How much time is lost before a decision is even made?

Digitalisation succeeds when it removes work rather than creates it. Vessel due diligence remains a manual process for many underwriting and vetting teams despite the volume of data already available. One company is tackling that gap with a workflow built around decision making instead of information gathering.

As maritime executives and technology providers invest in the next generation of digital tools, should the focus be on collecting more data, or extracting better decisions from what they already have?

— Arnel Murga

Marine underwriters spend up to four hours each week piecing together vessel risk information from multiple sources. Lloyd's List Intelligence says it has built a single workflow to change that. Could the next phase of maritime digitalisation be less about collecting data and more about making faster decisions?

Every integration RFP in shipping asks for "a single source of truth". Almost no fleet actually wants one in practice.

As one operator told the research team: the moment you force everything onto one platform, you risk sacrificing best-in-class functionality. The Great Integration argues the real goal isn't consolidation onto one system - it's giving teams a consistent view across the systems they already trust.

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AI, digital twins and connected systems are finding new roles beyond the bridge and engine room. ABS says they are also reshaping passenger experience and fleet management. Where are operators investing next?

Heerema cut Sleipnir's Atlantic crossing by 2.5 days while reducing emissions by up to 18%. The result came from data, not hardware upgrades. How much can vessel-specific routing improve offshore operations?

Within days, CMA CGM completed a major bio-LNG bunkering in Rotterdam and Brazil's first bioethanol bunkering for a deep-sea containership. The two operations reveal a broader fuel strategy taking shape. Will shipowners need to build fleets around regional fuel availability rather than a single fuel pathway?

A 1,000-tonne green methanol bunkering operation has added another supply option for shipowners in Asia. Wah Kwong's Venture Energy says the project strengthens Hong Kong's growing alternative fuel network. How important is regional fuel availability to shipowners' decarbonisation plans?

DS NORDEN says it has become the first maritime operator certified under the RSB Book & Claim scheme. The move gives shipowners another way to account for sustainable fuel use when physical supply is limited. Could verified fuel accounting become as important as the fuel itself?

Kongsberg Maritime's acquisition of Berg Propulsion adds a 4,000-vessel installed base and broadens its hybrid and electrical propulsion portfolio. The deal reshapes the competitive landscape for shipowners planning future fleet investments. How could it influence propulsion choices in the years ahead?