Monitoring, Control & Digitalisation

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wind-assisted propulsion is gaining significant traction in commercial shipping, with two major industry developments highlighting how the technology is becoming increasingly feasible for larger vessel types, including tankers and bulk carriers.

15th June 2026

Wind propulsion gains large ship momentum

15th June 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

NexusWave, the fully managed bonded connectivity service from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has received Cyber Security Type Approval from ClassNK, marking a significant milestone in maritime cyber resilience.

12th June 2026

NexusWave secures cyber security approval

12th June 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new European initiative bringing together 19 maritime industry partners has been launched to help shipowners accelerate the decarbonisation of existing vessels through more effective retrofit planning and technology selection.

11th June 2026

EU retrofit project targets decarbonisation

11th June 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

OceanScore and Anglo-Eastern Univan Group are teaming up to strengthen regulatory compliance across vessels managed under Anglo-Eastern’s global fleet, focusing on the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and FuelEU Maritime…

8th June 2026

New tools to streamline EU ETS

8th June 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) have teamed up on the development of a real-time onboard guidance system designed to prevent excessive rolling on container ships.

5th June 2026

HHI and BV develop roll prevention system

5th June 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

DNV and Kongsberg Maritime have signed an agreement to establish a standardised and secure exchange of operational vessel data (OVD), creating a new digital integration to simplify reporting and support data-driven decision-making.

4th June 2026

DNV and Kongsberg expand data integration

4th June 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Lloyd’s Register (LR), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp have teamed up to develop a floating data centre (FDC) concept designed to meet growing demand for digital infrastructure.

3rd June 2026

Floating data centre partnership unveiled

3rd June 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS says there’s accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence, autonomous vessels and digital technologies across maritime and offshore operations worldwide.

2nd June 2026

ABS charts maritime’s autonomy rise

2nd June 2026

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

GT Wings has launched a new holistic ship performance assessment tool designed to support early-stage evaluation of its AirWing wind-assisted propulsion system.

1st June 2026

GT Wings launches wind propulsion tool

1st June 2026

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has completed a series of international simulator trials examining how next-generation S-100 navigation data could transform operational decision-making onboard commercial vessels.

28th May 2026

EXCLUSIVE: UKHO trials highlight S-100 navigation potential

28th May 2026