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20 October 2026

HarborLab: Why shipping’s husbandry bills are still stuck in Excel

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HarborLab: Why shipping’s husbandry bills are still stuck in Excel

Shipping has spent years tightening voyage costs, bunker procurement and commercial port expenses, but one sizeable part of the bill remains comparatively untouched: husbandry. For Antonis Malaxianakis, founder and CEO of Athens-based port cost management platform HarborLab, that blind spot is particularly evident around bunkering, crew changes and stores, where technical departments can still be …

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