IBM (NYSE: IBM) and marine research organization Promare, report that a new “AI Captain,” intended to enable the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) to self-navigate across the Atlantic later this year, will be
ABB’s solutions on board a large passenger ship have been awarded cybersecurity verification from classification society DNV GL, making the ship the first to achieve system compliance under DNV GL’s framework for
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration today announced the availability of $9.5 million in grant funding for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). Though both Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao and
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued new guidance for the global shipping industry to help combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The comprehensive 22-page document has been produced in
The Liberian Registry is expanding its network of Regional Compliance Offices, strategically located in the major ports of the United States. “By combining its expanding network of in-house compliance experts with a
Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress maritime broadband service has again been chosen to provide the connectivity backbone that enables images captured by the Nekton Institute from the floor of the Indian Ocean to be
Wärtsilä says it has decided to reorganize its marine business into three independent businesses: Marine Power, Marine Systems and Marine Voyage. They will be operational as of July 1, 2020. Marine Power
Citing “the cruise industry’s continued commitment to the health and safety of guests and crew, as well as the residents of port cities and destinations around the world,” the Cruise Lines International
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a February 13, 2019, incident in which, transiting downbound on the Lower Mississippi River, the 1961-built towing vessel Miss Dixie (owned by
Crude tanker rates have pushed higher over the last week with spot VLCC rates (TD3) at $31k/d and Suezmax rates (TD20) at $27k/d – up from the low-mid $20k/d range early last