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ModerateMay 6, 2026Shipping Lines Deploy Retired Vessels as Floating Data Centers
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Hitachi, and Hitachi Systems have announced a strategic partnership to repurpose retired maritime vessels—specifically ageing car carriers—as floating data centres. This ini
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Risk & Disruption
High ImpactApr 21, 2026Iran-US Tensions Threaten Data Centre Supply Chain & Energy
The escalating geopolitical tensions between Iran and the United States are creating upstream risks for the global data centre supply chain, particularly regarding energy availability and grid reliabi
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