March 25th, 20190China's Zenith Steel has partnered up with Shanghai Ruihua Group, a electrical power system manufacturer, to jointly develop a fully electric vessel. The vessel will...
March 20th, 20190UK-based satellite communications group Inmarsat has received a $3.3bn cash takeover offer from a consortium led by Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus...
March 19th, 20190Classification society DNV GL has set up a new artificial intelligence research centre in Shanghai as it seeks new solutions to enhance its audit, inspection and survey...
March 18th, 20194A famous name among the Norwegian maritime community has become a shipowner … kind of. Birgit Liodden, who previously headed up Nor-Shipping before being appointed...
March 15th, 201933Launching this week in partnership with Airbus, Wilhelmsen’s shore-to-ship Singapore pilot project, marks the first deployment of drone technology in real-time port...
March 12th, 20190Cosco Shipping Technology, the shipping technology development unit of China Cosco Shipping, has introduced a new third party digital platform for domestic coastal bulk...
March 12th, 20190Classification society DNV has announced that all its classed vessels are now able to utilise the possibility of remote surveys for some inspections through its Veracity...
March 5th, 20190Singapore authorities are amending existing legislation to ensure the republic remains at the forefront of the digitalisation of global trade. A pilot initiative...
March 4th, 20191Last November Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express announced plans to establish a container shipping association to pave the way for...
February 28th, 20190Israel-based LogChain has completed a pilot blockchain shipment of beverages from Belgium, the latest in a sudden raft of blockchain cargo movements. The successful...
February 27th, 20191Israeli shipping and logistics service provider ZIM has announced that it has made a direct investment in compatriot technology company Ladingo to expand its presence in...
February 26th, 20191Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping and startup specialists Techstars have launched a shipping startup accelerator in Singapore. The EPS MaritimeTech Accelerator...
February 25th, 20190Japanese shipping firm Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is trialling ship hull inspection and maintenance by a drone and image analysis system jointly developed with...
February 25th, 20195Humans have a tenuous relationship with automation. On balance, we love it. It has made our lives easier. Freed up time for leisure. Freed up time for thinking … about...
February 22nd, 20190California-based digital forwarder Flexport yesterday announced it has secured $1bn in a funding round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund with participation from existing...
February 22nd, 201910Next week sees the launch of the Smart Maritime Network in London. The initiative is the brainchild of Rob O’Dwyer and Cathy Hodge, two long-term names associated with...
February 20th, 20190Maritime is often lambasted for being behind the digital curve but a new benchmarking study shows liners are far ahead of their air cargo peers. The 18-page report,...
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