In the high-stakes push to digitize the world’s oceans, the ultimate bottleneck has always been physics. Traditional GPS and radio signals die within centimeters of hitting saltwater, leaving underwater drones and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) navigating in the dark.

Planktonic AS, a progressive Norwegian marine biotechnology pioneer backed by the government-funded venture capital firm Investinor, is aggressively expanding its commercial footprint across global aquaculture by deploying cryopreserved natural marine plankton to bypass unpredictable, land-based live-feed cultivation.

In the 1850s, clipper ships were the fastest merchant vessels on the ocean, designed to move high-value cargoes across the globe with speed and agility. Today, a Los Angeles-based robotics startup of the same name is reviving that spirit for the 21st century, not with sails and wooden hulls, but with marine robotics, rigid-wing technology,…

As the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) takes full effect, the maritime industry faces a massive logistical challenge. Every vessel carrying commodities like rubber, wood, palm oil, or soy into European ports must now carry digital proof that its cargo is not linked to deforestation. A single missing geolocation point can lead to a ship being…

In the high-stakes world of global shipping, multi-million dollar decisions are often buried under an avalanche of unstructured data. While other logistics sectors have migrated to streamlined digital platforms, maritime operations remain tethered to the “inbox trap”—a chaotic mix of fragmented emails, manual spreadsheets, and critical documents that slow down port turnarounds and inflate operational…

In Indonesia, the distance between ports is often measured not in nautical miles, but in the hours of frustrating phone calls and fragmented messaging required to move a single container. Despite its status as the world’s premier archipelagic nation, the country’s domestic shipping sector continues to present challenges for operators, where a lack of centralized…