Craig Eason, Author at FATHOM

18th April 20180204

IALA strengthens support for port messaging standards

IALA, The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities, has backed the creation of a new data standard to support

15th April 20180111

Ship to port messaging formats reach critical stage

Last week the Port of Rotterdam announced it will be using the STM standards for vessel arrival times. Sea Traffic Management has been under valida

15th April 20180163

Cyber Risks in shipping: Industry is ignoring next month’s NIS Directive

The maritime industry is in danger of ignoring the implication of the European Unions Network and Information Systems Directive which will be active o

15th April 20180124

Large ship managers need to digitalise or die

MEDIUM to large companies such as Columbia Marlow, an international ship manager, need to digitalise over the next five years or they will go out of

8th April 20180201

Global maritime connectivity platform set to launch

A new consortium, is being proposed to enable a future maritime cloud or connectivity platform that will open up the path to better data exchanges.

6th April 20180124

Video: Explaining Maersk’s digital strategy (3mins)

29th March 2018062

RIP Bob Maxwell, BSM

It is with the greatest sadness that BSM delivers the heart-breaking news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Robert (Bob) Maxwell, Managi

25th March 20180138

Swedish consortium to push forward electric shipping

SWEDISH shipping has launched a new co operation to push forward electrification. The collaboration, called Electromobility in Shipping, sees the Swed

25th March 20180198

Benefits of LNG in the Baltic

OUTOKUMPU is a Finnish steel maker that, like many European heavy industries, are duty bound to abide by a number of growing environmental rules and s

19th March 20180110

Press Release: Wärtsilä acquires Transas

Press Release: "Wärtsilä, a global technology group headquartered in Finland, announced today that it has acquired Transas, an innovative, digital sol

18th March 20180123

Global port operations can save up to $12bn annually with better communication

TERMINAL operators and other companies involved in port operations can save millions of dollars if even simple information such as a vessel’s real arr

18th March 20180163

Pushing out the electric boat

NORWAY has over 1,000 fjord, giving it one of the longest coastlines in the world despite its relative size. As a result the country’s road infrastru

11th March 20180399

Proving that port-to-port communication can save shipowners money

Limassol, the main port of Cyprus, has been highlighted as an example of how improved port to port communications can financially benefit shipowners a

10th March 20180142

The very big business (still) of vessel performance

A PANAMAX bulk vessel will have an underwater hull area of up to 12,000 m2. It’s the equivalent area of 10 Olympic size swimming pools. Vessels larger