Digital ambition is no longer enough for shipowners. With Adam Dennett appointed Chair of the Society of Maritime Industries Digital Technology Group, the focus shifts to tools that improve decision-making, cyber maturity and fleet resilience. For owners and managers, this signals a push towards digital adoption that delivers measurable operational value rather than abstract strategy.

Digital Ship has launched the Digital Ship Maritime Journals, a new long-form editorial series created for shipowners, operators and senior digital leaders who are actively evaluating and deploying technology at scale.

Each journal is built around a single theme and produced as an evergreen reference, designed to influence real purchasing and strategy decisions.

The first edition, AI & Automation, focuses on how artificial intelligence is moving beyond pilots into live fleet and shore-based organisations.

For companies developing AI-enabled maritime solutions, this edition provides a highly targeted opportunity to place your brand and expertise directly in front of decision-makers shaping digital investment across shipping.

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Lomar Shipping’s pilot of behavioural intelligence shows how safety management is evolving beyond checklists and audits. By analysing how crews communicate and make decisions during real operations, managers gain earlier visibility of risk and workload pressures, allowing intervention before incidents occur.

FarSounder’s AI research points to a future where bridge teams receive clearer, more consistent interpretation of sonar data. Automated target classification could reduce watchkeeper burden, support safer navigation in restricted waters and strengthen risk management as crews get smaller.

Sofar Ocean’s 2025 Wayfinder Savings Report shows that real-time ocean intelligence helped ship managers cut fuel use by an average of 6.9% per voyage during a year of extreme volatility. For owners weighing fuel costs, emissions pressure and alternative fuels, voyage optimisation stands out as an immediate, proven lever.

HORIEN’s salt battery deployments underline how energy resilience is becoming central to ports, terminals and offshore assets. For ship managers planning electrification and more digital operations, the technology offers predictable performance, low maintenance and improved safety in critical environments.

The Coach Solutions and ClassNK partnership automates emissions data transfer for verification. For DOC holders and fleet managers, this reduces administrative workload and compliance risk while improving confidence in reported data as emissions metrics increasingly shape commercial outcomes.

What happens when medical certainty is impossible? When serious medical cases unfold days from the nearest port, responsibility shifts fast. Dr. Jens Tülsner, CEO at Marine Medical Solutions, explains how remote medical decisions are made, where the risks lie, and how digital tools are reshaping accountability at sea.