A seafarer app attracting more than 7,000 downloads is more than a successful launch.

Digital adoption at sea has often been uneven, particularly when new tools add work instead of removing it. One ship manager’s early uptake suggests that seafarers are willing to embrace digital technology when it simplifies everyday tasks and provides meaningful support.

Rolling out new technology is only the beginning. The real measure of digital transformation is whether it becomes part of everyday operations, onboard and ashore.

— Arnel Murga

Fleet Management's Pulse app has exceeded 7,000 downloads after launching with a target of just 1,000. What does that early response say about the next phase of digital support for seafarers?

Cyber resilience has become a business-critical capability as vessels, ports and shore operations grow more connected. This edition of the Connectivity & Cyber Resilience Journal examines the technologies, threats and strategies shaping maritime cybersecurity, helping shipowners and managers prepare for a more complex operating environment.

Inside, you'll find expert analysis on connected vessel architecture, the evolving cyber threat landscape, resilient system design, regulatory requirements and the practical steps organisations can take to strengthen cyber resilience across their fleets.

Hanwha Ocean has selected Rakuten Maritime's cybersecurity platform for deployment across vessel design, construction and operation. Could embedding cyber protection before a ship is built become the new benchmark for shipyards?

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is digitising bunker procurement with ZeroNorth's procurement platform. As fuel purchasing grows more data driven, what does that mean for the way fleets buy their bunkers?

VTTI has completed its first commercial loading of large-scale green methanol at Dalian. Could fuel infrastructure prove just as important as new alternative fuel vessels in the race to decarbonise shipping?

The EU-backed HyShip project is bringing liquid hydrogen into commercial service on the Oslo-Rotterdam trade route. Can combining vessels, fuel supply and bunkering infrastructure unlock hydrogen's commercial future?

Odfjell says its chemical tanker Bow Olympus is saving around five tonnes of fuel per day by combining wind-assisted propulsion with AI-supported weather routing. The vessel is also helping researchers identify the skills crews will need as sail technology finds a place in commercial shipping.