Digital logbook

NAVTOR is continuing to build momentum for its "Digital Logbook revolution", with the news that Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has awarded full flag state approval for the innovative solution. Japan joins other leading shipping nations such as Panama, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Malta, Cyprus and Singapore, among others, in endorsing the IMO-compliant offering for registered vessels. Amitabh Sankranti, shipping analytics director, NAVTOR, calls the development "a major step forward in the acceptance, and awareness, of the huge advantages of moving log-keeping into the digital age".