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Tilla’s software for crew change management
Niklas Weidmann, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Tilla Crew change management software from Tilla is now used on more than 600 vessels, typically saving 14% of flight costs. 113 users in Stolt saved 550 hours of work in the first month. Managing director Niklas Weidmann explained Report from People Tech Maritime Hamburg Tilla of Berlin makes software for managing crew changes, particularly flights. Its software is now used on more than 600 vessels, including operators suc
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LEO may be the future of satcom, but think about back-up
Maximilian Heetel, Team Lead Fleet IT, MaDaTec Low earth orbiting (LEO) satellites can offer much cheaper and faster communications, but do not expect global coverage from any network, and it is the back-ups that get expensive. Maximilian Heetel explained Report from People Tech Maritime Hamburg Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications are “just state of the art technology”, said Maximilian Heetel, Team Lead Fleet IT, MaDaTec, speaking at People Tech Maritime in Hambu
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SK telink “strengthens collaboration” with Inmarsat offering NexusWave to South Korea operators
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, and South Korean telecommunications services provider SK telink have signed an agreement to advance maritime digitalisation across the country’s shipping industry. The agreement will strengthen collaboration between the two companies to bring NexusWave services, the next-generation connectivity capabilities, to shipowners seeking to enhance operational efficiency, resilience and crew welfare. It covers NexusWave implementation across car c
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Dualog moves messaging / file sharing from Slack / Teams to its “Workspace” platform
Maritime software provider Dualog has moved all of its internal messaging and file sharing from Slack and Teams to Workspace, the ship-shore collaboration platform it recently introduced to shipping companies. For the past three months, every Dualog office and department has run its day-to-day communication on the platform. The company mapped itself onto a shipping fleet. Its offices in Tromsø, Hamburg, Singapore and Athens became the “vessels”, each with its own crew, while
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Seismic vessel operator TGS uses Speedcast / Starlink satcoms
Speedcast, a global communications and IT services provider and the world’s largest Starlink Authorized Reseller, today announced the implementation of an all-LEO solution across the fleet of TGS, a leading global provider of data and intelligence to the energy industry. Speedcast’s all-LEO solution is being deployed across TGS’ global fleet of high-capacity, multi-sensory streamer vessels and Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) operations designed to capture data from seismic surveys. T
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Anschütz launches new gyrocompass
Anschütz will present a new-generation gyrocompass at SMM, introducing the Standard 100 MF to the market for the first time. The new system applies proven vibrating gyro principles derived from established gyrocompass systems based on the Hemispherical Resonator Gyroscope (HRG), such as the Standard 30 MF. The Standard 100 MF brings the benefits of maintenance-free Coriolis Vibratory Gyro (CVG) technology to a broader commercial fleet. It is designed for robust heading perfor
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Plan to integrate Sea.AI machine vision technology into Anschütz navigation suite
SEA.AI and Anschütz have formed a partnership combining SEA.AI’s machine vision with Anschütz’s navigation systems expertise. The companies plan to integrate SEA.AI’s technology into the Autonomics Navigation Suite for bridge systems, with design and validation work beginning immediately. Both companies will attend SMM 2026 in Hamburg from 1 to 4 September, where their teams will be available for meetings, briefings and interviews about the partnership. The Autonomics Navigat
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AYK Energy plan to launch swappable maritime battery
The marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy is set to unveil the world’s first swoppable containerised marine battery system at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg next month (Hall B6 stand 342). The fast-growing battery manufacturer’s latest technology milestone is set to transform electrification across the commercial vessel market – removing many of the cost and engineering barriers that exist heralding a new era of electric ships. AYK confirmed it is already receiving orders for
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Dr Claus Reimers (ex Akselos/ LR) appointed OneOcean’s chief product / technology officer
OneOcean, Lloyd's Register's maritime digital solutions business, has appointed Dr Claus Reimers as Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) to lead its product and technology strategy and accelerate the development of digital, data and AI-enabled solutions for the maritime industry. Reimers joins OneOcean from Akselos, a technology company specialising in physics-based AI for critical infrastructure, where he served as Chief Product & Technology Officer. He returns to Lloyd
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