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Value Maritime appoints technical consultant and agent in South Korea

AJOT Newsroom | September 23, 2025 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Technology

Dutch emission-reduction technology innovator Value Maritime has signed a commercial representation agreement with Union Tech, appointing the company as its technical consultant and agent for Value Maritime’s solutions in South Korea.

Steelpaint coating delivers breakthrough in Wilhelmshaven dock gate renewal

AJOT Newsroom | September 23, 2025 | Maritime

Steelpaint has delivered a decisive breakthrough in the renewal of Wilhelmshaven’s Great Sea Lock, applying corrosion protection to some 26,000m2 of steel on one of the world’s largest sluice gates.

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AJOT Newsroom | September 23, 2025

Enstructure expands into finished vehicle logistics

Enstructure Auto Logistics (EAL), a segment of the leading U.S. terminal and logistics company Enstructure, announced new agreements with Mazda North America and Toyota Logistics Services (TLS) to provide finished vehicle logistics at the JAXPORT Talleyrand Marine Terminal.

APC completes tanker recoating deal for Spanish shipping line Marflet Marine

AJOT Newsroom | September 23, 2025 | Maritime

Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has completed a tanker recoating contract for Spanish headquartered shipping line Marflet Marine.

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Reuters | September 23, 2025

Unions push US lawmakers to pass SHIPS Act to secure shipbuilding funding

Five U.S. unions are calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that would help secure long-term funding to revive domestic shipbuilding, an effort championed by President Donald Trump and boosted by new port fees on Chinese ships.

Signal Tanker - Weekly Market Monitor

AJOT Newsroom | September 22, 2025 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Snapshot of crude and product freight rates, supply-demand

OOCL received three awards from the Hong Kong Marine Department and the HKSOA

AJOT Newsroom | September 22, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) has announced that the Company received the following three awards at the “2025 Joint Luncheon cum Award Presentation Ceremony" jointly organized by the Hong Kong Marine Department and the Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) on August 29, 2025:

Dualog launches Identity Provider with single sign-on for crew, accelerating maritime digitalization

AJOT Newsroom | September 22, 2025 | Maritime | Technology

IMAS technology for unmanned surface vessels

AJOT Newsroom | September 22, 2025 | Maritime | Technology

Addressing the growing challenges of high-speed USV operations

The Swedish Club expands management team

AJOT Newsroom | September 22, 2025 | Maritime | People | Appointments

The Swedish Club announced that it is strengthening its management team.

The Swedish Club’s Thomas Nordberg at LISW25: “Shared intelligence is the key to maritime resilience”

AJOT Newsroom | September 19, 2025 | Maritime

“When we pool data, we don’t lose our competitive edge — we sharpen the industry’s collective resilience,” was the key message from The Swedish Club’s Thomas Nordberg during LISW25.

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority names Betsy Young as Deputy Administrator

AJOT Newsroom | September 19, 2025 | Maritime | People | Appointments

The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority (TTWDA) has announced the hire of Betsy Young as Deputy Administrator of Business Development to lead integrated marketing, branding, and business development initiatives for the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and the broader Marine Highway M-65 corridor.

Top shipping players want overhaul of UN ship fuel emissions deal

Reuters | September 19, 2025 | Green Shipping | Maritime

A group of top shipping companies including leading Greek players said on Thursday they want changes to a United Nations deal tabled for adoption in October that seeks to cut marine fuel emissions, adding complications to the draft accord after U.S. opposition.

Crowley achieves ISO distinctions for quality and safety best practices 

AJOT Newsroom | September 18, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Crowley has been certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards by ABS Quality Evaluations, an accredited registrar for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

PIL marks historic naming ceremony of first LNG dual-fuel container vessel in Ghana

AJOT Newsroom | September 17, 2025 | Maritime

Pacific International Lines (PIL) held the naming ceremony of its latest 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel at the Port of Tema, marking a historic first for PIL in Ghana.

DHL cooperates with Henkel to enhance the use of sustainable marine fuel

AJOT Newsroom | September 17, 2025 | Green Shipping | Maritime | Liner Shipping

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of DHL Group, and Henkel, a global leader in industrial and consumer goods, are taking their long-standing sustainability partnership to a new level.