NEWS AND VIEWS FROM SHIPPINGINSIGHT MEDIA SPONSORS – WEEK OF JUNE 19

Love in a Cold Climate

Q2 2017 — As the cold, hard reality of disruption hits this industry, shared body heat’s essential. And that’s where a new kind of partnership comes in, explains Thomas Bruun Clausen. Continue Reading…

Sea Traffic Management System Tested

June 18, 2017 — The E.U.-funded Sea Traffic Management (STM) Validation Project has undergone its first operational tests. Continue Reading…

Autonomous ship operation now on IMO agenda

June 16, 2017 — The Danish Maritime Authority reports that the IMO Maritime Safety Committee is to start to establish a new international legal framework for the safe operation of autonomous ships. Continue Reading…

LR launches code to certify unmanned vessels

June 13, 2017 — Lloyd’s Register (LR) has launched the LR Unmanned Marine Systems Code, a goal-based code to assess unmanned marine systems (UMS) against a set of safety and operational performance requirements. Continue Reading…

World’s Largest Hybrid Ferry gets Rolls-Royce Power

June 16, 2017 — Rolls-Royce announced that it received an order for four B33:45L diesel engines to power the world’s largest hybrid ferry being built for the Norwegian cruise and transport company Color Line. Continue Reading…

Harris Corp. global ship-tracking technology now operational

June 14, 2017 — (MELBOURNE, Fla.) — Harris Corp.’s first four maritime vessel tracking receivers are now operational, establishing the beginning of global, persistent, real-time automatic identification system (AIS) ship tracking capability. Continue Reading…

Danelec Marine Brings the Internet of Things (IoT) to the Shipping Industry with New Remote Management Tools

May 30, 2017 — (Birkeroed, Denmark) – Danelec Marine’s new intelligent remote management platform is bringing the Internet of Things (IoT) to the maritime industry by providing easy, low-cost access to data from ships at sea. Continue Reading…

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