By Jeremy Wagstaff SINGAPORE, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The global shipping industry, ravaged by collapsing revenues, defensive mergers and the failure of major player South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd , is slowly waking up to the redeeming potential of technology. While sensor-laden containers, smart ships and 3D printing have grabbed the headlines, the start-ups making the … [Read more...]
Google To Track Commercial Fishing Vessels
By Alex Whiting (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Anyone with internet access and a passion for seafood will soon be able to track commercial fishing trawlers all over the world, with a new tool that its developers hope will help end the overfishing that has decimated the world's fish stocks. Millions of people depend on fish to survive, and fish will be vital to … [Read more...]
Container Tracking Device Use Soars
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) Declining asset costs and a variety of external factors are driving the container shipping industry into increasing use of container tracking and monitoring devices. Speaking to The Loadstar on the sidelines of the recent TOC Container Supply Chain conference in Hamburg, Mike Dempsey, vice president of containers and ports at mobile asset … [Read more...]
Uber Launching UberYACHT This Weekend in Dubai
The world's most popular ride sharing app is expanding its ever-growing modes of transportation to include luxury yachts. Silicon Valley-based Uber has announced the launch of UberYACHT to debut this weekend in Dubai. The launch further expands the company's motto of connecting people with reliable rides by car, helicopter, and even boats through the use of data and … [Read more...]
Slipping Through The Safety Net
By Jaquelyn Burton (Coeval) The thing with Navigation Warnings is - are you sure that you have received all of the ones you might need? There are times when as an officer of the watch you receive a NAVTEX message that is corrupted or unreadable. When you have a message come in where the only thing that you can’t read about a firing exercise zone is it's … [Read more...]