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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ClassNK has joined a joint project to objectively verify reductions in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions achieved in actual vessel operations through the use of an AI-based autonomous navigation system. The project aims to verify the effectiveness of AI-based voyage optimization in reducing fuel consumption and GHG emissions under real operating conditions and to establish an objective verification methodology. Using an actual commercial vessel operated by

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

Orca AI has expanded its collaboration with Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) following the successful completion of a pilot involving five vessels and more than 130,000 nautical miles of operations. Following the pilot, EPS will deploy Orca AI's maritime operations platform across dozens of additional vessels, reflecting confidence in the platform's ability to support navigational awareness and operational decision-making under real-world conditions. The expansion follows measu

Kyungrok Kim, Vessel Performance Manager, Bestship Fuel flow, engine torque and engine RPM are correlated, but not directly. But you can map their data together to identify faulty data, and then go on to see if a problem is due to engine or hull. Bestship explained When ships fit sensors for vessel performance data, they typically fit a fuel flowmeter, an engine torque meter, and a sensor to measure revs per minute (RPM) of the engine. The readings from the sensors should

Holger Ritter of maritime IT company DRYNET Shipping companies may be able to find efficiencies in operation by sharing their data with others. But which data specifically? Where might you lose competitive advantage? Should safety data be shared? “When you share data, you know more, what is happening in my world, your world, how all these points connect,” said Arun Sankar, Director of commercial and strategy development, Northern Europe, with Columbia Shipmanagement, a larg

Procureship has officially welcomed around 100 deep-sea vessels from Stolt Tankers, one of the world’s leading chemical tanker operators, onto its e-procurement platform as part of Stolt Tanker’s drive to further digitalise the day-to-day procurement operations for its global fleet. The partnership went live in June 2026 and supports a transition for Stolt Tankers, part of the Stolt-Nielsen group, from its internally developed procurement system, which is due to be retired, t

BetterSea, provider of a maritime compliance platform and FuelEU marketplace, announced the launch of Stylianos, its new Maritime Compliance Algent, trained to help shipping companies understand compliance exposure, evaluate most optimum strategies, source market quotations, and prepare compliance actions directly within the BetterSea platform. Stylianos brings artificial intelligence into the day-to-day workflows behind maritime decarbonisation compliance. Rather than operat

The agreement includes the full HSS package, combining Jotun's SeaQuantum Skate coating with robotic hull inspection and cleaning technology designed to maintain an always clean hull throughout vessel operations. The installation was completed during the vessel's drydocking in China in June 2026. By maintaining a continuously clean hull, HSS supports vessel efficiency while helping preserve fuel, cut carbon emissions as well as limiting transfer of species from one harbour to

Monterro estimates the global addressable market for Grieg Connect’s core offering is above NOK 3 billion, highlighting the significant growth opportunity. With much of the global port and logistics industry still at an early stage of digitalization, Monterro sees significant potential for Grieg Connect to expand internationally. Monterro will bring its experience in scaling B2B software companies, alongside expertise in software technology, AI, go-to-market and international

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published what it believes is the maritime industry’s first dedicated guidance for using digital 3D models in support of classification approval, marking a significant step towards digital-first ship design and review processes. The new LR-GN-066 Guidance Notes for Digital 3D Models provide shipyards, designers and owners with a practical and structured framework for using intelligent 3D models in lieu of traditional 2D plans during the early stages

Anschütz has released the latest SYNAPSIS software update, delivering new functions and targeted refinements across Radar, ECDIS and Conning applications. Designed around real operational requirements, the update strengthens situational awareness, reduces workload and supports confident decision‑making during navigation and operations at sea. The new SYNAPSIS software update introduces a set of enhancements that are fully integrated into the existing user experience and foc