When artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization are discussed in maritime, attention still gravitates toward autonomous ships. Yet the market is not about de-crewing but, rather, applying vessel and shore data to make operations safer, more fuel-efficient, and easier to maintain.As of 2024, the maritime AI market stood at $4.13 billion, with a projected five-year CAGR of 23%.
On October 31, the World Maritime University (WMU) celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2026. Representing a global community of maritime and oceans professionals, the graduates are equipped to apply their knowledge and expertise to the challenges facing the sector and contribute to a safer, more sustainable maritime and oceans future.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and World Maritime University (WMU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), reaffirming their commitment to nurturing and developing maritime leaders and contributing to capacity development for the international maritime community. The MOU was signed by Mr Ang Wee Keong, Chief Executive of MPA, and Professor Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr.
The wreckage of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa has been located and confirmed by the British technical-diving team Gasperados. The site lies approximately 50 miles off Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom, at a depth exceeding 300 feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean.Tampa was lost in 1918 during World War I after being torpedoed by a German submarine in the Bristol Channel.
The IMO and World Maritime University (WMU) have released a new Handbook on Gender Mainstreaming in the Maritime Sector, calling for action to address persistent gender inequality across the global maritime industry.The handbook, authored by WMU Professor Momoko Kitada, was launched on the International Day for Women in Maritime on May 18.