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Orca AI joins forces with Samsung Heavy Industries to accelerate autonomous vessel technology

AJOT Newsroom | April 29, 2026 | Maritime | Technology

The companies will offer an integrated ‘autonomous navigation, berthing and speed control solutions’ package that covers not only newbuild vessels but also the retrofit market for existing ships. Samsung Heavy Industries will embed Orca AI’s AI-powered situational awareness platform as standard on newbuild vessels equipped with its Samsung Autonomous Ship (SAS) solution Joint R&D and data collaboration aims to accelerate the real-world deployment and scaling of autonomous vessel technologies using large-scale fleet data

Pacific International Lines delivers resilient earnings in FY2025

AJOT Newsroom | April 29, 2026 | Maritime | By The Numbers

PIL Pte Ltd announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025.

[Freightos Weekly Update] Air cargo remains under more pressure from higher jet fuel costs and tighter supply

Air cargo remains under more pressure from higher jet fuel costs and tighter supply, with Lufthansa and KLM cutting domestic flights, United adding a cargo disruption fee, and Southeast Asia already seeing tighter fuel availability.

House Democrats urge Trump to keep US ban on Chinese cars in place

Reuters | April 28, 2026 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

More than 70 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump not to permit Chinese automakers to build or sell cars in the United States.

Russian ‘shadow fleet’ undeterred by Starmer’s threat as nearly 100 ships cross UK waters

Reuters | April 28, 2026 | Maritime | Bulk

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so‑called "shadow fleet" has had no clear impact on the number passing through UK waters, a Reuters analysis shows.

The Mission to Seafarers launches Shorebased Happiness Index

AJOT Newsroom | April 28, 2026 | Maritime

Stolt Tankers adopts Tilla’s platform to optimize crew change travel

AJOT Newsroom | April 28, 2026 | Maritime

Stolt Tankers will use Tilla's software platform to manage the travel required for its crew changes.

NORDEN raises full-year guidance 102/2026

AJOT Newsroom | April 28, 2026 | Maritime | By The Numbers

PIL launches Ubuntu Express (UBX)

AJOT Newsroom | April 28, 2026 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Pacific International Lines (PIL) continues to strengthen their footprint in South Africa.

Marine surveyors urged to strengthen due diligence

AJOT Newsroom | April 28, 2026 | Maritime

A US$30,000 off-spec grain cargo claim directed at the wrong surveyor has prompted International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) to warn marine surveyors of the liability exposure they face.

Energy

E. C. Lauriat | April 27, 2026

Sidelining ‘Big Oil’ and decarbonizing shipping: Progress on the ‘Net-Zero Framework’

“While not perfect, in its current form the Net-Zero Framework is the IMO’s most ambitious emissions reductions mechanism to date…” Michael Petroni, Policy Analyst, Climate Action Tracker

IMO addresses UN Security Council on maritime safety in the Strait of Hormuz

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2026 | Maritime

IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez has called on States to uphold the principle of freedom of navigation and reject any imposition of tolls, fees or discriminatory transit measures for passage through straits used for international navigation.

MOL Is the 1st Japanese company to join the World Economic Forum’s ‘1000 Ocean Startups’ program

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2026 | Maritime

Climate activists greet IMO delegates with massive banners demanding: “Stand Up to Trump & the Petrostates! Green Shipping Now!”

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2026 | Green Shipping | Maritime

As global negotiations to clean up the shipping industry hang in the balance, a high-visibility river action turns the IMO headquarters itself into an unavoidable call for climate action

Turning off AIS while transiting Hormuz offers false sense of security

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2026 | Maritime | Technology

Leading maritime cyber solutions expert Cydome is advising shipmanagers with assets transiting high-risk waters that disabling a vessel’s Automatic Identification System (AIS) is creating a false sense of security, as the vessel’s location and position can remain electronically visible.

Ulsan Port completes world’s first ammonia port-to-ship bunkering for commercial vessels

AJOT Newsroom | April 27, 2026 | Maritime

The Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) announced the successful completion of the world’s first ammonia bunkering operation for an ammonia dual-fuel gas carrier at Ulsan Port on April 23, 2026.

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Reuters | April 27, 2026

Shipping traffic through Hormuz remains muted with no US-Iran deal in sight, data shows

At least seven ships - mainly dry bulk vessels - have crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, in line with muted activity in recent days, shipping data showed on Monday, while talks between Iran and the United States have stalled.

CMA CGM | FAK Rates - From Asia to North Europe starting May 15th, 2026

AJOT Newsroom | April 24, 2026 | Maritime

Please find the new applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) as follows as from May 15th, 2026 (loading date) until further notice

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Reuters | April 24, 2026

Trump grants 90-day Jones Act waiver extension to curb energy costs

Trump extends a 90-day Jones Act shipping waiver to ease fuel transport, aiming to stabilize oil and gasoline prices amid Iran war-driven supply shocks and mounting economic pressure.

Only five ships pass through Strait of Hormuz in 24 hours

Reuters | April 24, 2026 | Maritime | Bulk

Only five ships, including one Iranian oil products tanker, have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, Friday shipping data showed, after Iran seized two container ships this week and the U.S. continues to blockade Iranian ports.

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