Voyager News

Articles and features discussing the latest news and trends affecting the maritime industry as well as latest updates from Voyager Worldwide

A few bumps in the road A few bumps in the road

So great is the noise being generated around the subject of autonomous ships that it feels as though robot vessels could be plying the seas an…

December 22, 2014 – Voyager News

A short trip around the valley of death A short trip around the valley of death

“Don’t be scared, it’s not really a war,” joked the Carbon War Room shipping operations consultant and senior advisor Alisdair Pettigr…

December 15, 2014 – Voyager News

A round up of news for November A round up of news for November

Another busy month in which the prospect of some kind of automation in ship control appeared to move ominously nearer, though somewhat c…

December 1, 2014 – Voyager News

Round up of the News in October 2014

October was a busy month and as the summer drew to a close, regulatory news took centre stage with the MLC, energy efficiency and Ballas…

November 4, 2014 – Voyager News

Are Ecoships the latest maritime bubble? Are Ecoships the latest maritime bubble?

As more than one industry commentator has observed in recent weeks, we live not just in interesting times but distinctly strange ones. Shippin…

October 27, 2014 – Voyager News

Who should control the internet of things? Who should control the internet of things?

Shipping and what could be called the ‘real world’ only rarely come into the same orbit at the same time. But this alignment appears to be…

October 20, 2014 – Voyager News

A round up of the news in September A round up of the news in September

In this month’s round-up there are more warnings about the slow pace of ECDIS adoption, a boost for counter-piracy operations, an opportunit…

September 30, 2014 – Voyager News

The news in August The news in August

We’ve been scanning the airwaves and the newswires over the summer to bring you the latest news from the worlds of technology and communicat…

September 4, 2014 – Voyager News

Cyber Security Part II – Air gaps, door-knockers and soft underbellies: the threat to the maritime supply chain Cyber Security Part II – Air gaps, door-knockers and soft underbellies: the threat to the maritime supply chain

What does it mean to be cyber-secure? In our first look at digital risk in shipping we considered the external threat landscape; the nightmare…

August 4, 2014 – Voyager News