MineHub launches real-time vessel tracking on Jules
MineHub Technologies has launched breakbulk vessel tracking on its Jules AI platform, extending real-time maritime visibility to small and mid-sized commodity traders and scrap metal recyclers. Announced on 8 October,...
Marea brings AI-assisted model design to UK market
Marea Scale Models has launched in the UK with its AI-assisted design process, Ai Refloat™, targeting the European maritime model-making market. The company says the technology is designed to improve...
Veson expands AI platform with Q88 and VesselsValue
Veson Nautical has added five products to its integrated maritime software platform, extending access to its CoCaptain artificial intelligence tools. Q88, Q88 Dry, VesselsValue, Shipfix Chartering & Trading and Milbros...
Singapore proposes new rules for AI and autonomous vessels
Singapore has proposed changes to its maritime legislation covering cybersecurity, autonomous vessels, artificial intelligence and the regulation of port services. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill was...
Orca AI wins fleet-wide EPS deal after pilot
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) will expand its use of Orca AI’s maritime operations platform across dozens of additional vessels, following a pilot covering five ships and more than 130,000 nautical...
ZeroUSV achieves world first with C-Star deployment
ZeroUSV has achieved what it describes as a world first by autonomously deploying Oshen C-Star surface drones from its Oceanus12 uncrewed surface vessel (USV) during a UK-backed maritime autonomy demonstration....
Meiji Shipping Group has selected FrontM’s INFOTAINMENT module to strengthen fleet communication, ship-shore collaboration and crew engagement, rolling the technology out under its own MMS Channel branding. FrontM describes itself...
KR, Hyundai test autonomous robot aboard cargo ship
Korean Register (KR), together with Hyundai Motor and Kia, HMM, HMM Ocean Service (HOS) and Gosung Engineering, has completed the world’s first onboard demonstration of MobED, Hyundai Motor and Kia’s...
IMF cuts global trade growth forecast to 3.5 per cent for 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its July 2026 update to the World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, has projected a sharp deceleration in global trade volume growth, falling from 5.0...
KR, HD Hyundai Samho complete AI shipbuilding project
Korean Register (KR) and HD Hyundai Samho marked the conclusion of their joint AI development project at a signing ceremony held at Posidonia 2026. The year-long collaboration, initiated under a...
Orca AI, SHI partner to scale autonomous shipping
Orca AI and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and scale autonomous vessel technologies, targeting wider commercial deployment across global fleets....
Korean Register (KR) has launched an upgraded version of its technical software platform, SeaTrust Software Hub, now featuring an AI-driven system to improve user accessibility and streamline customer support. The...
