digital innovation

• 06 August 18 LNG Carrier breaks Northern Sea Record The Christophe de Margerie, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, has set a new record for crossing the Northern Sea Route (NSR) after it covered 2,360 nautical miles in seven days and 17 hours.... Read more ›
• 16 July 18 CargoX Enters Blockchain Alliance CargoX, a blockchain company focusing on digitizing shipping documents, has become the newest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), a platform designed to promote and build standards for the distributed ledger technology... Read more ›
• 29 June 18 STM services expanded – Finnish Pilot Routes By downloading and integrating the correct pilot routes at port of departure and port of arrival into the voyage plan in ECDIS, the bridge officer ensures that all personnel on the bridge share the... Read more ›
• 20 June 18 A review on European Maritime Single Window environment, as a big step toward optimised and efficient shipping Our world is in transition to low-carbon economy and transport is not an exception. New technologies and initiatives are affecting the mobility landscape. among all modes of transport, Maritime transport is a backbone of... Read more ›
• 18 June 18 Industrial Summit Working for Common Standards Representatives from major shipping lines, ports, e-navigation initiatives and solution providers met in Rotterdam May 24. The common views and alignment of Smart Navigation (Korea), Sesame 2 (Singapore/ Norway) and Sea Traffic Management (EU)... Read more ›
• 01 June 18 Synchromodality as a tool for decarbonization and optimization of logistics The transport sector is crucial to our global economy and one of the pillars of the international and interregional trade. However, it counts for remarkable negative impacts like emissions, noise, and congestion. This urges... Read more ›
• 09 May 18 23rd May at the Centro Jovellanos’ will be held the Picasso Final Conference The Picasso project aims at achieving a modern and well developed maritime transport, with a well-trained and up-to-date work force that enables the sector to become greener, safer and more efficient and sustainable. This... Read more ›
• 20 April 18 iContainers Blog: Why Digitizing Forms 90% of Our IT Plan Much has been made of digitalizing the process of ocean freight shipping. And, given the potential that this massive industry holds, it’s certainly worth the time and effort to gain an early foothold in... Read more ›
• 16 April 18 New PwC Report Focuses on African Port Growth A new report by multinational professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has identified how Africa’s ports and shipping sector could unlock the full potential of its economic growth. The report, ‘Strengthening Africa’s gateways to trade’, which... Read more ›
• 17 January 18 Maersk and IBM to Start Blockchain Venture A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM have announced a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade using blockchain technology.  The aim of the new company will be to... Read more ›