Tag: digitalization

Digitalization can provide the ferry industry with both a reduction of operational costs and revenue increase, along with increased safety and crew efficiencies, a new report by global satellite communications provider Inmarsat reveals. 

Flag States and Classification Societies have joined forces to launch the Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) to provide technical and regulatory research to assist the shipping sector and its regulators address technology challenges.

IMO's Secretary General, Kitack Lim was speaking virtually at the opening of the IMO-Singapore Future of Shipping Conference, discussing ways for the industry to do more to digitalise operations. 

The US Coast Guard has proposed an update of the electrical engineering regulations for commercial vessels in 46 CFR Subchapter J in a bid to keep up with the new technology advancements. 

China Merchants Port is deploying Uhnder digital perception radar in a fleet of autonomous trucks at its smart port in Shenzhen.

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group independently has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based safety management/monitoring system (HiCAMS).

Inmarsat sponsored a new study, aiming to offer an overview of Singapore’s vibrant maritime start-up sector.

On 20th April, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore officially launched Singapore’s first Maritime Drone Estate (MDE).

The pandemic has underlined the importance of developing common requirements for the implementation of remote survey approach as an acceptable form of intervention in some circumstances to overcome the challenges of physical attendance surveys, according to IACS.

A new Maritime Innovation and Technology (MINT) Fund grant scheme will provide maritime technology start-ups in Singapore a boost to develop scalable solutions.