Tag: Strategic
FrontM’s Strategic Investments Steer the Maritime Industry Towards Enhanced ESG
In a significant move underscoring the maritime industry’s commitment to digital innovation and crew welfare, FrontM, the maritime superapp platform company, announces the completion of a strategic funding round led by Motion Ventures with participation from MOL PLUS and Wilhelmsen. The maritime industry stands at the threshold of a monumental shift, fuelled by the rise…
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) and Bureau Veritas establish strategic partnership to drive maritime innovation, education and training
This week Song Baoru, Chairman of Shanghai Maritime University (SMU), led a six-member SMU delegation to the Bureau Veritas Paris Head Office. Matthieu De Tugny, President of Bureau Veritas, Marine & Offshore with Alex Gregg-Smith, Senior Vice-President North Asia, and a Bureau Veritas team were present to welcome SMU and sign a Memorandum of Understanding…
CNOOC and Bureau Veritas sign strategic cooperation framework agreement
November 6 – The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the largest offshore oil and gas production operator in China, has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Bureau Veritas (BV), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification (TIC) services, at the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE). CNOOC and BV’s collaboration began with…
MOL has become the 1st Japanese Shipping Company to Join Washington Maritime Blue, A Non-profit Strategic Alliance for a Sustainable Maritime Industry
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that MOL has become the first Japanese shipping company to participate in the non-profit organization “Leadership Initiative to Promote Maritime Cluster Innovation and the Blue Economy (Note),” organized by Washington Maritime Blue (WMB; CEO: Joshua Berger; Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, U.S.) , a strategic alliance for the collaborative creation of a…
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MOL has become the 1st Japanese Shipping Company to Join Washington Maritime Blue, A Non-profit Strategic Alliance for a Sustainable Maritime Industry
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that MOL has become the first Japanese shipping company to participate in the non-profit organization “Leadership Initiative to Promote Maritime Cluster Innovation and the Blue Economy (Note),” organized by Washington Maritime Blue (WMB; CEO: Joshua Berger; Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, U.S.) , a strategic alliance for the collaborative creation of a…
GTT Strategic Ventures invests in bound4blue to support the development of wind-assisted propulsion technology
GTT Strategic Ventures, the GTT group venture capital arm, announces that it has led a fund-raising round of €15.9 million to support the development of bound4blue, a technology developer of automated wind-assisted propulsion systems for maritime transport. In particular, the funding round includes the participation of the European Innovation Council, Louis Dreyfus Company Ventures and…
Höegh LNG and Aker BP Form Strategic Partnership for Carbon Transport and Storage Solutions
Höegh LNG and Aker BP have entered a strategic partnership to develop a fully comprehensive carbon transport and storage offering for industrial CO2 emitters in Northern Europe. The agreement combines the companies’ respective strengths, expertise, and technologies to establish a strong value chain for CCS on the Norwegian Continental Shelf that includes gathering, transporting and…
