North P&I Club has been awarded the UK government-backed Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation, awarded to companies who have successfully implemented systems to protect themselves against common cyber threats.

Maritime e-procurement company Kinnetik Solutions has announced a new agreement with Tero Marine to integrate its Cloud-based purchasing system with the TM Master fleet management software package.

Rolls-Royce and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have completed a pilot project aboard a 165m passenger ferry, Sunflower Gold, testing the applicability of Intelligent Awareness and machine learning technologies to maritime operations.