6+ hour ago  (210+ words) Deep Current has warned that freight operations remain heavily dependent on manual processes despite years of investment in digitalisation and AI, with humans still acting as the "integration layer" between disconnected systems. The company's latest report, Levers of Digital Sophistication,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (266+ words) The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology has launched a reimagined professional registration standard for the marine technology community, updating its framework to reflect modern workplace demands including digital literacy, data-driven decision-making and sustainability " areas that have become central…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (303+ words) Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world's oldest newspaper, Lloyd's List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1647+ words) In the recently published Maritime Cyber Trends Report 2026 from Cydome, Katerina Raptaki of Navios stated that shipping companies are deploying AI faster than they are defining cyber accountability and that, in 2026, the question after an incident won't be "was the…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (185+ words) Kawasaki Heavy Industries has begun development of a next'generation optimal shipping support service for Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), due to start operating in 2027." The new platform will simulate and propose the safest, most economical routes by combining weather forecasts,…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (137+ words) Wolfgang Lehmacher tells readers about a hacking group called Diesel Vortex. No reliable loss figures for Diesel Vortex have been published, but the financial impact is likely to be material, given the scale and types of fraud. Diesel Vortex's current…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (260+ words) South Korea's Hyundai Glovis is rolling out a self'developed AI stowage planning system across its car carrier fleet after trials cut planning time by roughly half, the company says. The algorithm ingests vehicle types and quantities, port call order, deck…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (526+ words) Henrik Jensen, the CEO of Danica Crewing Services, says we should avoid framing shipping as uniquely worse than other industries. The recent warnings from the World Maritime University about a looming global seafarer crisis deserve serious attention. Surveys suggesting that…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (337+ words) Erin Walton from the West of England P&I Club writes for Splash today. Shipping's fuel transition is moving faster than the frameworks designed to manage its risks. While the industry has invested significant time and capital into assessing the…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (372+ words) Dr Raymon Krishnan, president of Singapore's Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society, ponders the risks of index-based freight contracts. For many beneficial cargo owners (BCOs), index-based freight contracts are increasingly positioned as the modern, data-driven answer to volatile shipping markets. On…...