Today’s stories show how shipowners and managers are turning strategy into execution, from fleet connectivity and offshore intelligence to autonomy, fuel readiness and measurable efficiency gains.

Across commercial shipping, offshore and defence linked operations, digital capability is being treated as core infrastructure rather than optional enhancement. The common thread is confidence, whether in asset performance, compliance, deployment timing or long term decarbonisation pathways.

— Arnel Murga

Connectivity is becoming a design choice, not a retrofit. Connectivity is now being designed into vessels rather than added later. Auerbach’s decision to deploy fully managed, bonded connectivity across its newbuild heavy lift fleet signals how shipowners are aligning digital capability with performance, compliance and crew expectations from day one…read more

Better utilisation data means fewer commercial blind spots. Offshore operators are under pressure to deploy assets faster and price them smarter. Westwood’s MarineLogix platform aims to bring clarity to offshore vessel utilisation by replacing generic movement data with comparable, explainable measures of real working activity…read more

Assurance without constant connectivity is coming into view. Maintaining assurance of underwater assets without constant communications is a growing operational challenge. A DASA backed trial led by ZeroUSV is testing how surface autonomy and passive listening can support underwater missions with less operational risk and burden…read more

Fuel readiness is about systems, not promises. Alternative fuels are moving closer to service, but readiness depends on standards and operational evidence. A new partnership between GCMD and CIMAC aims to link real world trials with technical guidance, giving ship managers clearer pathways as fuel choices multiply…read more

Data driven oversight is proving its value at scale. Digital performance management is delivering measurable results at fleet scale. ADNOC Logistics and Services has renewed its long running partnership with Opsealog, building on fuel savings and emissions reductions across one of the world’s largest OSV fleets…read more

Cyber risk no longer waits for port calls. Cyber risk is rising just as offshore assets become harder and more expensive to reach. Cydome’s approach removes the need for physical installation, giving shipowners and managers a way to secure offshore wind and energy assets without vessel visits or downtime. As regulation tightens and attacks increase, cybersecurity is becoming a board-level decision…read more