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...

In the shipping industry one thing that is broadly apparent is the inherent resistance to change, lack of major innovation and the almost...

Looking ahead, there is an avalanche of regulations headed our way. While some are truly international coming from the IMO or applicable...

I was recently asked to comment on unmanned ships and autonomous ships. To me, an unmanned ship is one with no people on board. Hence, we...

One hears repeatedly about the future of shipping in terms of future environmental regulations and stricter local laws, the spread of...

The European Union (EU) Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation is something we discussed in 2013 in our blog MRV more...

Although generally accepted as a promising fuel saving solution, there are only a handful of vessels fully installed with the Air...

The shipping industry appears to be transmuting and adapting to the current world scenario. We find ourselves with fuel prices still low,...

With sensor information on board LNG vessels and enrichment using the laws of physics and mathematics, companies have developed the...

Virtually every shipping company today uses noon reports to understand and monitor what is happening on their ships. These reports are...

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their mind, cannot change anything – is a saying that we must...

The European Commission’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) rules to collect emissions data officially entered into force on...

The industry-wide trend of digitalisation means many companies now find themselves overwhelmed with large amounts of data. When the data...

In the past data was only collected if it was required and most likely by whoever needed it. Therefore the amount of data being collected...

To understand the significance of a third umpire in the shipping industry one must first understand what brought about the advent of the...

Like the hot tropical sun ‘Big Data’ seems to have appeared on the horizon of several new industries. Industries such as Shipping,...

Planned Maintenance System (PMS) PMS allowed ship owners or operators to carry out routine maintenance (predominantly by the ship’s crew)...