24 August 2026
From autonomous ships and drones to big data and cybersecurity, this category covers the cutting-edge technologies that are transforming the maritime industry.
The Norwegian fertilizer firm Yara International has launched a fully-electric and autonomous vessel. Namely, Yara Birkeland has completed its maiden voyage in the Oslo fjord. Environmental impact The 80m long feeder will replace the lorry…
Huisman, a Dutch offshore crane maker has recently launched a drone inspection service for cranes, drilling, and pipelay equipment.
The automation of the port sector is an interpretation that can start from the simple digitalization of the operational documentation processes (see Digitalization of German Ports) and extend up to the development of fully automated…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Digital Twin Technology: Definition, Misconceptions, Applications, and Challenges arising as such innovative concepts evolve.
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…