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AI voyage optimisation is basically the “co-pilot” sitting on top of weather routing, noon reports, and charter constraints. The latest platforms take high-frequency vessel data, weather and currents, fuel and carbon prices, CII/ETS exposure...

3D printing at sea is shifting from demo pieces to real downtime savers. By 2025–26, you’ve got naval ships and early commercial trials printing repair parts on board, while joint ventures like Pelagus 3D...

Methanol is moving from conference slide to real bunker choice, especially in the container segment. Driven by the IMO 2023 greenhouse gas strategy and expected fuel standards, owners are ordering dual fuel ships that...

Autonomy at sea is moving from trials to practical tools that help crews sail safer and run tighter schedules. The big shift is not “crewless ships” overnight, but smarter assistance, remote support from shore,...

Nuclear powered ships use a compact reactor to make heat, which makes steam, which turns turbines for propulsion and electricity. The core idea is simple: a lot of energy from a small amount of...

Resilient PNT means your ship does not trust GPS alone. It cross-checks position and time with multiple sources like inertial sensors, radar map-matching, Doppler log, and multi-constellation GNSS, and it alarms when signals are...

Biofuel readiness means your ship can safely use blends like B30 up to B100. In practice that is FAME biodiesel or HVO renewable diesel. You check the fuel spec, confirm engine maker guidance, prepare...

Paper charts became pixels. Now those pixels get smarter. S-100-based ECDIS turns today’s map view into a layered data canvas, so crews can see official ENCs alongside high-resolution bathymetry, real-time water levels, currents, and...

AIS is the continuous VHF broadcast that shares identity and position for safety and awareness. VDES is the wider VHF data system that keeps AIS, and adds additional managed data links so ships, shore,...

The logistics world is buzzing, major carriers, cargo platforms, and regulators are all rallying around blockchain-based Bills of Lading. From Maersk to MSC, digitalization isn’t a future goal, it’s actively replacing paper. With new...

As the push toward zero-emission shipping intensifies, methanol is stepping into a new role, not just as a clean fuel, but as a hydrogen carrier. Methanol-to-hydrogen reformers allow ships to store easy-to-handle liquid methanol...

With the IMO’s EEXI rules now in full effect since 2023, many shipowners are turning to Shaft Power Limitation (ShaPoLi) as a practical, onboard solution to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Instead of limiting...