OPINION: Time to address “sea blindness” on digital transformation

By Martin Wallgren, Chief Information Officer at GAC Group Done right, digital transformation has boundless potential for shipping. But doing it right demands resilience, the right mindset and a clear focus on

Project aims to develop world’s first fully remote-controlled commercial tug

The Maersk group’s global towage operator Svitzer has signed an agreement with Kongsberg Maritime and ABS to develop RECOTUG, the world’s first fully operational, and fully remotely controlled tugboat. Svitzer’s contributions to

David Lee, ABB

Is the U.S. ready to adopt new technology for tugs and towboats?

A Q&A with Dave Lee, Senior Account Manager – ABB Marine & Ports Marine Log (ML): The world’s first LNG-hybrid tug is being built in Singapore. How long before we start seeing

WingGD broadens X72DF choices

Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) is now offering four versions of its X72DF dual-fuel engine platform. The X72DF is WinGD’s best-selling engine. Particularly successful in newbuild LNG carriers, it is also applicable

Seaspan Ferries to trial new Corvus Blue Whale ESS

A large-scale energy storage system (ESS) designed by Corvus Energy for large ships is to have its inaugural field trials on a cargo ferry operated by Delta, B.C., based Seaspan Ferries. Corvus

Silicon Valley AI developer takes ship performance solutions “out of stealth mode”

Japan’s K-Line is to fit 300 ships with an AI (artificial intelligence) based performance analysis solution developed by Palo Alto, Calif., based Bearing Inc., a company backed by AI pioneer Andrew Ng’s

Brunvoll to equip Van Oord cable layer

The next generation cable layer recently ordered by Van Oord will have a complete propulsion and maneuvering system supplied by Molde, Norway, based Brunvoll AS. As we reported earlier, (see story) the

VIDEO: Jumbo Chief Officer comes up with innovative answer to flash rust

An in-house development from Schiedam, Netherlands, headquartered Jumbo Shipping promises to go a long way to solving the issue of persistent flash rust caused by the removal of temporary welded securings on

LNG-fueled PCTC quartet will have WinGD iCER engines

Four LNG-fueled PCTCs (Pure Car/Truck Carriers) just ordered by Japan’s NYK Line will be the first vessels in the word to be equipped with WinGD’s X-DF2.0 iCER main engines. The iCER (Intelligent

Kongsberg Digital partners with Nautilus Labs

The Nautilus Platform fleet and voyage optimization tool will be included in Kongsberg’s Kognifai open ecosystem under an agreement reached by Kongsberg Digital and Nautilus Labs. The companies say this will deliver

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