As volatility is now a feature of life for ports around the globe, becoming 'smart' is more than just a buzzword.

Following the April 2022 meeting of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee, material steps were taken toward formulating an international regulatory framework for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS).

Ships are not the only ones becoming smarter. Classification services, too, are transformed by the latest advances in digital technology.

Established in Rotterdam seven years ago as the world's first port accelerator, PortXL is dedicated to growing the economy while sustaining the ecology through innovating the port and maritime ecosystems.

Maritime companies should see artificial intelligence (AI) as a transforming technology that will allow them to get ahead of the market.

Trucksters, a freight transport start-up from Spain, is changing the way freight transport operates by halving transit times and improving the lives of lorry drivers by utilising artificial intelligence (AI) and a big data-integrated relay system.

The annual General Assembly and Spring Congress of the Association for European Vehicle Logistics (ECG) conference took place on 12-13 May in Malaga, Spain, where speakers discussed the current state of affairs in the sector stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of crises for three years now.

Imagine it's 1935. It was the year Gustaf Ericson's fleet of sailing vessels amounted to 28 ships (the largest ever!). It was also when owners from Scandinavia still operated numerous schooners in domestic and short sea traffic.

The traditional supplement to the year's second edition - the Baltic Port Map - is ready!