A subtle shift in rhetoric has seen IMO secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez turn the tables on industry demands for regulatory clarity and highlight the reciprocal requirement for private partnership and proactive engagement. Dominguez, ‘It’s now [every single actor’s] turn to take actions in how they define their own goals in decarbonizing.’ Regulation alone will not be sufficient to decarbonize the maritime sector; it requires more proactive engagement from industry stakeholders across the s
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Emerging technology in the maritime arena is being used for tracking emissions, avoiding collisions and route planning, but lawyers are circling the technology, a recent seminar reported. The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) faces major stumbling blocks in shipping, where more than 80% of large vessels barely have enough communications capacity to send an email, a seminar heard on 19 September.
The use of problem-solving AI has the potential to cut costs in the coming decades, bu
“There is a strong need to balance the benefits of new technologies with safety and security concerns, in particular cyber-security," Heike Deggim, director of maritime safety at the United Nations sponsored International Maritime Organization (IMO), told the International Safety@Sea webinar series organized by the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). “Many people tend to have a very outdated view of what modern shipping looks like. Modern ships are technologically advanced workplaces
From our Friends at Be Cyber Aware at Sea - "Welcome to this month’s edition of Phish & Ships, brought to you by The Be Cyber Aware at Sea campaign.
For the last few months we have been swept up in the effects of the coronavirus on the world, and its impact on the cyber sphere for shipping in particular. While the virus is still very much in circulation and we are adjusting to the measures put in place for our protection, we must start to look ahead once more. After all, round the corner is the
