MARCH 23, 2018 — The concept of giving ships “digital twins” is getting increasing attention. According to the Danish Maritime Authority, digital twin presents a ship digitally throughout its lifetime, making access
MARCH 22, 2018 — Lloyd’s Register Foundation and Copenhagen headquartered Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration (BLOC) have announced a funding partnership to set up Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL). MBL will explore the
MARCH 20, 2018 — Jakob Stausholm is leaving his job as Chief Finance, Strategy and Transformation Officer and registered director at A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S. His decision came as the company
MARCH 12, 2018 — Never one to shy away from ruffling a few feathers, Frank Coles has embraced the role of disruptor. Coles, CEO of Transas, wants his company to be an
FEBRUARY 28, 2018 — Following successful pilot programs with ship owners and flag states, classification society Bureau Veritas is now issuing both classification and statutory e-certificates. Bureau Veritas can now issue digital
FEBRUARY 20, 2018 — Four months after its mid-October 2017 launch of IMO compliant electronic class and statutory certificates, DNV GL reports that more than 50,000 such certificates have been issued. “We
FEBRUARY 6, 2018 — Aiming to improve performance and mission readiness, the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) is to run a pilot program for GE’s Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) on
JANUARY 31, 2018 — DanPilot, the Danish state maritime pilotage provider, has awarded Saab a contract to implement a new marine pilot dispatch system based on Saab’s PILOTCONTROL solution. It is scheduled
JANUARY 25, 2018 — Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has launched a new comprehensive, integrated system for creating value from engine and ship data. Called WiDE (WinGD Integrated Digital Expert) it allows
JANUARY 16, 2018 — A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM say they intend to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade by using blockchain