Articles and features discussing the latest news and trends affecting the maritime industry as well as latest updates from Voyager Worldwide
UKHO advises of error for ADRS users in respect of Week 18 NMs
We have been advised by the UKHO that Week 18 NMs for all ADRS products were not provided to those who update using the email, direct internet o…
June 15, 2018 – Voyager News
Shipping will be defined as much by regulation as by technology
Despite being viewed as much as a necessary evil than as a force for good, maritime regulation does more than provide the safety margins at which…
June 5, 2018 – Voyager News
Riding the connectivity wave from tradition to innovation
Based on his huge influence on communications, inventor of the radio Guglielmo Marconi founded two main companies in maritime radio, Societa’ I…
May 23, 2018 – Voyager News
GNS wins contract to supply navigation chart data to SolstadFarstad vessels
Norway-based offshore operator joins list of leading companies choosing a GNS Bundle solution that delivers fixed cost on a per-vessel basis. LON…
May 16, 2018 – Voyager News
Closing the gaps between people and machines
The airline industry is often held up as an exemplar for maritime to follow with its greater standardisation, tighter risk control and more effic…
May 9, 2018 – Voyager News
Shipowners, mariners and social media
The trouble with initiatives around improving the working lives of mariners is that, as Tradewinds Editor Julian Bray observed to the second Well…
April 18, 2018 – Voyager News
Industry searches for clear vision on 2020 sulfur cap
The topic of the hour: Autonomous ships? Digital Disruption? No, it’s the 2020 sulfur cap. The date itself is more like the start of the conver…
April 3, 2018 – Voyager News
Investing in seafarer wellness for safety and business sense
Despite the attention paid to technology, a ship’s most valuable asset remains its crew. This truism overlooks the fact that until recently, th…
March 27, 2018 – Voyager News
Consolidate the positive
Consolidation has traditionally been a bit of a chimera to the shipping industry. Many demand it, some advocate for it and a few drive it, but wh…
February 13, 2018 – Voyager News
