Historically, bulk cargo is transported globally from areas where it is produced, cultivated or mined to areas where it is consumed or...

Modern shipping is primarily dominated by bulk shipping and container shipping. There are more of these ship types than any other types...

Rise of Bitcoin and crypto currencies as alternate investment options to gold

(Photo by Colin Watts on Unsplash) As you probably know, modern cruise ships have a complicated wastewater purification system and a...

(Photo by Diego F. Parra from Pexels) During this spring large cruise ships were in the news headlines almost daily as vessels weren’t...

Maritim e convergenc Remember not so long ago, when the most compelling issues occupying the maritime industry were IMO 2020 compliance,...

Is micro-biotech is replacing acid therapy to enable sustainable onboard operations in shipping?

(Photo by Ibrahim Boran on Unsplash) In recent decades, every industry has tested different strategies and technologies to maximize...

How can bulk shipping digitalise, what are the main points? Digitalisation of bulk shipping commences at the interface between the...

Digitalisation is a hot discussion topic of today, and what’s on everyone’s lips, is how will it impact shipping? Digital developments...

Humans have been using maps for thousands of years. It is therefore not surprising that ‘Cartography’ as a subject exists, which is the...

In 2015 a company operating in a niche area with a unique use-case approached us with a specific request. They wanted to know if we could...

The terms autonomous and automated are often used interchangeably in the marine industry. This is not unique to the marine industry, but...

As a student of the future, I find myself in uncharted territory. The future appears to be uncertain and yet constantly changing. This...

In recent months there has been significant discussion on the subject of net-zero emissions and what our journey there may look like....

We are all familiar with phones & the connectivity it has given us. The analogue rotary phones were cabled, but the modern cell phones...

As technology evolves around us, we see more and more jobs are automated or certain jobs are delegated to smart machines or robots. This...

The world is rapidly transforming around us. Technology is getting smarter and faster. It is impacting every industry, sector and area on...

Recession in shipping is blamed partly on oversupply of vessels. When you look at number and tonnage of existing ships and the new-build...

In a previous blog, I had discussed the evolution of data and communication in the marine industry and how predictive analytics is the...