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Inmarsat, a worldwide renowned company in global, mobile satellite communications, is launching the new solution - BGAN Patrol, which features the Hughes’ 9203 BGAN Terminal powered by Inmarsat’s award-winning ELERA (L-band) satellite network - as the world's first BGAN terminal designed for use on foot. The lightweight and compact device allows government personnel to stay continuously connected while on the move throughout a mission, enabling fast access to a wide range of mobile...

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM), along with other investors, announced the initial closing of an US$ 8 million financing round in Spinframe (Spinframe Technologies). ZIM led this investment as part of its strategy to invest in early-stage companies involved in the digitalisation of supply chains who offer novel cutting-edge services with high growth potential. Spinframe develops vehicle-inspection systems based on artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and machine-learning t...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ flagship Bolette and sister-ship Borealis have made inaugural connections to shore power in calls to Bergen and San Francisco this month. Borealis became the first of Fred. Olsen’s fleet to utilise shore power, by connecting during a transit call to San Francisco as part of the ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ cruise on 17th April 2023. Bolette and Borealis make first connections to shore power Bolette will connect again when she returns to Berge...

Mackay is pleased to announce a featured article, entitled: ‘Mackay Marine South Africa: Dynamic Mackay Positions for a Steady Course of Growth’. Globally renowned seller and installer of communication and navigation equipment for seafaring vessels, Mackay Communications, dba Mackay Marine, has acquired South Africa’s Dynamic Marine Systems (DMS) and is integrating the company to bolster its service portfolio. Mackay Marine South Africa The acquisition of DMS has been very f...

Crowley will launch an end-to-end, integrated ocean and rail service between Mexico and the U.S. Midwest region and into Canada. Featuring Crowley’s new Mexico-U.S. ocean route in the Gulf, the service will leverage the highly efficient inland rail network of Canadian National Railway Company and its U.S. rail subsidiaries (CN). The companies’ combined network provides broad reach across the Midwest and into Canada to increase solutions for global customers in North American markets...

Spire Global, Inc. (“Spire” or “the Company”), a renowned global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced the launch of its new Deep Navigation Analytics™ (DNA) Platform, a centralised, space-powered hub that delivers essential insights to maritime stakeholders through three layers: maritime weather data APIs, actionable intelligence APIs, decision support solutions and visualisations. The platform utilises radio occultation (RO) data a...

Tokyo – based classification society, ClassNK has released its new white paper – ‘Towards MASS social implementation’. Regarding the development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), various efforts gaining momentum worldwide, including the Nippon Foundation MEGURI 2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program. The push for international rule establishment has been further intensified as the IMO MSC has agreed on a work plan to set forth mandatory requirements effective fro...

Tokyo-based classification society, ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to a Ship Support Solution called MaSSA-One developed by BEMAC Corporation. In order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK has offered Innovation Endorsement as a swift certification service in cooperation with technological front runners, in order to establish appropriate evaluation criteria. Among the certification categories, ‘Products &...

Tokyo-based classification society, ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to an onboard data platform called TMIP (TERASAKI Marine Information Platform), developed by Terasaki Electric Co., Ltd. In order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK has offered Innovation Endorsement as a swift certification service, in cooperation with technological front runners to establish appropriate evaluation criteria. Among the certificat...

OXE Marine AB has appointed MWM and Transmidiesel as new distributors for OXE Marine’s diesel-powered outboards in Brazil and Colombia. The appointment is made to strengthen OXE Marine's international expansion and means that the company is expanding its global network of distributors and dealers to Brazil and Colombia. MWM manufactures engines that are used in, among other things, the automotive industry, and the agricultural sector as well as for power generation and marine applications...

As part of its long-standing commitment to restore service reliability and increase service frequency Neptune Pacific Direct Line (NPDL) is pleased to announce a comprehensive service upgrade to help restore supply chains, and address congestion and operational challenges at New Zealand and Fiji ports. Launching in late April 2023, NPDL’s new Australia New Zealand Pacific (ANZPAC) service will provide fixed day fortnightly sailings with 3 x 1700 TEU vessels (The Capitaine Tasman, Capitain...

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is pleased to announce the expansion of its SMART Ocean-SMART Industries (SO-SI) Programme through the appointment of a Programme Manager, with support provided by Singapore-based Swire Shipping Pte. Ltd. Mr. William (Bill) Staby, as Programme Manager at the World Ocean Council (WOC), will lead the SO-SI Programme to organise industry/science partnerships and promote data collection by ships, platforms and other offshore infrastructure, which can be used to host or...

Last year one of OceanWise’s long-standing customers, The Peel Ports Group, approached them to come up with a solution to a historic problem they had with their fog signal management, as other previous attempts had not been successful. Peel Ports Group needed a bespoke fog signal control unit, which allowed their team to remotely manage signals via a web page. Control unit connects to OceanWise’s Port-Log data platform Using the OceanWise in-house marine engineering team, Peel Por...

In September 2022, VSTEP equipped the first training centre of Brabo Group in Belgium with cutting-edge NAUTIS simulators. VSTEP’s mission to enable learning through simulation technology is at the forefront of this collaboration, thereby allowing Brabo Group to train their crew and skippers from other organisations for safe and precise ship piloting and mooring. Brabo Group and VSTEP’s Collaboration In collaboration with VSTEP, Brabo Group – a Belgium-based company that spe...

Babcock has been awarded a 12-month contract extension to continue its support of Skysiren, the UK’s implementation of the US defence Integrated Broadcast Service. Skysiren is part of a UK Five Eyes programme, which provides the UK Armed Forces with near real-time intelligence sources in a single broadcast data stream. Babcock has been installing Skysiren and providing support since 2017. This 12-month extension follows an extremely productive 2022 for the team, involving installat...

Global satellite communications provider, Satcom Global has announced that Arklow Shipping has signed a new fleetwide, long-term agreement for AuraNow VSAT, and committed its new build vessels to install the groundbreaking solution offering unlimited data with truly flexible bandwidth. From their new state of the art headquarters in Arklow, the Irish ship owner and charterer has signed significant contract extensions and new agreements with their long-standing satellite communications provider,...

The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has agreed to work closely with relevant stakeholders, as NIMASA inches closer to developing a regulatory framework to provide operational guidelines for Submarine Cable and Pipeline Operators in Nigeria. Officials of both organs of the Government in Lagos, Nigeria, reached this agreement at a pre-Audit meeting on submarine cable regulation. NIMASA, NCC develop su...

SAFE Boats International announces the introduction of a revolutionary, autonomous hydrographic survey vessel: Merlin. This innovative, 23-metre semi-displacement monohull design was developed in collaboration with Mythos AI, Echo81, and World Marine Design. SAFE Boats International has exclusive rights to build the design at their Tacoma, Washington large-craft production facility. Autonomous hydrographic survey vessel: Merlin Merlin will be a Jones Act-compliant all-aluminum hull power...

The 1st ValenciaportPCS Shippers’ Conference was held with the aim of listening to import/export companies, in order to improve the digital services offered by the technological platform – ValenciaportPCS digital platform. ValenciaportPCS ValenciaportPCS has shown itself to be an effective and efficient tool that saves costs and time for all companies linked to the port community. Valenciaport adds new actors to its commitment to the digitalisation of the logistics value chain Va...

Tokyo-based Classification Society, ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to HermAce Remote Monitoring & Troubleshooting Platform, developed by FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD (FURUNO) and issued a certificate to the company. In addition, for ClassNK registered ships flagged with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the HermAce voyage data recorder (VDR) digital twin and remote service has been accepted as an alternative to the onboard VDR Annual Perfor...

A consortium led by zero-emission vessel provider - ACUA Ocean in partnership with zero-emission infrastructure provider and National Maritime UK Marine Hydrogen Working Group partner - Unitrove has won a multi-million pound UK government grant in a major push to decarbonise the maritime sector. The ‘Hydrogen Innovation – Future Infrastructure & Vessel Evaluation and Demonstration (HI-FIVED)’ consortium will receive over £3.8 million of funding to build and showcase...

Simon Møkster Shipping AS is going to replace the existing dynamic positioning system onboard their offshore supply vessel, MS "Stril Mar”. Brunvoll has been awarded the contract for delivery of a BruCon DP2 control system. The delivery from Brunvoll includes a dynamic positioning system of DP-class 2 with 4 maneuvering positions, reusing existing sensors and position references. Brunvoll and Simon Møkster Shipping AS partnership We have had a long and successful part...

On Monday, 13 March, 2023, as part of the AUKUS trilateral agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA), it was announced that Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd will provide the reactors for Australia’s first nuclear powered submarines. The announcement will see thousands of jobs created for Rolls-Royce and across the United Kingdom (UK) supply chain. Rolls-Royce Submarines Rolls-Royce Submarines, based in Derby, UK currently employs more than 4,0...

International Maritime Organization (IMO) has welcomed the landmark agreement on a new oceans treaty to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas. IMO Secretary-General - Kitack Lim says landmark treaty will reinforce efforts to protect biodiversity The new legally binding international instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction – known as 'BBNJ' was agreed  on 4 March, 2023, following conclusion of the f...

HMM announced it was selected as the best-performing carrier, achieving the lowest carbon emission between Far East Asia and the U.S. West Coast in Q4 2022, based on the Carbon Emissions Index (CEI). Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) is published quarterly by Xeneta, a major ocean freight rate analysis firm, in partnership with Marine Benchmark, a data management specialist for the maritime industry. Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) CEI demonstrates the carbon intensity of shipping companies across 13...

Dubai International Boat Show 2023 is the most established boat show in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Middle East. Whether visitors want to buy a boat, discover luxury yachts and superyachts, or explore the latest diving and aquatic innovations, the Dubai International Boat Show is the definitive event for luxury and lifestyle. QS Seamaster and Waveless brands exhibited at the event QS Seamaster and Waveless are the two brands exhibited at the Dubai Intern...

In a continued effort to provide their customers with reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM informs of the following Rate Restoration Initiative (RRI): Effective March 24th, 2023: From India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Middle East Gulf, Red Sea & Egypt to US East Coast & US Gulf Cargo: All Quantum per 20' (all types): USD 500 Quantum per 40' (all types): USD 600 Quantum per 45' (all types): USD 600

Babcock is pleased to announce that they have signed a framework agreement with Additure, to enhance their digital manufacturing capability. With a focus on increasing availability of their customer’s platform, this collaboration will develop new digital solutions, such as additive manufacturing, to better manage complex, critical, low volume parts. Babcock to use effective and sustainable technological methods Babcock will be utilising effective and sustainable technological methods B...

The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has provided technical support to Instituto Marito e Portuaruo IMAP in São Tomé and Príncipe. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, while making the presentation at an event in São Tomé, with the Nigerian Ambassador to São Tomé, Ambassador - Gambo Hamza in attendance, noted that the Federal Government of Nigeria is committed to regional maritime deve...

Tokyo-based classification society - ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to an object recognition system on machine vision and sensor fusion called Groke Pro, developed by Groke Technologies Oy. In order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK has offered Innovation Endorsement as a swift certification service, in cooperation with technological front runners to establish appropriate evaluation criteria. Among the certifi...