Rob O'Dwyer

Port cost management platform HarborLab has launched a new feature to automate the creation of Disbursement Accounts (DAs) from proforma to final, reducing the manual task of DA creation to a single click. With the Single-Click Port Expenses DA Creator, an agent selects the terminal and enters th

AAC Clyde Space has signed a €10.9 million contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development and demonstration of a VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) satellite constellation and future maritime services within the INFLECION programme. The INFLECION programme is moving into separate

Ulstein Digital has launched two AI-powered tools to automate environmental reporting requirements, including a system for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) compliance to manage the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) alongside UK regulations, as well as a Nitrogen Oxides (NO

Clarus Networks has announced an agreement to become an authorised maritime reseller of Amazon Leo, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network developed by Amazon. Under the terms of the agreement, the managed connectivity provider will deliver satellite internet to enterprise and maritime custo

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has expanded its partnership with Kaleris to deploy improved container handling and optimisation systems across its logistics network. The multi-year agreement will see the software provider deploy its N4 Terminal Operating System (TOS) across 15 APSE

Arianespace has successfully placed 36 satellites into orbit for Amazon Leo using an upgraded Ariane 64 launcher, the largest single launch to date for the new satellite network. The mission lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, delivering the payload precisely into Low Earth Orbit

TUI Cruises has agreed a deal with Marlink for the provision of fully managed hybrid connectivity and digital services aboard Mein Schiff Flow, the cruise operator's latest fleet addition. Mein Schiff Flow will feature a system combining Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) services, Geostationary Eart

Smart Ship Hub has launched an onboard data logger priced at approximately US$600, aiming to reduce the cost traditionally associated with vessel digitalisation. The company says the new onboard gateway will provide access to high-frequency vessel data and support industry-wide moves towards stan

Connected Places Catapult has opened applications for its Clean Transport Accelerator: Maritime, a six-month programme designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing technologies for maritime decarbonisation. The initiative targets technology upgrades, future fuels, and

Reach Subsea's unmanned surface vessel, Reach Remote 1, has completed its first port call in the United Kingdom after arriving at the Port of Aberdeen. The call marks the first time a Norwegian-flagged unmanned surface vessel, remotely operated from Norway, has sailed into a UK port. The vesse