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Container Lines and Terminal Operators Sign Blockchain MOU

By The Maritime Executive

November 6, 2018

Nine ocean carriers and terminal operators have signed an MOU to form a consortium to develop the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an open digital platform based on distributed ledger technolo...

Chain of Things Hosts Shipping Forum During Hong Kong Maritime Week

By The Maritime Executive

October 29, 2018

The rate of technological advancement is increasing at an exponential rate. Without proper insights and meaningful networks, many organizations and individuals will find themselves struggling to remai...

UAE Maritime Week 2018 to Kick Off on Sunday

By The Maritime Executive

October 23, 2018

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, the UAE Maritime Week 2018 is set to kick off on Sunday, Octo...

Global Maritime Leaders Meet at Dubai Maritime Summit 2018

By The Maritime Executive

October 21, 2018

The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has completed its preparations to host the Dubai Maritime Summit 2018 on October 28, under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktou...

No Change, No Future

By Jens Ismar

September 29, 2018

Digitization, blockchain, AI, and tech in shipping are on everybody's lips these days. These topics seem to have almost displaced autonomous vessels as the topic du jour for suppliers and trade media....

Jaxport Sets New Monthly Record for Container Volumes

By The Maritime Executive

September 27, 2018

In August, the port of Jacksonville, Florida (Jaxport) set a new monthly container record volume at 115,700 TEU, beating a previous record set in December 2017. Jaxport’s container volumes are up 20 p...

The Impact of the E-Commerce Boom on Maritime Logistics

By Brendan McCahill

September 27, 2018

In today’s world of ocean shipping, many carriers have looked to technology to improve day-to-day operations—going beyond legacy systems and manual processes and moving towards more modern, effective...

New JV Develops Blockchain Systems for Port of Shanghai

By The Maritime Executive

September 27, 2018

Ideanomics, a Hartford-based technology company, has launched a port software JV with the Asia-Pacific Model E-Port Network, the port technology initiative of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (AP...

Maritime’s Journey to Digital

By The Maritime Executive

September 26, 2018

The maritime industry has usually been slower when it comes to transformation. However in recent years, the digitalisation and automation of its supply chain has significantly changed shipping from th...

A New Future for Blockchain, Robots, Jobs and Sustainability

By The Maritime Executive

September 19, 2018

Distributed ledger technology such as blockchain could boost trade by more than $1 trillion in the next 10 years, according to a recently-released World Economic Forum white paper Trade Tech – A New A...

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