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Techno-Pilgrims

By Sean M. Holt

September 28, 2020

The year was 1620 when 135 English Puritans, known today as the Pilgrims, decided to brave the treacherous open seas in search of religious freedom in a new promised land. Nearly 400 years ago to the...

Rewriting Shipping & Logistics With Technology to Boost Utilization

By Hanne Johansson and Ben Haaland

September 8, 2020

Capacity utilization and lack of transparency are major challenges for ocean carriers and truckers alike, and that comes at a cost to both consumers and the environment. New transparent marketplaces p...

Smart Containers and Situational Awareness

By The Maritime Executive

August 12, 2020

[By Hanane Becha, UN/CEFACT, Todd Frazier, FedEx Express, Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Michael Schröder, Hapag-Lloyd, and Jaco Voorspuij, GS1] How many times have you asked yo...

Pilot Program Test Blockchain Technology to Improve Container Handling

By The Maritime Executive

July 10, 2020

A new trial program being launched at the Port of Rotterdam and involved some of the world's leading shipping companies is the latest example of the ports and the container shipping industry working t...

Cosco Shipping and Alibaba Latest Efforts Using Blockchain in Shipping

By The Maritime Executive

July 7, 2020

Cosco Shipping Group, the Chinese state-run shipping company, is the latest to join the growing momentum in digitization through the use of blockchain technology. China Ocean Shipping Group signed a s...

Self-Service Portals Will Make Port Terminals More Resilient

By Joe Hudicka

June 25, 2020

It’s no secret that port operations are buckling under supply chain strains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the underlying inefficiencies at ports have been causing headaches for managing pr...

IPCSA Expanding Effort to Develop and Prove Blockchain Bill of Lading

By The Maritime Executive

June 19, 2020

The International Port Community Systems Association’s (IPCSA) announced that it is expanding its initiatives designed to advance blockchain bill of lading. Like several other organizations and partne...

DNV GL's My Care: Applying Hospital-grade Risk Management to Ships

By The Maritime Executive

June 17, 2020

Hamburg, 17 June 2020: Managing infection risk during the COVID-19 pandemic requires a new approach to disease control and prevention. My Care is DNV GL’s infection risk management approach that has b...

India Launches Digitization of the Bill of Lading and Trade Documents

By The Maritime Executive

June 11, 2020

India is digitalizing its bills of lading and other trade documentation workflows using a blockchain platform as part of its electronic Port Community System. In doing so, it joins with a growing call...

BV, DNV GL Launch Infection-Prevention Certifications for Cruise Ships

By The Maritime Executive

June 4, 2020

Two leading class societies are helping the passenger vessel sector restore operations by rolling out new certifications for infection prevention measures. Class has played a key role in certifying...

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