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Digital Ship Daily: AI-Driven Ship Design, Smart Green Fleets, and Carbon Capture at Sea
Arnel Murga
November 11, 2025
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OneOcean and Samsung Heavy Industries have entered a partnership to advance digital and data-driven technologies for vessel performance and design. The collaboration marks a new phase in maritime digitalisation, with a focus on AI, data sharing, and sustainability.
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Cheoy Lee Shipyards have entered a strategic partnership to drive innovation in electric vessel technology, artificial intelligence robotics and sustainable ship manufacturing. The collaboration strengthens Hong Kong’s position as a centre for green maritime research and intelligent vessel design.
S&P Global has completed its acquisition of ORBCOMM’s Automatic Identification System (AIS) business, reinforcing its position in maritime analytics and global trade intelligence. The move strengthens the company’s data capabilities and supports its wider supply chain strategy.
Where operational excellence meets net zero ambition
CALCAREA and AURELIA Design have joined forces to develop the world’s first ocean-based carbon capture system for commercial vessels. The collaboration combines scientific innovation with naval architecture to create a new class of carbon-removing ships.
EST-Floattech will supply its Octopus Lite battery systems for six new general cargo vessels built by Ferus Smit for Arklow Shipping. The collaboration marks another step towards cleaner, more efficient operations in short-sea shipping.
ICYMI:
🌍 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐁𝐨𝐭’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: For years, sustainability in shipping has been treated as a compliance checkbox, a bureaucratic exercise to appease regulators. But according to Constantine Komodromos, Founder and CEO of VesselBot-Enabling Sustainable Supply Chains, who was included in TIME’s 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders of 2025, that mindset misses the real opportunity: to make emissions visibility and digital intelligence the foundation of operational strategy itself.
🚢 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬
SmartSea, powered by SITA, has launched two digital platforms that apply aviation-grade technology to maritime operations. FacePod streamlines crew movement through biometric verification, while an AI-powered HSE platform predicts and prevents onboard risks.
🤝 𝐌𝐏𝐀 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and RINA have agreed to establish a technology demonstration centre to boost digitalisation, decarbonisation, and workforce skills in maritime.
via Vessel Performance Info
⚓ 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚: 𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩
At London International Shipping Week 2025, Waves Group Ltd experts and industry partners examined the real-world challenges of adopting alternative fuels.
💨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐇 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭
GreenH AS is advancing hydrogen projects in Bodø, Kristiansund and Slagentangen, backed by Enova, to develop Norway’s first integrated coastal hydrogen network.
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