Seafarers and digital disruption, sorting fact from fantasy
OCTOBER 16, 2018 – A study commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) aims to sort out the fact from the fiction on the potential effects of autonomous ships on the
OCTOBER 16, 2018 – A study commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) aims to sort out the fact from the fiction on the potential effects of autonomous ships on the
OCTOBER 16, 2018 — Much of the discussion among the 50,000 delegates at the recently concluded SMM 2018 exhibition in Hamburg, Germany, centered around how the marine industry is undergoing a digital
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 – As a central part of its efforts to reduce fuel consumption and minimize environmental impact, leading European ferry operator Stena Line is now running a pilot study implementing
AUGUST 14, 2018 — Papenburg, Germany, based Meyer has acquired Cadmatic’s design and information management software for all three its shipyards: in Papenburg and Rostock in Germany and Turku, Finland. The goal
JULY 9, 2018 — Wärtsilä company Transas has signed a landmark contract to supply a Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) to Bergen, Norway, headquartered ship operator Wilson ASA. The FOS creates an infrastructure
JUNE 29, 2018 — Jeong-kie Lee, Chairman and CEO of the Korean Register, will succeed DNV GL-Maritime CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen as Chairman of IACS (the International Association of Classification Societies) on July
JUNE 20, 2018 — Carolina Dybeck Happe is to assume responsibility as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, effective no later than January 1, 2019. She comes from
JUNE 7, 2018 — Research commissioned by Inmarsat indicates that the maritime industry is readier to adopt analytic, management and operational tools applied through the Internet of Things (IoT) than many commentators
MAY 10, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has partnered with 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD) to develop additive manufacturing technologies expected to accelerate the
MAY 8, 2018 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) have agreed to jointly develop vessel steering gear technologies that enhance vessel reliability and energy-saving through