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Construction of World's Largest Diamond Mining Vessel Underway

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2018

The De Beers Group has confirmed that construction of the world’s largest diamond mining vessel has commenced. Local media outlet New Era highlighting the announcement, said the vessel will be used...

Blockchain Tested Along China's Southern Transport Corridor

By The Maritime Executive

February 24, 2018

One of Asia's largest shipowners, Pacific International Lines (PIL), along with PSA International and IBM Singapore, has tested a blockchain platform tracking cargo from Chongqing in China to Singapor...

PortXL Selects Start-Ups to Accelerate

By The Maritime Executive

February 14, 2018

The yearly scouting phase of PortXL – the Rotterdam-based world port accelerator – has concluded with the organization choosing 14 promising start-ups. The start-ups were chosen from around 1,000 p...

Agility Joins Maersk-IBM Blockchain Community

By The Maritime Executive

February 7, 2018

Global logistics provider Agility has become the first freight forwarder to collaborate on Maersk and IBM's blockchain solution which aims to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting g...

Blockchain Arrives for Ship Finance

By The Maritime Executive

February 5, 2018

The blockchain revolution has already arrived for shipping, with big players like Maersk making moves on core business systems that rely on distributed ledgers. Now it is arriving for shipping finance...

First Agricultural Commodity Sale Using Blockchain

By The Maritime Executive

January 24, 2018

A group of bankers and traders have completed what they believe to be the first agricultural commodity sale conducted entirely on a blockchain platform. The parties - seller Louis Dreyfus Company, buy...

First Agricultural Commodity Traded Through Blockchain

By The Maritime Executive

January 23, 2018

The first full agricultural commodity transaction using a blockchain platform has been completed by Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), Shandong Bohi Industry, ING, Societe Generale and ABN Amro. The trad...

Maersk and IBM Expand Blockchain Offerings

By The Maritime Executive

January 16, 2018

A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM have announced their intent to establish a joint venture to offer blockchain technology to the global shipping industry. The jointly developed platform will be built on op...

Singapore Boosts Maritime Digitalization

By The Maritime Executive

January 14, 2018

Singapore's Ministry of Transport launched its Sea Transport Industry Transformation Map (ITM) on Friday. Developed by industry groups including the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the...

Blockchain Project Targets Seafood Industry

By The Maritime Executive

January 10, 2018

Environmental organization WWF and its partners have introduced blockchain technology to the Pacific Islands’ tuna industry, the first of its kind for this region, to help stamp out illegal fishing an...

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