Six on tech's impact on shipping
Stuart Brewer, Partner at Beacon Communications, presents shipping executives' viewpoints, stressing the importance of technology and innovation for greater sustainability in the maritime industry.
Read moreStuart Brewer, Partner at Beacon Communications, presents shipping executives' viewpoints, stressing the importance of technology and innovation for greater sustainability in the maritime industry.
Read moreThe basis of ecosystem thinking strategy is eliminating major inefficiencies that marine industry players are facing and that impose a significant negative impact on business operations, which are overcapacity, inadequate port-to-port fuel efficiency, and time wasted waiting when entering ports and other high traffic areas.
Read moreMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the cooperation with Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology to apply Fujitsu's artificial intelligence technology for the estimation of vessel performance at sea.
Read moreThe company won the 2017 Maritime KVNR Shipping Award for its sustainable vessel ‘Egbert Wagenborg’ of the new ‘EasyMax’ type, which has a very low resistance due to optimal hull shape, both above and below the water, resulting in fuel savings.
Read moreAccording to the agreement, the two companies will promote maritime energy and performance management, as well as improve a sustainable business development and smart ship concept that will enhance the competitiveness of China’s shipbuilding and shipping enterprises.
Read moreWärtsilä announced the opening of its first Digital Acceleration Centre, in a bid to accelerate innovation and new business ideas, including the industry’s most advanced intelligent vessel and other projects.
Read moreSouthampton Solent University Emeritus Professor, Mike Barnett, told that the new generation of high-tech vessels are likely to operate with increasingly reduced crew levels and, where there are seafarers on ships, they will be in small numbers but highly trained.
Read moreThe Palau International Ship Registry has recently seen a strong increase in its fleet size as more shipowners and operators look to become a part of the new breed of smart registries. At the end of September 2017, the Palau flag fleet stood at 380 ships with 3,000,000 gross tonnage.
Read moreInmarsat announced the signing of a MoU with Samsung Heavy Industries, aiming to leverage the ‘smart ship’ connectivity offered by Fleet Xpress at the vessel construction stage. The ‘Smart Ship’ service aims to allow owners to harvest data from hull-monitors and equipment sensors onboard in real-time.
Read moreHyundai Heavy Industries announced that it developed Integrated Smart Ship Solution, its proprietary ICT technology capable of realizing economical and reliable navigation and management of ships. ISSS is the first of its kind in the global industry.
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