AI is promising enormous benefits for the maritime industry. However, as shipping embraces digitalisation, seafarers are not being trained at the same pace as the technology, warns Kris Vedat, CEO of maritime technology company, SmartSea.SmartSea is witnessing an increase in phishing attempts, suspicious digital activity and attempted...
DNV has published a recommended practice (RP) providing a standardised framework for measuring and verifying the performance of onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) systems on ships, setting the stage for further developing onboard captured carbon solutions and technologies.With around 90% of the operational fleet still dependent...
ClassNK has announced that it has earned authorisation from the French Government (Directorate general for Maritime affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture) to carry out surveys for French flagged vessels.With this authorization, ClassNK is now able to perform statutory surveys and issue certificates for French flagged vessels on behalf...
ESL Shipping is to integrate its subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping into a unified ESL Shipping brand. The brand consolidation strengthens the company’s market position, clarifies its service offering, and supports long?term growth across key segments. ESL Shipping is a leading carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic region...
Shipowners with older or harder-to-place vessels may have a stronger opportunity to test the recycling market over the coming months, as limited demolition supply continues to support recycler appetite despite weaker steel conditions in some key markets. Wirana Shipping’s latest market outlook indicates that supply is...
Wallem Group, a leading global maritime partner, has released details of an incident in May when a ship under its management rescued two Filipino fishermen from their sinking boat.The bulk carrier was underway from Abbot Point, Australia to Cam Pha, Vietnam with a full load of 80,000 tonnes of coal when the crew observed a small...