The latest episode of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast features Chris Kruger, president of AYK Energy, in a discussion about the current and future state of marine battery technology.

Podcast: AYK Energy’s Kruger talks marine battery advances

The latest episode of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast features Chris Kruger, president of AYK Energy, in a discussion about the current and future state of marine battery technology. Hosted by Marine

September 2025

This issue of Marine Log explores how digitalization and disruptive tech are reshaping maritime. We highlight tools transforming fleet navigation, communication, performance—and what’s next for operators embracing a connected future.

With the age of vessels at a 40-year high ship owners and operators need to act now and use asset management technology.

Op-Ed: Asset management vital for aging global fleet

By Adam Dennett, CEO, SpecTec With the age of vessels at a 40-year high ship owners and operators need to act now and use asset management technology combined with a culture of

In truth, digitalization done well is about freeing seafarers to focus on the job they are trained to do, safely and professionally.

Op-Ed: Digitalization won’t replace seafarers; it will protect them

By Fabian Fussek, Co-Founder and CEO, Kaiko Systems Shipping is an industry that often prides itself on tradition. But some traditions shouldn’t continue, especially when they create added burdens on crews. Today,

training group

Training needed as speed of digitalization outpaces crew capacity to understand the data delivered

The shipping industry’s adoption of smart technology risks being undermined by the crew’s ability to understand the information the tech provides, according to Glueckstadt, Germany-headquartered Condition Monitoring Technologies GmbH ( CMT). The

Vlassis Papapanagis, chief commercial officer at Tototheo Global

Podcast: Tototheo on rethinking maritime digitalization

In the latest episode of Listen Up!, Marine Log’s official podcast, we take a closer look at digital transformation in the maritime sector—beyond the buzzwords. Host Heather Ervin is joined by Vlassis

Josephine Le

Op-Ed: Social media as a tool for professional development at sea

By Josephine Le, founder of The Hood Platform Over the past 30 years, we have witnessed first-hand the global embrace of digitalization. Things that were once physical and paper-based are now electronic,

BW LPG vessel using Oceanly solutions

BW LPG rolls out Oceanly digital solutions fleetwide

Looking to use advanced vessel reporting and performance monitoring to improve fleet performance, the world’s largest LPG carrier operator, BW LPG, is implementing digital solutions from Rapallo, Italy-headquartered Oceanly fleetwide. Oceanly says

OSV

Op-Ed: Streamlining OSV operations with data standardization

By Arnaud Dianoux, founder & managing director, Opsealog For centuries, maritime trade has relied on standardization to drive efficiency and innovation. The introduction of the shipping container in the 1950s transformed global

Ilari Leinonen on asset performance management

Op-Ed: Digitalization for better asset performance management

By Ilari Leinonen, Product Owner, Elomatic The maritime industry is currently navigating a period of transformation, which is driven by increasingly stringent regulatory frameworks and an industry-wide push towards decarbonization. With these

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