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Port of Rotterdam Implements Internet of Things Platform

By The Maritime Executive

February 2, 2019

A new Internet of Things (IoT) platform has been developed for the Port of Rotterdam Authority, and the first application for hydro/meteo conditions has now been put into operation. The system uses an...

PIL and IBM Trial Delivery Using Blockchain Platform

By The Maritime Executive

February 2, 2019

Pacific International Lines (PIL) has used an electronic Bill of Lading (e-BL) built on the IBM Blockchain Platform in a successful real-time pilot tracking shipment of mandarin oranges from China to...

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: 2018 in Review

By Sean M. Holt

January 3, 2019

“What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a truste...

Cognitive Dissonance

By Sean M. Holt

January 2, 2019

The rate of accelerated change has become exponential. Staying on top of the reading alone is a full-time job, let alone trying to decide on strategies that either endorse or oppose each new developme...

2019: Smart Containers, Trade Wars, Automation Gains

By The Maritime Executive

December 27, 2018

Major opportunities are on the horizon for ocean shipping as the rapid pace of technology change will continue unabated through 2019 and beyond, according to industry research conducted by Navis, a pa...

A Force Awakens

By Sean M. Holt

December 25, 2018

In a remote corner of the developing world, a third-party logistics (3PL) driver accepts the terms of a digital smart contract through a mobile app on his smart phone to pick up a refrigerated contain...

Cool Tech

By Tom Peters

December 20, 2018

French container line CMA CGM, the globe’s second largest mover of temperature-controlled cargo, seems to get it when it comes to developing new technology to transport perishable goods. That&rs...

Maritime Blockchain Lab’s Fuels Assurance Platform Scaling Up

By The Maritime Executive

December 4, 2018

Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL), a partnership set up between Lloyd’s Register Foundation and BLOC to explore the use of blockchain for the assurance and safety of critical infrastructure and dri...

New CMI President Wants Closer Ties with IMO

By Wendy Laursen

December 1, 2018

Christopher O. Davis of Baker Donelson was elected president of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) last month, and MarEx spoke to him about his ambitions. The CMI, formally established...

WTO Analyses Potential Impact of Blockchain on International Trade

By The Maritime Executive

November 27, 2018

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has published an analysis of the potential impact of blockchain technology on international trade: Blockchain and International Trade: Opportunities, Challenges, and...

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