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• STM project concluded
  in Navigation, Autonomy & New Technologies

  The  three-year, €20 million STM Validation Project has concluded with a final conference held at the International Maritime Organization in London, where representatives of nine industry stakeholders expressed their intention to take future responsibility for the digital Maritime Service Infrastructure developed by the project.

• ‘Smart Charts’ under development by UKHO
  in Navigation, Autonomy & New Technologies

  The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has confirmed that it has made a contribution to a new UK government-funded study on navigational requirements for autonomous maritime vessels, working on development of a prototype ‘Smart Chart’ navigational data system.

• Port of Rotterdam joins blockchain pilot
  in Software, Big Data & IoT

  The Port of Rotterdam Authority, ABN AMRO and Samsung SDS, the logistics and IT arm of Samsung, have joined forces to launch a pilot project that will look to integrate physical, administrative and financial transactions within international distribution chains through the use of blockchain technology.

• STM project adds Tallinn as sixth shore test centre
  in Navigation, Autonomy & New Technologies

  The STM (Sea Traffic Management) Validation project has welcomed a sixth shore centre to its European testing network, with Tallinn VTS joining the project as the first shore centre to come onboard outside of the initial five-strong EU-funded grouping.

• LR launches Safety Accelerator challenges
  in Navigation, Autonomy & New Technologies

  The Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator has opened a call to find new innovations to improve safety of life and assets, with up to four start-up winners to receive trial funding for their systems under separate categories.