Tag: digitalization

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.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. along with the Ship Data Center (ShipDC) have agreed to share the data of about 180 MOL’s ships in operation under the ship IoT data sharing platform known as "IoS Open Platform".

Port of Antwerp is about to lauch a new shipping guidance system, named as "Vessel Traffic Services" (VTS) in an effort to boost safety and smooth vessel traffic at the port.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd and its car carrier Orca Ace, recently gained ClassNK’s Remote Survey (RMSV) notation, which recognizes the vessel’s preparedness for implementing remote surveys.

Wärtsilä Voyage shake hands with technology solutions provider Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) in an effort to deliver transformational learning solutions and improve safety and efficiency at sea.

The SMART4SEA Virtual Forum successfully concluded on February 24th focusing on the implication of the pandemic in the short and long term and holding discussions on how the industry should work in creating a smarter future for shipping.

The Greece-based METIS Cyberspace Technology is about to launch shipping’s first tool to predict the trade-off between emissions reduction and debt servicing for ships financed under the Poseidon Principles.