NOVEMBER 10, 2017 — Engine designer Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. (WinGD) has announced its participation in the Shipdex community, which promotes the use of the Shipdex ship data exchange protocol. The
NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — As part of its Shipyard 4.0 Digitalization Strategy, Spanish engineering and technology group SENER has upgraded its FORAN CAD/CAM/CAE system. The improvements in the various design packages are
OCTOBER 16, 2017 — DNV GL has commenced the roll out of IMO compliant electronic class and statutory certificates across its entire fleet. The classification society says that the widespread use of
OCTOBER 2, 2017 — Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) reports that a data collection and monitoring (DCM) platform for engines and associated onboard systems, developed in collaboration with Enamor Ltd of Gdynia,
AUGUST 23, 2017 — In another example of shipping companies looking for new ways to leverage big data, Maersk Tankers reports that it has entered an equity agreement with a Boston, MA, based
JULY 26, 2017 — Classification society ABS has joined the Unmanned Cargo Ship Development Alliance. Recently launched in Shanghai, China, the group plans to have an unmanned cargo ship in the water
JULY 19, 2017 — The world’s largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), says that its Integrated Smart Ship Solution (ISSS) is the first of its kind in the global shipbuilding industry and
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