Tag: digitalization

project44 announced the availability of its free port visibility reporting service, Port Intel. Free for a limited time, Port Intel is an online service that provides subscribers with free reports that summarize port congestion, and inform them when their containers are anchored near congested ports.

COSCO SHIPPING shake hands with Anhui Provincial Port & Shipping Group and introduced a blockchain-based paperless import cargo platform for China’s inland ports.

ABS launched another smart digital tool, offering environmental compliance support for shipowners and operators.

It is known that the maritime industry is marking a sharp increase in cyber-attacks. As a result, cyber security and safety are becoming of major importance when it comes to the ships' protection.

Several days ago, on 25 February 2021, the UK Maritime Air (MARAIR) Operations team carried out a communications test flight with the NATO Alliance Ground System (AGS) in an effort to boost maritime safety.

MOL announced an upgrade to the Augmented Reality (AR) navigation system, that enables the system to automatically display borders between deep-sea areas where vessels can navigate safely and shallower areas that may pose risks.

It is known that digitalization has taken on a new urgency following COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, BIMCO and other maritime NGOs urge public and private players to help create global digital ISO standards to facilitate the digital exchange of data.

e5 Lab announced the establishment of Marindows to bring information technology (IT) to Japan’s maritime industry. e5Lab is a joint venture of Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd., Exeno Yamamizu Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., and Mitsubishi Corporation that aims to develop electrically powered, zero-emission vessels.

BW Group and Miros created Miros Mocean, a joint venture to provide the shipping industry with a new standard in vessel performance optimisation.

The Port of Ceuta offers a computer tool in order to inform in real time about the meteorological and oceanographic conditions in the region.