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All hail the smart shipping revolution
Welcome to the era of hyper-connectivity, which will divide the industry between the brave and the timid

Inmarsat sets tone for shipping’s digital decade
Interest in digitalisation has grown so fast over the past year that adding a few more satellites will not satisfy demand for long. Inmarsat’s newly unveiled Orchestra, an integrated capability, will avoid the need to continually reinvent the wheel
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Expert Focus: Who will thrive or merely survive in the digital future?
In this Expert Focus video, produced as part of Lloyd’s List’s Future of Shipping programme, OrbitMI chief executive officer Ali Riaz explains how the future of shipping is digital and why leadership is critical to building a digital future
Data pricing seen as crucial to GSBN’s digital ambition in trade finance
Enabling banks direct and authorised access to shipping and port companies’ shipment data to provide the proof for financing in a quicker and safer manner, stands at the core of the new products
Seeking cyber resilience for the emerging technology waves
Ensuring safety and cyber security in information technology and operational technology requires collaboration, not a silver bullet
Technological enhancements a catalyst for shipping pools performance
An emerging trend towards tanker pools could accelerate if owners take advantage of focused efforts in providing pooling services based on technology
Toolkit plots shipping’s path through software jungle
Fleet digitalisation is expected to account for about half the efficiency gains needed for shipping to meet its decarbonisation 2050 goals. But the software available is growing exponentially
TradeLens looks to electronic bills of lading for growth in China
The Maersk/IBM operated digital platform is optimistic about its prospects in China, with some Tradelens member carriers also considering using its eBL service
Links in supply chain make perfect viral vectors
Container shipping has already had its fair share of high-profile cyber attacks — and, with its highly dependent relationships, an attack on one is an attack on all in the supply chain
Why easy-to-use digital applications are the most powerful
In this podcast, Evan Gooch and Smarty Mathew John from ABS discuss progress towards the development of digital applications for ship and fleet management, and feedback from clients
Organisations join up for major push on electronic bills of lading
The pandemic showed the weaknesses of paper-based documentation in shipping. A new alliance of industry bodies wants to push ahead with standards and interoperability to bring about widespread adoption of electronic documentation
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