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Blockchain Taking Hold in Shipping, Insurance

By The Maritime Executive

September 7, 2017

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...

Pole Star Hosts London International Shipping Week Events

By The Maritime Executive

September 6, 2017

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...

Singaporean Companies Explore Blockchain Applications

By The Maritime Executive

August 20, 2017

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...

Brave New World

By Jack O'Connell

August 12, 2017

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....

The Container Industry's New Crypto Currency Explained

By Wendy Laursen

August 6, 2017

The Hong Kong-based company 300cubits is launching a new crypto currency (tokens called TEU). The tokens will be used as booking deposits for container shipping where value could be lost if a customer...

Blockchain Currency Ready for Container Shipping

By The Maritime Executive

August 2, 2017

The Hong Kong-based company 300cubits aims to partially replace U.S. dollars in the container shipping industry with a token soon to be launched on Ethereum - an open-source, public, blockchain-based...

Petya Attack Shows the Need for Cybersecurity Rules

By Ian W. Gray

June 30, 2017

For the last several years, the International Maritime Organization has been discussing the possible implications of cyber-attacks to the global commerce. Last June, the IMO published its Interim Guid...

Port of Antwerp Tests Blockchain Software System

By The Maritime Executive

June 29, 2017

According to the Port of Antwerp, getting a container from point A to point B often involves more than 30 parties and 200 interactions. Given that many of these transactions are still carried out by e...

U.S. Navy Looks to Blockchain Revolution

By The Maritime Executive

June 26, 2017

The U.S. Navy has revealed plans to trial blockchain technology to bring added security to its manufacturing systems. The Navy said it will apply the technology to its processes for additive manufa...

Stena Bulk's Successful MIT Sloan Project with Blockchain

By The Maritime Executive

June 13, 2017

The new transformative world makes it necessary to be well prepared for rapid change and new demands. To achieve this, Stena Bulk hosted a MIT Sloan project during spring 2017 to investigate how Block...

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