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Malware spreading fast through the merchant fleet
A survey of 2,500 seafarers has revealed that 40% of officers have sailed on a vessel, which has become infected…
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Mizzen: Digitisation to spur greater container consolidation
Mizzen, a global online marketplace for freight forwarders to book spot containerised space, is gearing to roll out more solutions.…
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Regulators need mindset change to cope with pace of technological change
Maritime regulators need to change their mindsets from one of risk avoidance to focus more on risk management amid the…
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BunkerEx: Hybrid platform
Newly formed bunker broker BunkerEx is utilising its technology platform to save buyers both time and money. The London-based company…
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World’s first class approved 3D printed propeller produced
A prototype of the world’s first class approved ship’s propeller has been produced using 3D printing techniques. The 1,350 mm…
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Insuring the future
Chip Reed from Willis Towers Watson provides a comprehensive guide on how blockchain could change the world of marine insurance.…
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Bunkering platform launches with Richard Hext among its investors
In the space of just two weeks a couple of bunker broking platforms have launched in London. First came BunkerEx…
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The floating computer and inherent cyber risks at sea
John Boles and James Bickley from Navigant Consulting provide Splash readers with a useful heads-up on maritime cyber security. Today’s…
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HMM completes its first blockchain pilot voyage
South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has become the latest containerline to highlight its foray into blockchain. The company revealed…
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New IACS chairman promises to gear class up for the digital era
Speaking at a press conference in London on Wednesday, the new chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS),…
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Maersk behind launch of marine insurance blockchain platform
The blockchain revolution sweeping through shipping has made its way to the marine insurance niche. Maersk has teamed up with…
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Samsung Heavy gears up for the smart ship era with Inmarsat
Inmarsat has signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), establishing a relationship to leverage the…
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‘The implications of an interoperable data sharing platform are immense’
Deanna MacDonald, CEO of Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration, gives Splash readers a glimpse of a new white paper she…
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PSV off Scotland driven remotely from San Diego
The dawn of the drone shipping era has come a step closer. Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has revealed details of…
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Australian portal claims world-first in launching live container pricing
Mizzenit.com, a global marketplace for freight forwarders to book containerised spot market space, has this week launched live pricing with…
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Airbus flies in to aid maritime cyber security
Toulouse-based Airbus Defence and Space has partnered with CSO Alliance, a maritime community of company security officers (CSOs), to build…
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Bunker broking platform launches in London
The opaque world of buying bunker fuel is set to enter the 21st century with the official launch today of…
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MOL joins blockchain consortium
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced it has will participate in a Japanese consortium to developing a trade data…
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China’s letter of serious intent
The letter of intent signed between state-backed CSSC and France’s CMA CGM for record-breaking 22,000 teu ships can be seen…
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Sovereign Shipping: Shipbroking in the digital era
Singapore-based shipbroking firm Sovereign Shipping is going through its own digital transformation, developing an S&P app. Wong Hong Lee, managing…
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