Karl Jeffery, editor of People Tech Maritime, and Dimitris Lyras, director of Paralos Maritime / Ulysses Systems, have published a new short book on how to develop the middle layer of organisations with the help of language models. The book is available on Amazon Kindle / print here for £2.22 https://lnkd.in/dYTbdCQ4 And free pdf download here. https://lnkd.in/dYqdW9_Y The "digital middle layer" here means the knowledge structures and systems of the company which supports c

Seafarers facing a medical emergency at sea can now access practical, step-by-step medical guidance directly from their mobile device through MediSea, an offline-capable tool designed to support crew members providing medical care when no doctor is onboard. The initiative was presented at SMM in Hamburg on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Transport and the Maritime Medical Service by Dr Jens Tülsner, CEO of Marine Medical Solutions, part of OneCare Group, and one of t

CyberDockside.ai, the martime cyber resilience specialist, today announced its partnership with HexaShield, a maritime cyber resilience company, to provide port authorities, terminal operators and vessel operators across the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions with continuous monitoring of the cyber estate. CyberDockside.ai will lead the relationship, consulting, assessments, and testing as well as providing its maritime platform while HexaShield will provide cyber resilience cap

GTMaritime has expanded its GT Hub platform with the launch of Operate, a new module that allows shoreside IT teams to send software deployments directly to vessels. It builds on GT Hub Identify and connects the platform’s view of fleet assets and vulnerabilities with the tools needed to act on them. The launch marks the start of an early adopter phase, with GTMaritime working closely with an initial group of customers ahead of wider availability in the coming weeks. GTMariti

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), CMA CGM and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a Joint Development Project (JDP) agreement during SMM to develop and assess the feasibility of an assisted container vessel concept based on enhanced onboard decision-support capabilities, putting technological progress at the service of people and human expertise. The project will explore how digitalization, AI enhancement and decision-support technol

Lloyd’s Register (LR), A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk), the Port of Charleston on the US east coast and the Port of Felixstowe, the largest container port in the UK, have announced a partnership to establish a Pink Corridor project, to identify and address the operational, security and safeguarding requirements for a theoretical nuclear-powered containership trading between the two ports. The project will focus on the security and safeguard considerations needed to inform futur

With the IMO's first MASS Code having taken effect on 1 July and Maritime Autonomous Systems moving rapidly into defence and commercial operations, the understanding needed to engage with autonomy is struggling to keep pace. BMT has launched a new introductory e-learning course designed to help professionals close that gap - building the knowledge and confidence to engage effectively with autonomy technologies. Developed by BMT's maritime autonomy specialists, the self-paced

The maritime industry is entering a new phase of digital navigation. With the introduction of the IHO S‑100 standard, ship navigation is evolving from a chart-based approach towards a dynamic, data-driven environment. To actively shape this transition, Anschütz has partnered with Teledyne SevenCs, combining deep expertise in integrated navigation systems with decades of experience in hydrographic data processing and chart technology. This shift brings richer and more dynami

BASS Software has released a new version of BASSnet Neo, extending its next-generation maritime ERP solution into a fully integrated cloud-native SaaS suite. With this release, BASSnet Neo unifies Maintenance, Procurement, Materials, Projects (Dry Docking), Document Management, and HSEQ modules, enabling ship owners and managers to run critical fleet operations from one platform. Because BASS runs the SaaS platform end to end—from hosting to security and updates—customers be

In a volatile world, maritime trade is exposed to ever greater risks and complexity. Conditions change by the hour, transactions require extra validation, and the journey from procurement to payment is riddled with gaps that can prove costly. Marcura’s answer is Procure-to-Pay: a single place for maritime professionals to onboard suppliers, validate invoices and pay them — safely and fast, built by the network that already knows the supplier base best. When Marcura acquired S

GTT Marine, a division of the GTT Group, today announces the commercial availability of Bridge Operations Quality Assurance (BOQA), a new capability within Safety Insights by Danelec that extends the value of Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) data from post-incident investigation into proactive, continuous safety improvement. Being introduced at SMM 2026 in Hamburg, BOQA automatically analyses vessel data to identify safety-relevant events and operating conditions that warrant fur

Marlink, a global leader in managed services for business-critical digital solutions, has launched a new OT Security offering for maritime and land-based industries. Combining professional services and OT-native technology solutions, the offering helps organisations protect the safety, continuity and resilience of operational technology. OT controls physical processes across industries including: vessel navigation, propulsion and cargo handling at sea; energy production, wa

Royal Wagenborg is strengthening digital resilience across its fleet of general cargo vessels after selecting De Boer Marine for a multiyear, phased rollout of onboard connectivity, IT and cybersecurity. The programme will support secure ship-to-shore communications, stronger onboard digital infrastructure and reliable internet access for crews. The programme will cover around 160 owned and managed general cargo vessels. Under the agreement, De Boer Marine will provide an i

AVS Global Ship Supply is launching AVS+, its new digital customer portal designed to provide shipowners and operators with greater speed, transparency and control over vessel supply operations. Unveiled at SMM Hamburg 2026 , AVS+ combines AVS Global Ship Supply’s more than 40 years of ship supply and catering experience with digital technology, giving customers a centralised platform from which to manage key aspects of their global supply operations. The portal enables users

CM Technologies (CMT) has introduced two new instruments for measuring ferrous metal debris in the drained cylinder oil of marine engines, extending the electromagnetic monitoring options available for detecting engine component wear onboard ship. The FWDM Ferrous Wear Debris Meter Pro and next-generation Ferrous Particle Quantifier (FPQ) – officially unveiled today at the SMM 2026 exhibition – have been designed to provide more reliable insight into the condition of two-st

DBMatic, part of De Boer Marine, and Weforsea Shipping have joined forces to launch MariControl, a new maritime data technology company built on years of cooperation between the two businesses. DBMatic brings experience in onboard hardware and data infrastructure, while Weforsea Shipping adds software and maritime digitalisation expertise. The idea grew out of the two companies increasingly working on different parts of the same vessel data chain. By integrating data collecti

The maritime industry is entering a new phase of digital navigation. With the introduction of the IHO S‑100 standard, ship navigation is evolving from a chart-based approach towards a dynamic, data-driven environment. To actively shape this transition, Anschütz has partnered with Teledyne SevenCs, combining deep expertise in integrated navigation systems with decades of experience in hydrographic data processing and chart technology. This shift brings richer and more dynamic

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has launched a new Maritime Safety Data Hub, providing the maritime industry with unique insights as well as direct access to the comprehensive analysis of risks shaping global shipping. Drawing on a unique dataset combining three years of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) data with an industry-first analysis of 106,975 maritime safety broadcasts transmitted in 2025, the new platform offers unprecedented visibility into t

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

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