Tag: digitalization

WISTA Hellas conducted its Annual Forum on November 5, focusing on the sanctions that are being imposed today, the development of digitalization, as well as the role of women in shipping and the importance of boosting their presence in the sector. 

A significant step towards continuously ensuring the provision of fair and unbiased assessments that give equal opportunities to all seafarers around the globe is on the horizon for SafeMetrix, a product line of Safebridge. The platform is set to broaden its prospects, aiming to target the Philippine and Greek markets.

Classification Society ClassNK has concluded a joint research agreement for developing advanced condition-based maintenance (CBM); a new maintenance and management system to be used for the machineries of autonomous ships, as well as to further establish a new classification survey scheme based on CBM.

A safe and environmentally-friendly robot technology improving ship cargo hold cleaning will assist the dry bulk industry in hold cleaning operations, by reducing the risk of cargo contamination and decrease the cleaning costs.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority will trial a digital service providing application-based advice on public berths for inland shipping, enabling those that will use the system to digitally plan their route for inland navigation.

The Norwegian Maritime Authority met with DNV GL to discuss on developing an ultrasound system to check the keel bolts in wooden vessels, in order to avoid pulling them. Although, several studies have shown that ultrasound system has limitations and may not provide the right results, it still may be the only method to avoid pulling the keel bolts, the Authority commented.

NYK Group finalised a research agreement to launch a developing condition-based maintenance (CBM) system, a new maintenance and management system to be used for the machineries of ships, while also has begun the verification of the system during the actual ship operation, providing a new way of fixing vessel's machinery while it's on operation. 

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) announced that it will use a new technology for its business units in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas to protect thousands of end-points across its network. ICTSI will collaborate with BlackBerry Limited to use its BlackBerry Cylance technology.

To support industry management of risk and safety ahead of the implementation of the 2020 sulphur cap, RightShip calls operators of ships more than 8,000 DWT to confirm their compliant fuel choices and ship implementation plans in a new compliance assessment. 

Rocktree Consulting, a division of Singapore-headquartered transhipment and logistics group Rocktree, conducted the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for a new floating terminal that will be operated by Australia's Metro Mining Limited.