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Artificial intelligence can’t answer everything
Ioannis Psarros, chief commercial officer of Signal Maritime Services discusses the limitations of AI for tanker chartering At Signal we…
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ZIM’s Eli Glickman discusses shipping’s new normal in latest Maritime CEO magazine
2020’s final Maritime CEO issue sees Eli Glickman, CEO of Israeli carrier ZIM, on the cover. Glickman has presided over…
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Democratising the smart port in the last mile
The resources and tech to become a smart port are unevenly distributed – and it’s causing a dangerous gulf in…
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Swedish consortium develops AI-powered ship operation support system
A group of Swedish technology entrepreneurs and academics have joined forces to accelerate the research and development of an artificial…
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Rolls-Royce acquires ship control systems firm Servowatch
Rolls-Royce has acquired UK-based marine control systems firm Servowatch Systems from India’sLarsen & Toubro. Servowatch will significantly expand the ship…
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Electronic bills of lading move ahead with new standards published
Bills of lading, among the most antiquated processes in the shipping industry, have been given the 21st century treatment today,…
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Plastics at sea tracking initiative launches
Shipping leaders have united in their support of pollution mapping initiative Eyesea which was officially launched today. Eyesea, a not-for-profit…
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Drones come to the rescue in Covid battle at sea
Panagiotis Galanis reports on the the first transportation of rapid Covid tests for seafarers using drones. The ancient Greek poet…
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Timber Exchange launches, chopping down inefficiencies in the logs trade
Centersource, a timber trade and technology company has launched Timber Exchange, a marketplace and digital toolset for forwarders, sawmills, and…
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Autonomous ships: Coming soon to a port near you
‘This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error’ – Hal 9000,…
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Steen Lund appointed CEO of RightShip to replace Martin Crawford-Brunt
Australian vetting and safety firm RightShip has appointed Singapore-based executive Steen Lund as its new CEO, replacing Martin Crawford-Brunt who…
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Rotor sail partnership launches to take technology mainstream
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has taken a significant step in addressing what it believes to be one of the most significant…
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Yara takes delivery of autonomous boxship Yara Birkeland
In one of this year’s most eagerly anticipated ship deliveries, Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has handed over the zero emissions autonomous…
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ABS and DSME partner up on solid oxide fuel cell development
Classification society ABS and South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have signed a joint development project (JDP)…
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Greywing wins this year’s Captain’s Table pitch competition
Crew travel software specialist Greywing was crowned the winner of this year’s Captain’s Table, one of shipping’s best known pitch…
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Japanese entities join forces on hydrogen marine fuel development
A group of Japanese companies and institutions have teamed up for the research and development of hydrogen fuel for commercial…
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Watch the finals of the Captain’s Table live
The finals of the Captain’s Table – one of shipping’s preeminent pitch competitions – take place today at 4pm Hong…
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RightShip debuts emissions portal aimed at port authorities
After winning a Google Impact Challenge Grant, third party vetting organisation RightShip has worked with the Pilbara Ports Authority to…
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Ocean Infinity orders eight marine robotic vessels at Vard
Fincantieri-controlled shipbuilder Vard has secured a new contract for the design and construction of eight marine robotic vessels for Houston-based…
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MOL develops app with Microsoft that slashes hours of data input
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has developed a new app which carries out real-time processing of ship operational data, the latest…
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