If shipping companies are not making way on decarbonisation in line with the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) targets, then they're adrift. According to Alantra’s Maritime Decarbonisation Leaders report, the digital tide is turning fast.

October’s Discover Maritime Innovations conference, hosted by the Maritime Emissions Reduction Council (MERC) in Sydney, was an excellent gathering of businesses and professionals focused on maritime industry decarbonisation.

At 16km wide, and stretching 105km long between the Strait of Malacca and the Karimata Strait, the Singapore Strait is a crucial gateway between Asia and Europe. Due to the high number of ships transiting the area, the Singapore Strait can become incredibly congested and requires a tight traffic management system to ensure that vessels are coming into port at the right time, every time.

Applied oceanography specialist Tidetech has introduced tidal optimisation as a critical tool for improving efficiency on coastal shipping routes.