Ocean Transportation

Coast Guard Prints Spare Parts While at Sea

August 17, 2017

The U.S. Coast Guard is developing the use of 3-D printers to create spare parts on board its ships.

Hanjin Shipping Says Bankruptcy Claims Top $10Bn

August 14, 2017

South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co., which roiled global trade and temporarily marooned more than half a million cargo containers when it filed for bankruptcy, says it has raised only a fraction of what it needs to repay creditors, whose claims total about $10.5bn.

Blockchain Company Launches Digital Currency to Reduce Cargo No-Shows

August 9, 2017

Maritime Executive

Hong Kong-based company 300cubits is aiming to partially replace U.S. dollars in the container shipping industry with tokens soon to be launched on Ethereum - an open-source, public, blockchain-based platform.

New Wave Energy System Could Propel Ships

August 7, 2017

Maritime Executive

Wave energy technology is ready to pair with solar and wind power to create zero emission ships, according to ZShips International.

$100Tr Needed for Infrastructure by 2040, Report Says

August 1, 2017

Maritime Executive

The G20's Global Infrastructure Hub and Oxford Economics have released a report that finds that the world will need nearly $100tr in infrastructure investment by 2040. This equates to nearly $4tr every year - about the same amount as the GDP of Germany.

Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships

July 27, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Two Norwegian companies are taking the lead in the race to build the world's first crewless, autonomously operated ship, an advance that could mark a turning point in seaborne trade.

Maersk Line: Third-Party Data Not Affected by Petya

July 26, 2017

Maritime Executive

In an update last week, Maersk Line gave more information into the causes and effects of the Petya cyberattack, which struck its core business IT systems on June 27. Its damage took Maersk weeks to fully repair.

Autonomous Ships: Regulations in Their Wake

July 24, 2017

Maritime Executive

The general public is well aware of the continuing development of autonomous vehicles - the media constantly provides stories on the advances of these self-driving cars, trucks and cabs. While not receiving the same media amount of coverage, the technology for autonomous ships is also rapidly developing.

U.S. Agriculture Challenged by Aging Infrastructure

July 20, 2017

Maritime Executive

The Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors (CAGTC) has released its second in a series of whitepapers that explores why national freight infrastructure must be improved.

U.S. Maritime Regulators Urged to Understand, Track Blockchain

July 19, 2017

Journal of Commerce

By design, blockchain resists regulatory oversight, but maritime regulators still need to understand the technological potential of a trail of records that payment and other applications can be built upon and keep an eye on how the industry adopts this, shipping and tech experts argue.

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