Rob O'Dwyer

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has launched LR RouteFlex, an application that uses metocean data to help containership operators optimise stowage by route leg and respond to changes in voyage plans. The application applies weather-dependent factors to individual routes, allowing operators to optimise stow

Maritime software provider Oceanly and ABB have agreed a deal to combine voyage optimisation with high-frequency vessel performance data in an integration between ABB’s voyage and route optimisation technology and the Oceanly Performance platform. The companies announced the partnership at SMM in

STAR Information Systems has added NOZZLE’s cloud-based ship management software to its portfolio, bringing together the two companies’ maritime asset and ship management platforms. NOZZLE provides modules covering maintenance, HSEQ, crewing and financial management, while STAR Information System

Busan Port Authority (BPA) has selected Xylolabs, Uncommon Lab and KargoTree as new resident companies at its ‘1876 Busan’ maritime port startup platform. The platform has been jointly operated by BPA, Busan Metropolitan City and Korea Ocean Business Corporation since 2022 to support early-stage

CMA CGM, Bureau Veritas (BV) and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a Joint Development Project (JDP) to

Ali Riaz has stepped down as CEO of maritime software company OrbitMI after seven years in the role, announcing that the company will continue operations under new leadership and a new private equity owner.

Gravity Supply Chain Solutions customers are to gain direct access to ocean booking across multiple carriers through an integration with Coneksion's RAPIDS Common Carrier Layer (CCL).

HD Hyundai reports that it is increasing its focus on AI systems for ship design, production and equipment control as it seeks to increase automation across its shipbuilding operations. The company established a dedicated AI organisation within HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering in

Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave connectivity service has been awarded Cyber Security Type Approval by Bureau Veritas (BV) against the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Unified Requirement (UR) E27. The approval follows an assessment of the NexusWave onboard Information an

A group of former Q88 executives have launched Vessel Fact, a maritime compliance and vessel data platform designed to consolidate vessel particulars, certificates and inspection records within a single system. The company is led by Chief Executive and Co-Founder Stephen Dudzic, who spent 15 year