Cyber Security is one of the hottest topics in shipping at present yet just 43.75% of maritime businesses have a plan in place to tackle the issue.

It will be obvious to anyone working in maritime in 2017 that we are living in an era of fast-moving change.

Cyber-security is the weak link in the chain for communications technology being touted for the unmanned ship according to Transas boss Frank Coles.

The flagship Seatrade Awards now open for entries with three new categories reflecting new developments in the shipping industry.

IMO’s MEPC 70 may have developed a “roadmap” for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions but it is becoming evident the roadmap's directions are far from clear.

Satcoms operator Inmarsat is developing its own cyber security solution that it plans to roll out early next year.

ABS has unveiled an expanded version of what it calls the first comprehensive cybersecurity certification and optional notations for marine and offshore assets and facilities at SMM.

Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) and Inmarsat have inked a strategic partnership with Inmarsat covering maritime cyber-security.

Cyber-threats, crewing practices and increasing activity in the Arctic could all pose major safety and security threats in the coming years, an Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) report has warned.

Shipping companies leaving themselves vulnerable to cyber-attack also risk massive financial liability for damage to other businesses, warns executive director of the Institute for Cyber Security Innovation Robert Carolina.