May 7, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Oceanography, Shipping
Simon Fraser University researchers have received nearly $1 million in special funding from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada to develop an artificial intelligence–powered system that forecasts whale movements in busy shipping corridors. The Humans and...
Aug 28, 2025 | Autonomous Ships, Shipping
The world’s largest unmanned surface vehicle capable of operating independently across all oceans has been awarded class certification by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The Saildrone Surveyor, a fully autonomous 65-foot-long (20-meter-long) unmanned surface...
May 8, 2025 | Electric Vehicles, Marine, Shipping
The largest automated port in the world, Tuas Port in Singapore, hit a major milestone this year. Since its opening in September 2022, the facility has processed 10 million containers with minimal human labor.The hard work is done by a fleet of more than 200...
Feb 20, 2025 | Autonomous Ships, Autonomous Vehicles, Shipping
Texas-based Saronic Technologies announced Tuesday it raised $600 million in private funding to build an autonomous shipyard it’s calling Port Alpha. The company plans to use the facility to grow its fleet of medium- and large-class autonomous surface...
Oct 31, 2024 | Automation, Shipping, Unions
U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs will go on strike again if their union leader does not land a new contract with employers by a Jan. 15 deadline. The International...
Sep 19, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Retail, Robots, Shipping
For years, Amazon has set the bar for package delivery. When Prime launched in 2005, two-day shipping was unheard of. By 2019, one-day shipping was standard for millions of items. Now, the retail giant is turning to generative AI to drive more same-day shipping....
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