FreightWaves • February 17, 2022

How the pandemic has propelled maritime tech deals to new peaks

The more ocean shipping is in the news, the more attention it gets from tech founders and investors.

FreightWaves • March 2, 2021

Video: Big year ahead for maritime tech startups

A fireside chat between Evan Efstathiou, CEO of SkySail Advisors and Burmester & Vogel and FreightWaves Senior Editor Greg Miller.

FreightWaves • February 16, 2021

Shipping tech startups: ‘Amazing’ valuations, ‘huge surge’ in interest

More venture capital flowing to maritime tech startups – and more shipping companies giving those startups a trial run.

FreightWaves • December 3, 2020

Video: Using satellites and AIS to decipher maritime trade

A fireside chat between Spire Maritime General Manager Simon van den Dries and FreightWaves Senior Editor Greg Miller.

FreightWaves • August 25, 2020

New data trove reveals how COVID hit world trade

Good news: Ocean volumes are recovering from COVID.

FreightWaves • June 12, 2020

Q&A: Inside the high-stakes world of clandestine crude shipping

An exclusive interview with Samir Madani, co-founder of TankerTrackers.com.

FreightWaves • April 7, 2020

CargoMetrics data reveals resilience of ocean trade (so far)

Plunging demand on land has yet to be fully felt by ocean shipping.

FreightWaves • April 6, 2020

Maritime tech startups face coronavirus cull

VC funding has evaporated, wooing new customers is nearly impossible and the focus of existing customers has radically changed.

FreightWaves • February 20, 2020

CargoMetrics data reveals depth of China cargo collapse

Big data confirms China trade volumes fell off a cliff in the wake of the coronavirus.

FreightWaves • February 11, 2020

Q&A: Nautilus Labs on how tech can tackle fuel use and emissions

An exclusive interview with Matt Heider, CEO of voyage-optimization platform Nautilus Labs.

FreightWaves • November 6, 2019

Efstathiou buys German freight-tech mainstay Burmester & Vogel

Boston’s Evan Efstathiou has just bought his way into the maritime tech landscape.

FreightWaves • November 4, 2019

How Signal Ocean’s software is transforming ship chartering

An exclusive interview with Greece's Ioannis Martinos on what's next for Signal Ocean.

FreightWaves • June 28, 2019

Tech front runner CargoMetrics opens up on its game plan

An in-depth, exclusive interview with Scott Borgerson, co-founder and CEO of CargoMetrics Technologies.

FreightWaves • June 23, 2019

Shipping tech finally has its ‘moment’ – can it get it right?

Sentiment toward shipping tech has reached a new high point among startups, tech investors and vessel interests.

FreightWaves • June 11, 2019

Shipping software developers see new money but old challenges

Developers are poised to bring new software to the ocean shipping sector. What will work and what will not?

FreightWaves • April 24, 2019

A view from the front lines of ocean shipping’s technological evolution

An exclusive interview with Nick Brown, head of marine at classification society Lloyd’s Register.