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
MAY 4, 2018 — Wärtsilä reports that its acquisition of Transas (see earlier story) has now been finalized, effective today. The acquisition has a transaction value of EUR 210 million (about $251
MAY 2, 2018 — Klas Bendrik is to join DNV GL as Chief Digital Transformation Officer to support DNV GL’s digitalization and IT strategy. Starting September 1, 2018, Bendrik will be based
APRIL 25, 2018 — Demand for higher bandwidth is on the rise in the shipping industry as owners and managers position themselves to meet the opportunities posed by digitalization, according to Framington,
APRIL 12, 2018 — State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College will install Ocean Guardian, a digital environmental compliance tool, aboard the Training Ship Empire State for Summer Sea Term 2018
APRIL 10, 2018 — Portsmouth, U.K., headquartered unmanned marine systems specialist ASV Global (ASV) is leading a new £1.2 million (about $17 million) research project in partnership with BMT to enhance the