Shipping is entering a period where volatility, digital dependency and decarbonisation pressures are converging. Today’s stories show how shipowners are reassessing performance, connectivity and propulsion as operational certainty becomes harder to maintain. From weather driven data gaps to nuclear concepts and autonomous platforms, the common thread is adaptation under pressure.

— Arnel Murga

Rising weather disruption and geopolitical shifts are making it harder for shipowners to prove the value of efficiency investments. Weathernews warns that traditional planning and performance assessment models are breaking down, leaving operators with growing commercial blind spots. Digital foresight is now becoming essential to protect fuel savings, emissions performance and return on investment…read more

As vessels become more connected and data driven, satellite connectivity is moving from utility to strategic infrastructure. A new cooperation between Telesat and Hanwha signals how secure LEO networks are being designed into future maritime and offshore platforms, with implications for resilience, sovereignty and lifecycle planning…read more

Operators facing hazardous and complex missions are turning to optionally unmanned vessels to reduce risk and improve control. The new Eelume WP960 shows how surface autonomy, underwater robotics and AI can be combined into a single operational system that changes how mine countermeasures and subsea tasks are managed…read more

With fuel and emissions costs rising, Chemship is expanding its use of wind assisted propulsion following measured results at sea. A repeat order for VentoFoils highlights how wind technology is becoming part of mainstream fleet efficiency strategies rather than a trial concept…read more

Island Offshore is taking part in research that tests whether nuclear propulsion could support future offshore vessel operations. The NuProShip II study points to technical feasibility while underlining the regulatory and operational questions shipowners will need to address before nuclear power can move beyond research…read more

People decide whether digital works. Digitalisation continues to disappoint many shipowners, not because the tools are weak but because people are overlooked. OM Gupta of K Line Energy Shipping explains how focusing on crew behaviour, simplicity, and real problems turned digital projects into lasting operational change. His experience offers a clear reminder that technology only works when crews see value in using it…read more