Rob O'Dwyer

A.P. Moller - Maersk has begun the roll-out of a new generation of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity devices for its fleet of refrigerated containers, with the company aiming to install the new devices on all reefers in its fleet over the coming years. "As real-time access and data availabili

Optimal Transit has unveiled Kraaken, a family of standardised self-powered maritime AI data centre platforms engineered to eliminate dependence on land, the electrical grid, freshwater cooling and conventional fuel. Kraaken generates its own continuous electrical power by combining the thermal e

NYK has concluded a strategic framework agreement with Microsoft Japan to create new value for the shipping company through collaboration on digital transformation projects. Under its medium-term management plan Sail Green, Drive Transformations 2026, the NYK Group has identified digital transfor

Rakuten Symphony has secured a full-scale implementation agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean to integrate its Rakuten Maritime vessel cybersecurity platform across the shipbuilder's design, construction, and operational phases. Delivered in collaboration with Korean cybersecurity

Maritime technology firm MagicPort has raised US$3 million in a pre-seed investment round to expand its intelligence and automation systems for shipping. The funding round included participation from INMerge Ventures, Sturgeon Capital, Hustle Fund, Everywhere Ventures, Transport Capital, Caucasus

Dubai-headquartered Marcura has acquired the business assets of US-based demurrage and marine claims specialist Fairway Maritime. The deal is designed to strengthens Marcura's demurrage management services in the US while adding specialist expertise across tanker, inland barge, and commodity trad

Maritime technology company Sedna has acquired artificial intelligence startup Bridge Labs to accelerate its development of automated workflows for shipping and commodities transactions.

Iridium has launched a new positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) chip to protect satellite-dependent hardware from jamming and spoofing. Since its initial preview in October 2025, the company says it has received interest from more than 150 organisations across the maritime, unmanned vehicle,

Mapsea has partnered with KT, KT SAT, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, and Pohang City in Korea to develop an integrated maritime AI platform, named the Ocean AI Foundry, to support the development of maritime-specialised AI models. The agreement a

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has started a collaboration with NVIDIA Corporation to build a next-generation digital shipyard, leveraging physical artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technology to advance commercial shipbuilding. The partners aim to construct a seamless production system co