
Digitalisation
Digitalisation of the maritime sector may be progressing at a slower rate than in certain other sectors, but new technologies are gradually being integrated. Innovations such as artificial intelligence, the ‘internet of things’ and ‘smart’ ports are all on the horizon. However, challenges and concerns remain in regard to regulation, training, liabilities and costs

K Line ship completes test voyage with autonomous navigation system
Japanese company says the system can navigate routes and steer to avoid collisions

Unlocking the power of digital port transformation
Ports can mitigate a repeat of their pandemic gridlock by adopting the right port community system

Have your say! The Shipping Outlook Survey: 2024 and beyond
Have your say in our annual Shipping Outlook: 2024 and beyond survey, where we assess market sentiment on the key challenges impacting the maritime industry in the decade ahead

DP World Australia restores operations after cyber attack suspends services
Port operator expects to transport around 5,000 containers from terminals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle, after a cybersecurity breach led to a service suspension since Friday

The Lloyd’s List Podcast: How does an economist solve shipping’s climate conundrum?
Two of the shipping industry’s leading academics, Professor Siri Pettersen Strandenes and Dr Martin Stopford, join the podcast this week to discuss everything from the shifting nature of shipping economics to the digital and logistic solutions they would urge the industry to consider in response

Digitalisation and automation will help port sustainability
Hamburg’s Jens Meier has taken the helm at the International Association of Ports and Harbours. He sees harmonising standards as critical to boosting trade

Chinese digital freight platform YQN seeks growth from supply chain reconfiguration
Supply chain reforms are creating new logistics needs and growth opportunities for YQN’s business, chief executive Zhou Shihao says. But he cautions against aggressive expansion amid a declining container shipping market

Change management is now the battleground for maritime tech providers
The technology to improve shipping efficiency is no longer the battleground — a tipping point has been reached and there is ample access to data. The more difficult change and the new front for tech providers and the wider industry is how to manage operational changes

Singapore to pioneer digital bunker delivery notes
Initiative can save up to 40,000 man-days per year for the bunker industry, while MPA plans to make digital bunkering a mandatory requirement by the end of 2024

Kongsberg focuses on Gen Z as skills shortage bites
Kongsberg Maritime President Lisa Haugan is figuring out how to attract the right skillsets to get decarbonisation over the line

Signal Ocean launches data warehouse ‘game changer’
Solution addresses overwhelming volume of data now available to brokers and analysts

Consolidation, collaboration and ‘coopetition’: modern maritime mergers
Bureau Veritas has teamed up with OrbitMI in a move that benefits both parties. The tie-up says much about consolidation in the digital world
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