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Maritime Executive

Beyond Borders

Around 1,200 men and women graduated from maritime academies in the U.S. in the first half of this year. The academies that trained this new wave of seafarers are increasingly looking beyond local b...

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Engineers Not Ready for Blockchain

A new report published by The Alan Turing Institute and Lloyd’s Register Foundation identifies significant potential for engineers to use distributed ledger (blockchain) technology to improve safety....

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Rotterdam Launches Blockchain Field Lab

The Municipality of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are jointly launching a field lab for the development of blockchain technology. The new applied research lab has been christened Block...

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Marine Insurance Industry Shaken and Rattled, but Ready to Roll

Opening this week's annual International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) conference in Tokyo, President Dieter Berg predicted an impending shake-up in the marine insurance sector driven by technology...

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Man the Ships!

(This article was originally was published in the 2017 July/August edition) There are many words for a seafarer, some good, some not. But there can be no doubt that seafarers are society’s first tr...

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Six Next-Generation Technologies that Matter

BP has presented its view of six next-generation technologies that matter to the energy industry including blockchain, 3D printing and artificial intelligence.  BP's Emerging Technology team leader...

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Blockchain Taking Hold in Shipping, Insurance

Blockchain technology is enjoying increased attention across the industry, with Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) completing its first blockchain pilot voyage as the latest development in a wave of plans...

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Pole Star Hosts London International Shipping Week Events

Pole Star have been in Maritime Technology for 20 years. With offices all over the world, London is their spiritual home – and they are proud sponsors of London International Shipping Week. “[Londo...

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Singaporean Companies Explore Blockchain Applications

Pacific International Lines, PSA International  and IBM Singapore have signed an MOU to trial blockchain-based supply chain technologies. Blockchain is a decentralised ledger technology used by a b...

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Brave New World

READY OR NOT, THE FUTURE OF SHIPPING IS ALREADY HERE. It was a raucous gathering at this year’s CMA, the annual three day bash of the Connecticut Maritime Association in Stamford, Connecticut....