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Should the Captain go down with the ship?

The ‘Captain going down with the ship’ is held up as a great tradition by mariners and land-lubbers alike. This tradition is in fact so...

Titans: Google maps versus ECDIS

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

Journey towards maritime autonomy

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 autonomous versus automated conundrum

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

What macro trends impact the maritime future?

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

Net-Zero emissions: what will the journey look like?

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

Regulations in shipping requiring compliance in 2017

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

Christmas trees, autonomous ships & broccoli

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...

Must we comply with both IMO and EU MRV?

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

What is this "Bubble Business"?

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

What? Measuring "Real-time Boil-off"?

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

Who will bin the "Noon Report"?

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

“Not in my lifetime!” Really?

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

Software vital to emissions' compliance

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

OMG! What do we do with all this data?

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

Dawn of the "Open Platform": standardisation in big 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...

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