Tag: digitalization

SSI has recently become a member of the OCX Consortium, a collaborative effort aimed at establishing a universal standard for the digital exchange of vessel design data.

Maritime & Port Authority Of Singapore (MPA Singapore) shows cautious optimism for 2024 amidst new highs in vessel arrival tonnage, container throughput, bunker sales and tonnage registration in 2023. 

NorthStandard launched its ‘ECDIS Training Assessment’ platform, unveiling its new Get SET! digital product portfolio, harnessing pioneering technologies to improve safety and reduce operating costs.

Bertrand Chen, CEO of GSBN, discusses the benefits of an electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) and reveals the consortium's interest in tokenizing eBLs for global trade to create new financial assets. As we move towards a more dynamic and volatile shipping industry, there is a need to modernize the way we gather, analyze, and share data for trade, ensuring transparent, traceable, and credible information to support decarbonization, he argues.

Grieg Green has joined forces with ReFlow, with the aim of developing digital solutions to document the environmental performance of companies.

NorthStandard and Lovoy A/S point out how important it is for shipping companies to ensure that the policies and procedures in their vessels’ safety management systems (SMS) are clear, relevant and usable by the crew they are intended for, and why SMS improvement is closely linked to companies’ SIRE 2.0 preparation. 

As the end of each year is always a time of review, reflection, and celebration, in a comprehensive year-end recap, we bring you 23 key moments that have profoundly influenced the shipping industry in 2023, showcasing notable strides toward sustainability.

Marlink will deploy its guaranteed bandwidth hybrid network solutions to the Höegh Autoliners fleet to accelerate the company’s integration of digital services to meet its sustainability goals. Already a customer using remote IT service, support and maintenance from Marlink, Höegh Autoliners will adopt Marlink’s hybrid network solutions, blending high throughput VSAT with L-band backup and 4G/5G services. This agreement builds on our existing relationship with Marlink and enables us to support our future-focussed strategy with solutions that can scale as requirements grow. ... said Andreas Enger, Chief Executive Officer, Höegh Autoliners The managed network solution also includes Marlink’s Unified Threat Management (UTM) cyber security service to ensure the highest security for sensitive data and applications. The company will also evaluate the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) services entering the maritime industry, which can be used to support crew welfare and new business applications. Leveraging Marlink’s advanced digital solutions across the fleet aims to enable Höegh Autoliners to improve performance across the fleet. The contract reflects increasing demand for vessel performance data as well as the need to demonstrate compliance of its operations and a high degree of cyber resilience.  Consolidating digital connectivity and remote IT solutions with a single supplier will provide Höegh Autoliners with ...

In a significant stride towards autonomous navigation systems, Anschütz GmbH has been actively engaged in research through its Clean Autonomous Public Transportation Network (CAPTN).

The Hellenic Ministry of Shipping and the Aegean plans to prioritize the enhancement of maritime education and sustainability in 2024.