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Editor’s Note
Artificial intelligence, data infrastructure and alternative fuels are reshaping operational decision making across shipping and logistics.
Today’s stories examine how cyber risk is intensifying as AI adoption grows, how digital platforms are consolidating rate and vessel intelligence, and how class and fuel suppliers are supporting decarbonisation pathways.
Together, they reflect an industry balancing innovation with resilience. For shipowners and managers, governance, data control and regulatory clarity are becoming defining themes of 2026.
Communications & Cyber Security
AI adoption raises cyber risk for shipowners
The security window between software vulnerability and live attack has collapsed to less than 48 hours, with some systems targeted in just 15 minutes. New data shows AI is now being used to weaponise phishing, voice cloning and identity fraud at scale, raising urgent questions about governance and accountability. For shipowners embedding AI into fleet operations, the exposure is no longer theoretical.
Software, Big Data & IoT
Kpler advances shipowner digital oversight
From a new Vessel Risk Indicator to enhanced AIS APIs and deeper terminal congestion metrics, Kpler’s latest updates tighten compliance and performance monitoring. As digital tools move beyond dashboards into core workflows, ship managers gain sharper oversight of risk, routing and counterparty exposure.
Software, Big Data & IoT
cargo.one buys Cargofive in AI push
cargo.one’s acquisition of Cargofive brings air and ocean rate data into a single operating system designed for AI driven workflows. Backed by fresh investment, the platform aims to solve fragmented data challenges that have stalled many logistics AI projects. For operators, structured data is now the foundation for automation at scale.
Where operational excellence meets net zero ambition
Propulsion and future fuels
ClassNK approves OCCS and ammonia designs
ClassNK has granted Approvals in Principle for a membrane based carbon capture bulk carrier and an 83,000 cubic metre ammonia carrier. The decisions provide early validation for owners assessing onboard carbon capture and alternative fuel strategies. Regulatory certainty is moving higher on investment checklists.
Propulsion and future fuels
Mureloil launches hybrid bunker tanker
Mureloil has introduced a hybrid bunker tanker in Spain capable of supplying methanol, ethanol and biofuels. As shipowners evaluate fuel pathways, local supply infrastructure is becoming a decisive factor in fleet planning. Cleaner bunkering capacity is expanding in step with decarbonisation commitments.
Yesterday’s Most Engaging Story
From experimentation to operational value: What shipowners should expect from AI
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond experimentation and into daily vessel operations, but measurable value and governance now determine its credibility. StormGeo’s leadership argues that speed optimisation, performance modelling and weather risk analysis already deliver returns, provided human oversight remains central. The competitive edge will come not from fastest adoption, but from disciplined implementation.