Automation & Digitalization

From autonomous ships and drones to big data and cybersecurity, this category covers the cutting-edge technologies that are transforming the maritime industry.

Digital Twin Technology for an LNG Carrier

South Korea shipbuilding industry

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Gastech 2021, Dubai was signed by Lloyds Register (LR), Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), aiming to develop digital twin technology to support the…

Autonomous Directional Drilling for Oil Platforms

New technology has been introduced by Oilfield services giant Schlumberger, namely the ”Autonomous Directional Drilling” which includes solutions to steer autonomously through any section of the wellbore. This intelligent and dynamic downhole automated control system…

Autonomous Vessels Down the Line

In an effort to deploy the available automation and artificial intelligence technologies for the enhancement of safety in shipping, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and MTI Co. Ltd. proceeded in the trial application of the…

German Ports Digitalization: In Progress

The German companies DAKOSY AG and dbh Logistics IT, which specialize in the evolution of port electronic systems, developed a solution for the digitalization of the imported container delivery process in the German port terminals.…

Unmanned Vessel in Japan

According to Bloomberg, an unmanned vessel in Japan will carry out a 380 kilometers voyage. Launching from Tokyo bay the subject containership will head to Ise, a city alongshore of Mie Prefecture. The voyage is…

Maritime Digitalization

The number of cyberattacks has been booming in the last few years. The maritime industry is not an exemption in this trend, since the past year numerous incidents were reported of such nature, with the…