sanctions Traps Shipowners Should Price Before Passage
  • Tariff Frontloading and the Budget Risks Behind Record July Import Volumes
  • Robotic Hull Cleaning vs Traditional Cleaning: When Does a $100M Fleet Need Its Own Hull-Care Strategy?
  • India’s Shipbuilding Supplier Boom Is Bigger Than the Fund
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  • Bunker Strategy 2027: 8 Ways Owners Are Responding to Tight Fuel SupplySep 11
  • Can Variable-Speed Gensets Cut Ship Fuel Use 15%? 7 Vessel Types to WatchSep 10
  • 7 Remote Ship Inspection Technologies Cutting Tank, Hold and Hull Survey CostsSep 9
  • 10 Ship Safety Systems Decarbonization Is Quietly Creating a New Market ForSep 8
  • Scrubbers Are Back? Vessel Types Where the 2026 Fuel Spread Is Changing ROISep 7
  • Cruise Ship Supplier Categories Winning From the $4 Billion Drydock BoomSep 7
  • Some Indian Ship Recycling Yards Still Can’t Access the EU List, Even After HKC ComplianceSep 4
  • Before Installing Rotor Sails & The Ship-wide Systems Owners Likely Need to IntegrateSep 3
  • Can Shipowners Prove AI Actually Saves Fuel? 8 Technologies Needed for Bankable Voyage OptimizationSep 2
  • Cargo Securing Inspections Start Today and 10 PSC Checks That Can Delay a SailingSep 1
  • Your Ship’s Cranes Are Now a SOLAS Issue: 10 Costs Owners Should Budget Before the Next Renewal SurveyAug 31
  • VLCC Rates Are Turning Into the Cleanest Signal in the Crude Tanker MarketAug 28
  • Should Your Next Ship Still Be LNG Dual-Fuel? 10 Numbers to Run Before Signing a Newbuild ContractAug 27
  • Your Ballast Water System (BWMS) is Getting Old: 10 Repairs That Signal It May Be Time for a Major UpgradeAug 26
  • Is Bunker Fuel Quality Getting Worse? 7 Checks Shipowners Should Add Before Accepting a Stem in 2026Aug 25
  • Methanol Retrofit or Replace the Ship? The Vessel-Age Test Owners Should Run FirstAug 24
  • Weekend Updates @ Ship UniverseAug 22
  • Can a Bunker Platform Replace Your Broker? The Real Answer Depends on the StemAug 21
  • Your Bunker Tests at 58°C: 9 Costs Triggered by One Bad Flashpoint Result Under the New SOLAS RulesAug 20
  • IMO is Studying Swappable Ship Batteries that Could Turn Energy Into a Leased ContainerAug 19
News
  • Suspected Pirate Hijacking of Bulker Glamor Reported Off YemenSep 11
  • Drewry WCI Holds at $4,476 as U.S. Container Rates Rise and Europe Lanes SlideSep 11
  • $900M Montevideo Container Terminal Proposed as Neltume Targets 1.15M TEU CapacitySep 11
  • Fire Safety: 25 Killed at Qingdao Shipyard as Fires Hit Ferries, Tankers and Cargo ShipsSep 11
  • Arctic LNG 2 Hits Hanwha Ocean With Another $1bn Claim Over Canceled Arc7 TankersSep 10
  • Brent Breaks $100 as Bunker Costs Surge and 2027 Outlook ShiftsSep 10
  • Austal USA Draws $1.25B-$1.35B U.S. Bid, Topping Hanwha OfferSep 10
  • Rotterdam World Gateway Secures Largest Financing Yet for €500M Expansion Toward 5M TEUSep 10
  • Hormuz Tanker War Erupts, Trading Blows in the Biggest Wave YetSep 9
  • AEVEX’s $650 Million BlackSea Deal Turns Drone Boats Into a Defense Scale RaceSep 9
  • Greece Finalizes Acquisition of Two Italian FREMM Frigates With 2028 and 2029 DeliveriesSep 9
  • Hanwha Ocean Takes Lead in Thailand’s $509M Frigate Deal With OCEAN-40FSep 9
  • Oil Nears $100 as Houthi Strikes Halt Saudi Energy Operations and Put Red Sea Export Route Back at RiskSep 8
  • Kongsberg Maritime to Acquire Steerprop, Adding Arctic Propulsion Specialist in Second Deal in 57 DaysSep 8
  • Hapag-Lloyd Reshapes ZIM Bid as Israel Demands More Maritime ControlSep 8
  • HMM’s $3.4B Vale Deal Turns Green Newcastlemaxes Into Long-Term RevenueSep 8
  • CMA CGM Takes 40% Stake in $434M Jeddah Terminal 4 as RSGT Capacity Jumps 42%Sep 7
  • Japan’s Shipyard Revival Gets Its First $1.36 Billion PushSep 7
  • IMO Carbon Price Heads for December 4 Showdown as 38 States Back Pricing and U.S.-Saudi Opposition HoldsSep 7
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  • Edge AI vs Cloud AI at SeaSep 11
  • Purchasing Tasks Fleets Can Automate Before Touching Bridge Autonomy as AI Procure-to-Pay for Ships Moves ForwardSep 10
  • 9 Maritime Uses Owners Can Buy Today as Digital Twins Move Beyond the 3D ModelSep 9
  • Agentic AI for Ship Maintenance & The 8 Jobs It Could Take Over Before Autonomous Ships ArriveSep 8
  • 9 Systems That Must Connect Before AI Can Run the VoyageSep 7
  • The Vendor Laptop Problem & 10 Ways Contractors Can Bypass a Ship’s Cyber DefensesSep 4
  • Autonomous Ship Technology After the MASS Code: 10 Systems Moving Onto Conventional VesselsSep 3
  • The Shipboard OT Cybersecurity Stack: 10 Connected Systems Owners Can No Longer Leave ExposedSep 2
  • AI Agents Are Moving Into the Fleet Operations Desk: 10 Shipping Jobs They Could Automate FirstSep 1
  • Can a Fiber-Optic Cable Replace Another Coastal Radar? 8 Numbers Behind Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Dark-Ship DetectionAug 31
  • FuelEU Methane Slip Measurement ROI – When Actual Engine Data Beats Default FactorsAug 28
  • Turbo Blower vs Screw Compressor for Air Lubrication Net Fuel SavingsAug 27
  • Amazon Leo Is Coming to Ships: Should Owners Add another Satellite Network or Wait?Aug 26
  • AI Voyage Optimization ROI Fuel Savings Needed Before the Software Pays for ItselfAug 25
  • AI Lookout Cameras vs Marine Radar: Is Computer Vision Worth Buying?Aug 24
  • VDES Before AIS Replacement Owners Should Price the 2028 Bridge UpgradeAug 21
  • Reported Maritime Cyber Attacks and the Defenses That Could Have Changed the OutcomeAug 20
  • UAV + USV + Vision AI & 8 Maritime Inspections That May No Longer Need a Human Survey Team On SiteAug 19
  • GPS Jammed at Sea and 7 Navigation Technologies That Still Give Ships Position ConfidenceAug 18
  • IACS E27 Procurement Checklist: 15 Cybersecurity Questions to Ask Before Installing Any Connected Marine EquipmentAug 17
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Cruise
  • Low-Water River Cruising & 8 Vessel Technologies That Could Protect Itineraries and RevenueSep 11
  • 22 MW Cruise Ship Pods Are Here and The Key Questions Owners Need to Ask Before Choosing Next-Generation Pod PropulsionSep 10
  • Air Lubrication vs Silicone Coatings vs Thruster Grids: Which Cruise Efficiency Upgrade Wins?Sep 9
  • The Key Ways Energy Storage Is Moving Into Cruise FleetsSep 8
  • $80 Oil and The New Fuel-Savings Playbook for Cruise LinesSep 4
  • How Older Cruise Ships Can Keep Earning Premium YieldsSep 3
  • Cruise Lines Are Adding Cabins Instead of Buying ShipsSep 2
  • Cruise Ships Can Tracking Passenger Flow Without CamerasSep 1
  • Cruise Food Waste Machines Are Becoming a Shipboard ROI BattleAug 31
  • Cruise Ships May Be Throwing Away More Heat Than FuelAug 28
  • Cruise Casino Technology ROI: The Square-Foot Case for Progressive Jackpots at SeaAug 27
  • 2026 Cruise Safety Review and the Incidents That May Change Shipboard Risk PlanningAug 26
  • Cruise Environmental Systems Are Becoming the Next Big Marine AftermarketAug 25
  • 2027 Cruise Industry Outlook: Growth Is Strong, but the Easy Recovery Is OverAug 24
  • Modernize or Replace? Costs Cruise Lines Should Price Before Touching a 15-Year-Old Elevator BankAug 21
  • 225+ Cruise Ships Have Advanced Wastewater Treatment: When Does Retrofitting the Remaining Fleet Still Make Sense?Aug 20
  • Cruise Ships Can Save Fuel by Losing Weight Above the HullAug 19
  • Cruise Ships Are Dumping Heat While Operators Hunt for Fuel SavingsAug 18
  • Will Electric Cruise Ships Turn Ports Into High-Voltage Charging Hubs?Aug 17
  • Cruise Food Waste Tech: Microbial Digesters vs Waste-to-Energy GasificationAug 14
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Naval
  • Naval Shipboard 5G: Key Systems That Could Benefit From Private High-Speed NetworksSep 11
  • 7 Reasons Navies Keep Buying Proven Gas Turbines for Next-Generation WarshipsSep 10
  • Foreign-Built U.S. Navy Frigates & The Supplier Categories That Could Win From the New Procurement ModelSep 9
  • 10 Mission Packages Navies Could Swap Without Buying Another BoatSep 8
  • Inside the Modern ASW FrigateSep 7
  • Why Power and Water Are Becoming the Navy Shipyard’s Most Important WeaponsSep 4
  • Naval Shipyards Are Becoming Billion-Dollar Technology Projects and the Key Systems Behind the Next Generation of Fleet MaintenanceSep 3
  • KDDX and the Digital Warship Era: The Top Systems Behind 5G-Connected DestroyersSep 2
  • Can a Frigate Survive 100 Cheap Drones? The Systems Behind Next-Generation Shipboard Counter-UASSep 1
  • Should Every Warship Carry a Metal 3D Printer?Aug 31
  • Can Waste Heat Extend a Destroyer’s Range? 8 Numbers Behind the Navy’s New DDG-51 Energy-Recovery PushAug 28
  • Should Every ASW Frigate Carry Its Own Unmanned Sonar Boat?Aug 27
  • CEAFAR Radar vs Next-Generation Naval Radar: 9 Questions Navies Should Ask Before Switching AESA SuppliersAug 26
  • CEAFAR vs the Next Generation of Naval Radar: 9 Questions Navies Should Ask Before Switching AESA SuppliersAug 25
  • Putting a Laser on a Warship Could Break the Retrofit BudgetAug 24
  • Warships Are Getting Over-the-Air Updates: 10 Controls Every Combat-System Software Vendor Will NeedAug 21
  • Navy Plug and Play Consortium Could Fast Track Shipboard TechAug 20
  • Who Owns the CAD File? 8 IP Battles Coming With the Navy’s Digital Spare-Parts StrategyAug 19
  • Saronic vs Anduril: Software Defined Naval Shipyards Become the Next Arms RaceAug 18
  • Pearl Harbor Dry Dock 5 Turns Infrastructure Into a Supplier GoldmineAug 17
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PR
  • Marlink report reveals evolving cyber risk driven by user credentials and human error
  • Safety training as the foundation of professional seamanship
  • Danelec and Thetius launch new industry report examining the gap between digital investment and decision quality in maritime
  • Marlink launches XChange NextGen, the edge platform powering maritime digital possibilities
  • Fairplay Towage joins Tug Network Team as alliance expands into Europe
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Awards
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  • Top 8 Wind-Assisted Propulsion Providers for Ships
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Company Spotlights
  • DA-Desk: Port Cost Control Without the Spreadsheet Chaos
  • STAX Review: At-berth compliance, without shore power dependency
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  • Smart Maritime Network Review
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  • Kaiko Systems Review: Inspections, structured and ready to prove
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  • Starboard Maritime Intelligence Review: Turning ocean data into early warnings
  • IQAX Review: Digital trade rails for boxes, docs and banks
  • HavocAI Review: Operational Control at Scale
  • DeepSea Technologies Review: From raw vessel data to real fuel cuts
  • Intellian Technologies Review: Quiet hardware behind always-on fleet links
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  • Blue Visby Review: Turning idle time into fuel savings
  • Ofiniti Review: One digital record for every fuel delivery
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  • Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure Review: Quiet hardware that protects ships and berths
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