Oilfield services major Halliburton has inked a deal with Microsoft and Accenture to advance its digital capabilities in Microsoft Azure. Specifically, Halliburton will complete its move to cloud-based digital platforms and strengthen its customer offerings by: Enhancing real-time platforms for expa
Cyberattacks on the maritime industry’s operational technology systems have increased by 900% over the last three years with the number of reported incidents set to reach record volumes by year-end, according to Israeli cybersecurity specialist Naval Dome. Addressing port and terminal operators duri
A digital twin is a dynamic digital representation of an object or a system. It uniquely describes in a binary format a person, product, or environment’s key characteristics and properties and can be rendered in one or more physical or digital spaces.
Namaka Subsea, supported by Seacroft Marine Consultants and Oceana Subsea Engineering, has developed a learning management system for the delivery of both eLearning and blended learning courses for continued professional development. The 3 companies have combined to transfer their knowledge from exi
The Isle of Man Ship Registry is set to launch the first-ever seafarer welfare app designed by a ship registry.
Carnegie has commenced its planned wave tank testing campaign at the Cantabria Coastal and Ocean Basin in Spain. The trials will generate physical wave data aimed to validate Carnegie’s machine learning based Wave Predictor. Carnegie previously announced the development of a machine learning based W
Germany’s Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is one of the first ports worldwide to develop solutions for its Hamburg container terminals that use machine learning (ML) to predict the dwell time of a container at the terminal.
Denmark-based shortsea operator Unifeeder A/S and Dutch firm We4Sea B.V. have signed a cooperation agreement to roll-out the We4Sea Digital Twin based performance monitoring solution across Unifeeder’s fleet. The aim is to reduce the ships’ fuel consumption and emissions.
Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a non-profit group established to further digitalisation of container shipping technology standards, has published standards for the exchange of operational vessel schedules (OVS). The standards can be implemented by vessel operators, as well as their V
Software developer for unmanned maritime systems SeeByte has appointed Dr Chris Haworth as the company’s new chief executive officer. The appointment becomes effective August 2020. At the same time, Dr Scott Reed will become SeeByte’s chief technology officer. For Haworth, this is a promotion from p
ABB has signed an agreement with energy solutions provider Yinson for electrical, control and telecommunication equipment and services onboard the Anna Nery floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel bound for the Marlim 2 oil field in Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has developed the Mimir Offshore Interactive Environment, part of Mimir Digital Intelligence, the hub for current and future digital solutions. The 3D tool showcases solutions available from Trelleborg for both topside and subsea applications, including solutions engi
Subsea market intelligence and consultancy specialist Archer Knight has made a series of key appointments. The company has promoted four members of its team as it prepares for a period of UK and international expansion. On the consultancy side of the business, Derek Beddows will become director of d
SeaFlo Consultancy has developed a new dynamic marine and subsea training capability supported by mobile simulators. The Aberdeen-headquartered firm rolled out Marine Professionals Chartership Progression Training to help “fast-track” the careers of marine technicians to chartered engineers and tech
