German logistics and transportation company HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) has welcomed 16 battery-powered Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) in 2020. With the delivery of the latest vehicle, the number of environmentally friendly vehicles now totals over 60 units. This means that two-thirds
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) to the autonomous and remotely controlled navigation technology of a Russian company JSC Kronshtadt Technologies (the a-Nav set of technical solutions). The technology has been approved for the implementation on board
Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation engaged in providing operational technologies and services to bolster terminals’ performance efficiency, has identified its top predictions and trends that will drive the shipping industry and the technology that will be most impactful for meaningful operations
Lean Marine and AI-application developers Molflow have joined forces with the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg to develop an AI-powered, semi-autonomous system for planning and executing sea voyages. The Via Kaizen project is funded by the Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverke
NYK and its group companies have completed a second test of the remote navigation of a tugboat as part of the Japanese government’s project for the realization of autonomous ships by 2025.
Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard Co. has won Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) digital ship design, the first AiP for a digital VLGC design in China. LR said that digital systems are considered systems installed on board ships that woul
The Port of Los Angeles is about to get a Port Cyber Resilience Center (CRC) which will be designed and operated by the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). The move is being announced on the back of the official approval of the project with IBM by the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commi
Ocean Infinity has selected Sonardyne technology to support its world’s largest and most environmentally sustainable fleet of ocean-going, multi-role robotic vessels. Sonardyne systems will provide the first wave of Ocean Infinity’s new Armada fleet with key sensor technologies for underwater platfo
The largest commercial shipbuilder in India Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Kochi has hosted a plate cutting ceremony for two autonomous electric ferries being built for Norway-based ASKO Maritime AS. TorbjØrn Johannson, Chairman of the board for ASKO & ASKO MARITIME, cut the first steel plate for shi
The long-awaited zero-emission container vessel Yara Birkeland has been delivered to its owner Yara International, Norway-based shipbuilder Vard informed. Upon delivery, the vessel is scheduled to undergo testing for container loading and stability, before it sets sail to a port and test area in Hor
Fibre optic monitoring specialist Silixa has launched its distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) based solution for continuous or on-demand monitoring of all stages of carbon capture and storage (CCS) operations. According to the company, the new solution ‘Carina CarbonSecure’ offers offshore and on-lan
Singapore-based startup F-drones has carried out the world’s first commercial drone delivery at night to a vessel in Singapore. The operation was carried out on November 1, 2020. The drone navigated a busy anchorage, helping deliver a critical part for Wilhelmsen to Berge Sarstein, a vessel owned by
BIC and DCS said they have completed their collaboration to standardize the codes used to identify facilities such as depots, container yards, M&R vendors and other supply chain container facilities.
A joint venture work between KBR and Socar, which is undertaking the engineering design phase of the Azeri Central East platform, is now nearing completion.
