by Poseidon Navigation | Jun 27, 2017 | Industry News
The Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier has left its home port for the first time. HMS Queen Elizabeth – one of two new carriers being built at Rosyth dockyard in Fife at a cost of more than £6bn – is to begin sea trials. It is the largest warship ever...
by Poseidon Navigation | Jun 20, 2017 | Industry News
An entire Norwegian fjord has recently opened for testing autonomous ship technology. An extensive area of the Trondheimsfjord in Northern Norway was designated as an official test bed for autonomous shipping by the Norwegian Coastal Authority (NCA). As potentially...
by Poseidon Navigation | Jun 13, 2017 | Industry News
Japanese shipping companies are planning to launch autonomous ships at sea by 2025, with a hope to reduce maritime accidents resulted by human errors. Japan’s new ship models will include self-navigating system, a technology that is expected to cost hundreds of...
by Poseidon Navigation | Jun 6, 2017 | Industry News
Relevant for ship owners and managers with vessels affected by the International BWM Convention. The IMO’s International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, aiming to combat the problem of invasive species,...
by Poseidon Navigation | May 31, 2017 | Industry News
Technology change is coming to shipping and will lower operating costs and crewing levels for owners, said shipping executives at Nor-Shipping. Nikolas Tsakos, president and chief executive of Tsakos Energy Navigation expects technology to lead to a significant drop...
by Poseidon Navigation | May 23, 2017 | Industry News
Videotel has unveiled a new e-learning content delivery platform for mobile devices. It uses the latest internet standards to allow training programs to be accessed on tablets and smartphones. The e-learning platform will let seafarers access training resources from...
