JULY 11, 2017 — Offshore services giant Bourbon has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support Automated Ships Ltd. in commissioning the world’s first unmanned and fully-automated vessel for offshore
JUNE 16, 2017 — The Danish Maritime Authority reports that the IMO Maritime Safety Committee is to start to establish a new international legal framework for the safe operation of autonomous ships.
JUNE 15, 2017 – Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L) has responded to high levels of demand for its Fleet Xpress service by increasing from six to 33 the number of ports where a complete
MAY 29, 2017 — Wärtsilä reports that is implementing a digital transformation to become “a data led, insights driven, and agile technology company dedicated to taking a leadership role in the smart
MAY 11, 2017 — Shell Marine is introducing its Marine Integrated Lubrication and Expert Solutions (MILES) program. This new initiative includes combining purchasing options, services and an extensive range of lubricant products
MAY 2, 2017 — DNV GL has launched a position paper showing how risk assessments can be made more dynamic, to provide improved and real-time decision support during operations. Static quantitative risk
APRIL 26, 2017 — Maersk has joined forces with Microsoft Corp. in what’s described as “a strategic move to revolutionize supply-chain management and global trade.” Under the agreement Microsoft has been selected
APRIL 6, 2017 — Danish efforts to digitalize the maritime industry continue. A project led by the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) and supported by the EU has taken a major step towards
APRIL 6, 2017 — ClassNK has received authorization from the Liberian Registry to provide Liberian flagged vessels with electronic certificates for statutory surveys. ClassNK is the world’s first classification society to be
MARCH 14, 2017 — ABB has upgraded the predictive capabilities of its Remote Diagnostic Service (RDS) for shipping. ABB is a leading advocates of marine industry digitalization and has already launched Integrated
