shipping digitalization Archives - Maritime Shipping News

Interview with Dror Levy, VP of customer success at WaveBL

27 September 2023

Dror Levy, VP of customer success at WaveBL, spoke to Container News about the digitalization process of the shipping industry.

He explained the difficulties that companies may face during the digital transition, pointed out the role of WaveBL in this process and shared the company’s vision for the next years.

How do you see the digitization process of the shipping industry? What are the next steps that should be taken?

At WaveBL, we are excited that the move from paper-based to electronic bills...

https://container-news.com/interview-with-dror-levy-vp-of-customer-success-at-wavebl/

The amazing challenge of digital transformations – written by Maersk’s CTIO

26 January 2023

Navneet Kapoor, chief technology & information officer of Maersk, has written the following opinion piece describing the challenge of digital transformations – and why many companies struggle with it.

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In recent decades, technology and digitization have changed our society. It has changed how we communicate with each other and how we behave as consumers. Technological advances have had such a profound impact on business that many companies have either gone bankrupt or are struggling to remain...

https://container-news.com/the-amazing-challenge-of-digital-transformations-written-by-maersks-ctio/

First Singaporean Appointed Vice-Chair Of IMO MEPC

19 December 2022

Credits: Hunters Race/ Unsplash

This marks the first time a Singaporean has assumed the Vice-Chair appointment for the IMO MEPC since its inception in 1985.
The MEPC addresses environmental issues under the IMO’s remit including the decarbonization of the global maritime sector.
Singapore has played an active role in the organization, including to drive digitalization and decarbonization efforts, enhancing navigational safety.

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) officer, Mr Tan...

https://mfame.guru/first-singaporean-appointed-vice-chair-of-imo-mepc/

Online booking platforms, another step towards the shipping digitalisation

27 August 2021

The shipping companies are forced to change the traditional way of receiving their orders and selling their products, as technology has already become a crucial and almost necessary tool for the communication between the customers and the companies.

The vast majority of the shipping lines were following the same methodology regarding its sales and communication tactics and practices. Most shipping companies’ conventional practice in selling their space for cargo is by appointing a lot of agents,...

https://container-news.com/online-booking-platforms-another-step-towards-the-shipping-digitalisation/