Tech
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Seven Oceans Consulting: The latest technology in the simplest of formats
Singapore: Captain Himanshu Joshi, the ceo of Singapore-based Seven Oceans Consulting, has set out his goals, and he clearly is…
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Stadt: Looking to power different ship types
Oslo: Norwegian electric propulsion firm Stadt is eyeing new markets such as military, cruise and mid-sized LNG carriers. The company’s…
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IACS: Class body must be more proactive
Paris: Into his final month as chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), Philippe Donche-Gay has had time…
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FilterSafe: High costs of entry to ballast water treatment sector
Haifa: While the industry appears awash in technology firms offering solutions to ballast water at the moment, getting into this…
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‘Big data, big muddle’
Nor-Shipping is coming to a close. The 50-year-old show does a fantastic job at identifying future trends for our industry.…
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Eco Marine Power: Believe the hype
Fukuoka: The founder of one of Japan’s leading green ship innovators says today that it is vital he and his…
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BIMCO takes over KPI system
Copenhagen: BIMCO has today announced that it has taken ownership of the unique Shipping KPI System that allows shipowners and…
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Videotel: ‘Companies only wake up to the importance of training once they’ve had a serious accident’
London: A seasoned shipmanagement expert warns today that far too many owners are only investing in training when pushed too,…
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CargoSphere: Handling freight rate volatility
Chapel Hill: Container freight rate volatility as seen on the main east-west tradelanes requires greater use of information technology to…
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3Si: Lives endangered, as SOLAS is still not upheld worldwide
London: There are many parts of the world where the IMO’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations are not…
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Beijing launches vessel-tracking site
Beijing: The Ministry of Transport has announced the launch of Myships.com, a vessel-tracking website developed by China Transport Telecommunications &…
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MarineTraffic: The case for open data
London: “Open data and transparency can eventually contribute positively to the overall competitiveness of the industry, improving efficiency considerably in…
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Foreship: ‘No necessary conflict between environmental responsibility and profitability’
Helsinki: The argument for ecoships remains as resonant today – despite crashing freight rates and oil prices – as it…
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New president for MacGregor
Helsinki: Michel van Roozendaal has been appointed president of equipment manufacturer MacGregor, part of the Cargotec group. Van Roozendaal joins…
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Lack of patching leaves maritime sites open to remote control risk
Copenhagen: CyberKeel, which focuses on cyber security in the maritime sector, has warned a number of important shipping websites could…
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IMO urged to tackle cyber security issues
London: The roundtable of international shipping associations comprising BIMCO, ICS, Intercargo and INTERTANKO are developing standards and guidelines to address…
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World-Link Communications: Increased costs as demand for data escalates
Framingham: The shipping industry must prepare itself for greater costs for shipboard communications, a leader in the field tells Maritime…
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GIT Satellite Communications: Maritime visibility
Austin: Last week GIT Satellite Communications and Globe Tracker International, a pioneer of asset tracking and end-to-end cargo monitoring solutions,…
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Lloyd’s Register: Technology will play a bigger part in shipping
London: “There’s a growing sense that technology is going to play a bigger part in shipping,” says Tom Boardley, marine…
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Aerobots: Eye in the sky
Hong Kong: With Google and Amazon’s ongoing attempts to develop large-scale, commercial drone delivery services and DHL’s landmark authorization last…
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