digitalization

Motivation for Automated Port Terminals

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…

Digital Twin Technology for an LNG Carrier

The Problems for 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…

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.…

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…