Tech
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Sembcorp Marine looks to the future with drones, 3D printing and digital twins
Singapore shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine, along with DNV GL, A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and the National Additive Manufacturing…
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MOL applies AI to estimate vessel performance
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has teamed up with Fujitsu Laboratories and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology to verify…
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Ocean Freight Exchange: Multiplatform marketplace
Ocean Freight Exchange (OFE), a multiplatform marketplace for charterers, shipowners, and brokers in the dry bulk, tanker, and gas markets,…
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The seafarer of the future
Captain Pradeep Chawla, chairman of GlobalMET, the association of maritime education and training providers, and managing director of QHSE and…
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Wind associations partner to promote wind technology in shipping
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has formed a strategic partnership with the International Windship Association (IWSA) to join their…
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North Korea accused of hacking into DSME
North Korea stands accused of hacking into one of the world’s top shipbuilders. A South Korean politician has claimed the…
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MOL deploys virtual reality goggles to improve safety
Japan’s largest shipowner Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) is using virtual reality to improve seafarer safety. MOL has developed a mariner…
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Survey finds tech vendors do not understand challenges owners and crew face
Technology vendors do not understand the challenges shipowners and crew face, according to a survey carried on this site. The…
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CIMC forms smart container jv
The world’s largest container manufacturer China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has joined forces with Shenzhen HongYi Hi-Tech Technology and German…
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Courage Investment eyes blockchain jv
Hong Kong-listed Courage Investment, formerly known as Courage Marine, has entered into a memorandum of understanding to explore the possibility…
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ECDIS safety study launched
The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has started a safety study, in collaboration with the Danish Maritime Accident Investigation…
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Quo Vadis: Where goes the digital ship?
Russell Hodge from surveyors Pirie & Smith peers into the future. While many of us may not realise it, the…
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Satcoms giant KVH’s onboard security laid bare
Shipping has received another shock to the system over its openness to cyber attacks. Specifically the satcom boxes installed by…
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Hybrid energy storage solution replaces traditional generator on an OSV
Technology group Wärtsilä has completed the installation of a hybrid energy system onboard the . The Norwegian vessel is now…
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CMA CGM creating start-up incubator
Rodolphe Saadé, CEO of France’s top containerline CMA CGM Group, has revealed plans to create a start-up incubator in the…
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Drone ships, convoys and the modular vessel
A tale of the near future… possibly. Maritime analyst Dave Walker tries his hand at science fiction. The ten-person crew…
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Container shipping damned for its failure to adopt disruptive technologies
Container shipping’s dire adoption of new technology this century has been laid bare in a damning report from analysts at…
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Risk of fragmentation when it comes to autonomous ship regulation
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has warned that there could be global disunity when it comes to autonomous…
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Digital tsunami threatens to wipe many out
I am afraid to tell you that I think too many shipowners and ship financiers have little or no understanding…
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That’s enough theory – let’s get on with the practice
There are reams and reams of cyber security advice now published. Ian Millen, GNS’s security and intelligence advisor, suggests now…
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