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IBM Blockchain Solution Provides Seafood Traceability

By The Maritime Executive

October 17, 2019

IBM and Raw Seafoods Inc. have started a new collaboration connecting global sourcing partners, retailers and restauranteurs through the IBM Food Trust platform to enhance seafood traceability. Built...

Blockchain Ship Registration System Under Development

By The Maritime Executive

October 14, 2019

The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Singapore tech startup Perlin have teamed up to build an advanced digital blockchain ship registration prepara...

Standards for Smart Container Data Exchange Published

By The Maritime Executive

October 6, 2019

France-based company Traxens has led the development of the first standards for smart container data exchange now published by the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business....

Blockchain Booking Venture Fails

By The Maritime Executive

September 30, 2019

Hong Kong-based blockchain technology company 300cubits has decided to suspend the operation of the Booking Deposit Module effective from October 1 including the circulation of its tokens named TEUs. ...

India's Containerized Trade Slows

By The Maritime Executive

September 23, 2019

India’s containerized trade growth slowed to one percent in the second quarter (down eight percent on the same period last year), according to Maersk data. Maersk attributes the drop to a cocktail...

The Changing Role of the Freight Forwarder

September 21, 2019

The freight forwarder has been the “go to” industry for shippers wanting to transport goods to international markets. The freight forwarding industry blossomed after World War II when the world w...

Inmarsat Landmark Study Identifies Critical Role for Maritime Startups

By The Maritime Executive

September 10, 2019

New and original research into maritime startups conducted for Inmarsat by UK GovTech venture firm and research house, PUBLIC, concludes that more bandwidth connecting ships to shore at lower cost tha...

Digital Versus Paper Certificates

September 3, 2019

Leading organisations worldwide are embracing the digital transformation. Organisations that adopt modern, effective digital technologies tend to be seen in a positive light by their stakeholders and...

Interview: Chris Clott, Founder of New York Maritime Innovation Center

By David Hume

August 11, 2019

Dr. Chris Clott, co-founder and director of the recently created New York Maritime Innovation Center (NYMIC), talks about how they support startups in the maritime industry. The NYMIC was founded b...

New UN Data Sheds Light on Global Port Connectivity

By UN Conference on Trade and Development

August 8, 2019

[By Hassiba Benamara, Jan Hoffmann, Luisa Rodriguez and Frida Youssef] Known as the “humble heroes” of globalization, containers are handled in hundreds of millions at container ports worldwide ann...

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