There has been a massive 400% increase in attempted hacks since February 2020 coinciding with a period when the maritime industry turned to greater use of technology and working from home due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The data was cited by Israeli cybersecurity specialist Naval Dome, which believ
Classification society DNV GL and technology company ABB have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate digitalisation in the maritime industry.
BP has signed an agreement with Houston-based software firm Bluware to improve quality and speed of seismic interpretations. Large seismic data sets are difficult to move and use in workflows and also time consuming to interpret. InteractivAI, powered by Bluware Volume Data Store (VDS) cloud-native
As desk-based workers get to grips with new digital tools, current working conditions in all major business sectors have made one question more pressing than ever before – what do we mean when we talk about digital? In heavy industries, such as oil and gas, investments in automation has reduced depe
SmartBay Ireland is collaborating on the RESOURCECODE project with an international consortium of businesses and Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) test sites. The project is led by the European Marine Energy Centre and aims to create an integrated marine data toolbox that will enable developers of ocean
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) believes that the potential of eliminating paper from trade and digitising bills of lading might be sped up in the post-COVID-19 reality. As explained, despite the enormous potential in savings of time and money, the promise of an electronic bill of
Underwater positioning specialist Sonardyne has increased the capabilities of its Fusion 2 software package. According to Sonardyne, this latest release of Fusion 2 unlocks new benefits for surveyors and construction personnel. Namely, it includes a simplified surface box-in app and the ability to p
Subsea digitalisation specialist WFS Technologies has welcomed a former Formula 1 engineer as head of engineering and projects. Colin Drysdale takes up the post and will be responsible for leading the delivery of projects at WFS. Drysdale was previously head of technical projects at McLaren responsi
The DTOceanPlus project partners have just finalised the implementation of standalone alpha versions for the different tools and modules. The tools are for the selection, development and deployment of ocean energy systems. The project partners will now check the code of each tool and module leading
Aberdeen-based 3D scanning specialists Viewport3 said it has seen record uptake of its new service offering. After the recent launch of its new remote data capture service, the company secured four contracts valued at £100,000. Split between existing and new clients, these contracts have an internat
Archer Knight has rolled out a new software-as-a-service platform to make it easier for subsea companies to win more business. The Aberdeen-based subsea market intelligence and consultancy firm, formed by Mike Watson & David Sheret, has launched Flowline. The platform gives companies from the subsea
DNV GL has issued an international call to oil and gas operators and the supply chain to pilot a methodology that could prove whether the data generated by digital twins can be trusted and if the technology is delivering value.
EMEC recently embarked on a project with OceanWise to further improve geographic information system and data management capabilities. OceanWise delivered training in data management, QGIS and supported EMEC to convert its existing diverse datasets into a geospatial database. They also linked QGIS to
By Hanane Becha, TRAXENS & UN/CEFACT, Mikael Lind, RISE (Research institutes of Sweden), André Simha, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company SA), and Francois Bottin, CMA CGM Ports are taking significant strides with digital transformation and starting to declare themselves as “smart”. Processes are di
