futurenautics – part of the ship, part of the crew. the rise of the shipping cyborg

Since the launch of the first issue of Futurenautics late last month, one subject in particular has grabbed attention—the Cyborg Crew.

futurenautics – the sentient ship

September saw the inaugural London International Shipping Week (LISW) with a wide variety of events taking place under its auspices. Heavily reported…

futurenautics – shipping’s technology-enabled future

As anyone involved in shipping will tell you, the industry is currently experiencing the worst downturn in living memory. The numbers of shipping and…

shipping industry: why not take the big technology plunge? #OBL13

Today some shipping crews don’t even have Internet access, yet tomorrow ships may be “manned” by cyborg crews.