Ifchor is diversifying further into technology by partnering with a Danish robotics company.

The Swiss shipbroker said it will act as Cliin's exclusive sales agent in Japan, marketing a new hold-cleaning system.

The Danish operation has developed a cargo-hold robot (CHR) that enables bulker owners to replace the conventional four-step chemical and water-intensive cleaning process with a one-step pure freshwater solution, Ifchor said.