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Aberdeen-based floating wind and subsea engineering specialist Encomara has received a technology readiness level qualification for its Squid connection solution from ABS, following a series of inshore trials at Ardersier …

Italian classification society RINA has unveiled a propulsion architecture that would turn a ship’s two-stroke main engine into its primary source of onboard electricity. The Mermaid concept combines a shaft …

Fleet cybersecurity should be judged not by how quickly vulnerabilities are found, but by how long the last exposed vessel remains vulnerable. Jamie Jones from GTMaritime explains. When a vulnerability …

Cybersecurity is becoming a board-level responsibility across shipping, ports and logistics as new European rules push companies beyond technical defences towards broader operational resilience. Law firm Watson Farley & Williams …

Shipping does not need every company using the same software. It needs different systems to understand each other. Vendor-neutral interfaces, common data definitions and genuine interoperability are emerging as prerequisites …

Swedish measurement specialist Hexagon has agreed to acquire UK-based Guidance Marine, extending the group’s reach into vessel positioning, dynamic positioning and marine autonomy. Guidance Marine supplies radar, laser, vision and …

The global fleet could consume 25% less energy in 2050 under coordinated international regulation than in a future dominated by regional measures, according to DNV. The classification society’s tenth Maritime …

Topic has returned its 60,155 dwt ultramax Maria Topic to commercial service after fitting the bulker with an OceanWings rigid, tiltable wingsail at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding in Japan. The retrofit was …

Dutch-based provider of offshore vessel motion prediction technology NextOcean has been awarded the contract to supply its motion radar to the 2016-built Esvagt Njord SOV. According to the company, the …

Wolfgang Lehmacher writes for SplashTech today. A ship misses its berth window. The system recommends slowing the next leg, rolling lower-priority cargo and finding alternative capacity for the most exposed …

Chinese owner Shandong Shipping’s 250,000 dwt ore carrier Shandong Hexie has received what China Classification Society claims is the world’s first class certificate for a shipboard solar photovoltaic system. The …

University College London has launched a new interactive tool allowing IMO member states to examine the shipping activity and greenhouse gas emissions associated with their economies. The Shipping GHG Emissions …

BASS Software has launched a new version of BASSnet Neo, extending its next-generation maritime ERP into a fully integrated, cloud-native SaaS suite covering maintenance, procurement, materials, dry-docking projects, document management, …

European venture capital firm Redstone has raised €25m ($29m) at the first close of its ocean technology fund, Redstone Blue. Launched in 2025, the fund will invest from pre-seed to …

Dutch maritime technology companies DBMatic and Weforsea Shipping have combined their hardware and software operations in a new venture called MariControl, targeting vessel performance, reporting and AI-driven operational support. The …

South Korea has given the green light to develop Cheollian Satellite 6, a geostationary environmental and ocean observation satellite scheduled for launch in 2033, extending a three-decade legacy of monitoring …

Hoppe Marine has entered into a strategic cooperation with AVL Analytical Technologies to develop a new generation of continuous emissions monitoring systems for shipping. The partnership combines Hoppe Marine’s maritime …

ClassNK has launched an AI assistant designed to help shipowners and managers navigate classification survey requirements and cut the time spent searching through technical rules and guidance. Survey Compass allows …

Two Horizon Europe projects are joining forces to accelerate the commercial rollout of direct-current (DC) ship power systems, combining technology development, real-world testing, and standardisation work to support Europe’s shift …

Shipping needs greater clarity over how regulation applies to increasingly integrated digital systems, with engineers and lawyers sometimes operating on radically different concepts of what constitutes a timely response. In …

Marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy is preparing to launch what it claims is the world’s first swappable containerised marine battery system, targeting ferries, ropax vessels, tugs, feeders and other shortsea …

Orca AI has expanded its collaboration with Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) after successfully completing a pilot involving five vessels and more than 130,000 nautical miles of operations. Following the pilot, …

Oceaneering has become an authorised Starlink reseller, adding SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit connectivity to its offshore digital and remote operations business. The Houston-based offshore technology group plans to bundle Starlink with …

DNV has agreed to acquire Equinor’s WellSpot digital platform and take the subsea wellhead-monitoring technology to the wider offshore market. Developed and operated by Equinor over the past 15 years, …

Maritime intelligence provider BigOceanData has upgraded its terrestrial AIS coverage worldwide, significantly increasing vessel visibility in coastal and near-shore waters. The company said an Asia-Pacific benchmark showed the upgraded feed …

ClimeCo and Marsoft have announced the first issuance of carbon credits from the GreenScreen shipping project under the Gold Standard, turning verified emissions savings from vessel retrofits into tradeable credits. …

The Global Ethanol Association and DNV have launched a three-year data intelligence partnership aimed at improving transparency around ethanol’s potential as a marine fuel. Under the agreement, GEA will build …

SEA.AI and Anschütz have partnered to integrate machine vision into the German navigation specialist’s Autonomics Navigation Suite, adding optical and thermal detection to the sensor mix used for collision and …

Norwegian technology group Kongsberg has launched a new family of commercial sonar systems aimed at giving ports, offshore installations and other critical maritime infrastructure continuous visibility below the waterline. The …

Inmarsat Maritime has expanded its long-running partnership with SK Telink to accelerate the rollout of its NexusWave connectivity service across South Korea’s merchant fleet. The agreement covers deployments on car …

Aker Solutions has teamed with Microsoft to help move carbon capture and carbon removal projects from early development towards final investment decisions. The agreement will see the two companies work …

US automation specialist Emerson has secured a long-term framework deal with Equinor covering measurement technology and services across the Norwegian energy major’s global offshore and onshore portfolio. The agreement runs …

Danish cable manufacturer NKT has qualified a new 525 kV HVDC subsea power cable system for continuous operation at conductor temperatures of up to 90°C, opening the door to higher …

Japan is advancing plans for what could become the country’s largest liquefied CO2 shipping hub, with six major industrial groups selected to design shared carbon capture and storage infrastructure at …

As autonomous and remotely operated ships move closer to mainstream deployment, maritime lawyers are grappling with a basic question: who gets sued when one spills oil? Under the 1992 International …

One month from today, some of maritime technology’s leading investors, operators and entrepreneurs will gather in Singapore for the inaugural SplashTech Digital Leaders Forum, a new event designed to cut …

NS United Naiko will install Japan Marine United’s autonomous navigation technology aboard the 21,000 dwt limestone carrier Kimitetsu Maru, taking the system from a class-approved design to an operating coastal …

NEC has started work on what it describes as a large language model (LLM) for the ocean, developing a foundation AI trained on vast volumes of underwater acoustic data with …

South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has teamed with Panstar Robotics to develop a domestically built cable-burial ROV for offshore wind and HVDC projects. The companies signed an agreement covering …

Evergreen is teaming with Samsung Heavy Industries, Weathernews and ClassNK to test whether AI-based voyage optimisation can deliver measurable fuel and emissions savings in real-world operations. The project will use …

BlackSea Technologies is building an autonomous semi-submersible vessel that could move ISO containers directly onto austere shorelines without ports, cranes or conventional cargo-handling infrastructure. The Baltimore-based company’s NightTrain is an …

Shipping’s rapidly growing battery sector has less than six months to prepare for new European Union battery passport rules, with a key regulatory deadline passing this week while several important …

As vessel data volumes explode, the argument is shifting from how much information can be sent ashore to where intelligence should actually reside. The emerging answer is neither edge nor …

ClassNK has revised its alternative-fuel ship guidelines, bringing its hydrogen requirements into line with new IMO standards while adding structural requirements for methanol and ethanol fuel tanks not covered by …

Maersk is combining AI-powered trade intelligence with its customs data platform as the Danish logistics group looks to automate more of the work involved in product classification, tariff exposure and …

Shipping CTOs are caught between two competing risks: too many disconnected specialist tools and too much dependence on one technology provider. The emerging answer is not a giant platform, but …

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) executed a search warrant at WiseTech’s premises as part of an investigation into alleged breaches of the Competition and Consumer Act. WiseTech, whose …

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has launched the Global Port Integrity Platform (GPIP), a data-driven tool that turns more than 70,000 reported corruption incidents from over 1,350 ports into operational …

Shipbuilding software specialist SSI has placed an AI assistant inside ShipConstructor, giving designers and production teams direct access to the company’s technical and training material while they work. SSI Assistant …

Descartes Systems Group has launched an AI document-processing tool designed to turn invoices, bills of lading and packing lists directly into customs and shipment data. The Nasdaq- and Toronto-listed logistics …