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Blockchain: a transitional and transformational technology for shipping
Chief correspondent Jason Jiang follows up on the recent news that Maersk and IBM are collaborating to bring blockchain technology…
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Panama Canal to upgrade vessel scheduling and resource management
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced on Wednesday that it will be bringing in a new vessel scheduling and resource…
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Rotor sails to be installed on a Maersk tanker
Norsepower in partnership with Maersk Tankers, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), and Shell Shipping & Maritime, today announced that it…
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Why the maritime industry must embrace e-certificates
Highlights from a recent white paper prepared by software firm PDMS. As a result of ongoing commercial challenges in the…
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Scandinavia leading the way in maritime innovation
Having lived in China for many years news that a giant hole was to be blasted in a mountain to…
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The home of disruption
Look to the Nordics for a new wave of digital maritime solutions, argues Birgit Liodden, the director of Nor-Shipping. The…
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Rolls-Royce forms autonomous shipping centre in Turku
Rolls-Royce will establish its Marine R&D Centre for Remote Control & Autonomous Ships and Artificial Intelligence in Turku, Finland. The…
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The perfect storm of digitalisation and commoditisation
Frank Coles, the CEO of tech firm Transas, kicked off the Transas Global Conference in Malta today with his unique…
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Maersk and IBM team up on ‘transformative’ blockchain technology
Maersk is making blockchain a reality for shipping. The Danish conglomerate has teamed up with IBM for a new initiative…
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Autonomous ship debate is misleading: Maersk Line
All the talk about autonomous ships is misleading and the industry is not addressing the real human element behind the…
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Turbulence ahead for shipping’s smart future
I happened to be flying from Hamburg to London last week when storm Doris was doing her worst to disrupt…
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Prize on offer for new maritime sustainable solutions
With three months to go until the year’s most creative maritime exhibition, Nor-Shipping has unveiled a competition. Posted via Facebook,…
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Metis Cyberspace Technology: Fragmented solutions hindering tech take-up
Shipping finally has a number of companies with forward-thinking managerial teams who believe that the only way to be competitive…
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SDSD: Shipbroking heads to the cloud
Ten days ago the maritime software development company SDSD launched V-Chartering – a new cloud chartering platform for wet and…
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Wind forecast to become a force in ship propulsion
In his weekly Splash feature chief correspondent Jason Jiang assesses what hurdles wind power faces as a credible source of…
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AXSMarine: Shipping 2.0
Shipping is in the midst of a new dot-com boom, argues the chief commercial officer of broking software firm AXSMarine…
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Big data: The top 5 priorities the maritime industry should know
Dutch website Shipbuilder has the following useful checklist for Splash readers. Big data. Many maritime organisations are preparing to start…
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Shipping leaders set course for digital future
Momentum is growing across sectors as leading companies collaborate to realise efficiencies through digitalization, writes Stuart Brewer, founder of Norway’s…
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Operational transparency: The dark side of shipping
Thomas Timlen gets the thoughts of Union Marine’s Vinay Gupta and Colin Ip from CaledonDenny explain how owners are missing…
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Where laytime fits into shipping’s great digitisation drive
Simon Francis, founder of online layime management tool Falmor, adds to our growing series on the future of shipping. There…
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