Fischer Panda UK’s electric drive system and generators will power the world’s first fully automated vessel, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), when it sets sail on its historic maiden voyage across the Atlantic this June.

OneOcean has acquired Shipping Guides, the pre-eminent provider of data and information on ports globally. The Guide to Port Entry intelligence will be integrated into the OneOcean platforms, further enhancing OneOcean’s voyage planning capability.

ORBCOMM has entered into a global commercial reseller agreement with Unseenlabs, a French company that specialises in the geolocation of ships at sea and Radio Frequency (RF) detection from space.

Orca AI, Petredec and North P&I Club have announced a partnership to revolutionise marine insurance pricing and claims through an enhanced data model for ships that more accurately reflects their risk profile.

Signal Group's artificial-intelligence (AI) driven forecasting algorithm, carrier path prediction based on dynamic input data, has been awarded a US patent.

DNV has launched a new Mobile Inspection App to help shipowners and managers digitalise and streamline the workflow, record and follow-up of their onboard safety inspections. The app also provides onshore staff with instant access to the results.

Ocean Technologies Group has integrated Virtual Classroom to its Ocean Learning platform.

OrbitMI has joined Dataloy Systems´ partner program as a master partner, combining Dataloy’s voyage management platform with OrbitMI’s suite of integrated maritime solutions.

The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has issued a number of warnings on the increasing prevalence of documentation fraud and is reinforcing the message by highlighting a recent case it has handled on behalf of a broker.

IEC Telecom has signed a partnership agreement with Iridium to become one of the official Iridium GMDSS service providers.