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Wilhelmsen and Airbus trial world’s first commercial drone deliveries to vessels at anchorage
Launching this week in partnership with Airbus, Wilhelmsen’s shore-to-ship Singapore pilot project, marks the first deployment of drone technology in…
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Cosco introduces bulk shipping platform
Cosco Shipping Technology, the shipping technology development unit of China Cosco Shipping, has introduced a new third party digital platform…
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DNV GL rolls out remote surveys for all vessels
Classification society DNV has announced that all its classed vessels are now able to utilise the possibility of remote surveys…
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Singapore takes the lead in promoting e-bills of lading
Singapore authorities are amending existing legislation to ensure the republic remains at the forefront of the digitalisation of global trade.…
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MSC CIO calls for the containerisation of data communications
Last November Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express announced plans to establish a container shipping association to…
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Israeli start-up heralds blockchain shipment from Belgium
Israel-based LogChain has completed a pilot blockchain shipment of beverages from Belgium, the latest in a sudden raft of blockchain…
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ZIM makes another digital investment
Israeli shipping and logistics service provider ZIM has announced that it has made a direct investment in compatriot technology company…
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Gil Ofer: ‘2019 set to be a milestone year for maritime startups’
Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping and startup specialists Techstars have launched a shipping startup accelerator in Singapore. The EPS MaritimeTech…
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K Line takes to the skies to inspect its ships
Japanese shipping firm Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is trialling ship hull inspection and maintenance by a drone and image…
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Maritime automation will not spare seafarers
Humans have a tenuous relationship with automation. On balance, we love it. It has made our lives easier. Freed up…
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Flexport secures $1bn in new financing
California-based digital forwarder Flexport yesterday announced it has secured $1bn in a funding round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund…
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Smart Maritime Network: Cross-industry technology harmonisation initiative launches
Next week sees the launch of the Smart Maritime Network in London. The initiative is the brainchild of Rob O’Dwyer…
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Liners more digitally mature than their aviation peers
Maritime is often lambasted for being behind the digital curve but a new benchmarking study shows liners are far ahead…
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Inmarsat enters the maritime start-up race
Satellite communications giant Inmarsat has entered the fray in seeking out winning maritime start-ups. The London-headquartered company is teaming with…
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Schulte Group takes over IRM technology firm
Germany’s Schulte Group has acquired a majority stake in TecHullClean Limited (THC), an underwater inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) technology company headquartered…
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Neutral digital maritime platform launches
The Maritime Connectivity Platform Consortium (MCP) was launched on Friday. The platform is an open source technology. The digital maritime…
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Hagland and Wärtsilä pioneer hybrid retrofit
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Norway’s Hagland Shipping AS for a hybrid retrofit installation. The project…
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Data is the new container: DP World
Container shipping is suffering severe inefficiencies thanks to its poor operational visibility and failure to make use of all the…
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Praestensgaard appointed NYSHEX chairman
Jesper Praestensgaard has been appointed chairman of the New York Shipping Exchange (NSHEX) in a series of changes to the…
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Meet Captain Peter, Maersk’s new virtual assistant
At this year’s Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Maersk is introducing Captain Peter, a virtual assistant on the company’s Remote Container…
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