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MARITIME TECHNOLOGY

MARITIME TECH'S impossible on seaborne vessels, are Through these and other collaborations,

we’ve built the premiere vessel perfor-
now a reality thanks to the prolifera-
SOLUTIONS tion of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites mance and management software, My
by networking and telecoms providers. Digital Fleet™ and Nautical Systems™,
WILL COME FROM LOOKING With high-speed internet now avail- which are collectively installed on over
able aboard, ships will be able to use
5,000 vessels across the global fleet.
OUTSIDE IoT devices and analytics software to Both platforms leverage next-genera-
monitor and track environmental perfor-
tion technology developed outside mar-
THE INDUSTRY mance in real-time ensure compliance itime that has been tailored meet fleet
operators’ needs using ABS’ 160 years
and highlight areas ripe for optimization.
Operators can use the reports these of experience in maritime shipping.
systems generate to build emissions Together, My Digital Fleet and Nautical
profiles—which show total emissions Systems offer operators a comprehen-
across laden voyages, carbon intensity sive view of their fleet status based on
indices, emissions per transport and the former’s environmental, fuel, per-
Maritime is among the oldest industries tions with it, and fleet operators must distance, and total emissions per con- formance, and voyage insights and the
in the book, and emerging technology act quickly if they are to comply. The sumer—at the vessel and fleet levels latter’s asset, compliance, performance,
has sat at its heart for generations. United Nations and IMO have outlined to see how their operations compare and workforce management tools.
Since ships first set sail, there have decarbonization goals in the hopes that across the enterprise. Wavesight’s suite is emblematic of our
been experts and inventors putting their fleet operators will improve the sustain- vision of Maritime’s future: one that’s
minds to work to optimize and enhance ability of their operations by 2030 and COLLABORATING FOR A built collaboration, cooperation, and
the processes that enable maritime 2050, respectively. BRIGHTER FUTURE the realization that we don’t have all
operations. You can draw a line from Despite the relatively long timelines They’re promising technologies, and we the answers. We believe that, to suc-
these ancient innovators to today’s associated with these regulations over- have other industries to thank for their ceed on this journey, we will need to
maritime tech players, and it’s thanks all, operators will need to act sooner use. While maritime technology organiza- work closely with great minds across
to their work that we can now navigate rather than later to get up to speed. tions, like my own, are now putting these sectors to overcome shipping’s most
the oceans, ship goods on unthinkably The first wave of updates has already tools to work to achieve decarboniza- pressing challenges, combining our
large vessels, understand the effects of taken effect as the UN began enforcing tion goals, the innovations that enable knowledge of maritime with the insights
weather on journeys, and connect the its rating system and updated emissions these IoT devices, analytics programs, and expertise of other industries. After
ends of the Earth. guidelines in January of 2023—and artificial intelligence suites, monitoring all, the most fertile ground for inno-
Still, these nautical inventors and indus- many fleets are falling short. Estimates equipment, LEO satellites, and more all vation lies between disciplines—and
try insiders are not the only figures that have only one-third of ships meeting come from progress elsewhere. innovation is exactly what this industry
we can thank for the industry’s growth. the guidelines that came into effect The work we do relies on deep industry needs to rise to the occasion, meet the
Today’s shipping industry is a reflection earlier this year. knowledge and experience, but success present moment, and ensure the future
not only of the sailors, seafarers, and For decades, maritime sector busi- as the UN and IMO deadlines draw near of our planet.
ship owners and operators who came nesses assumed that efficiency would will hinge on collaboration and out-
before us but of the forward motion of come from cleaner fuels and rede- side-the-box thinking. With the urgent
technological innovation as a whole. signed ships, but with the first deadline need for decarbonization and efficiency
It’s a fact that we in the industry some- for compliance already in the rearview boosts looming over the shipping indus-
times forget—and it’s one we would mirror—and more stringent require- try and threatening to change how busi-
do well to remember more often. This ments on the horizon—the time of ness is done, it’s time for maritime tech
is especially true in today’s climate hoping and waiting for giant leaps for- leaders double down on and seek out
because, as shipping becomes more ward has passed. Now, vessel designers strategic partnerships that will push
connected, the solutions to the chal- and fleet operators must find ways to shipping forward.
lenges it faces will increasingly stem update their legacy vessels to pursue ABS Wavesight™ is leading the charge
from collaborations with businesses cleaner operations without these mir- toward a more collaborative future. Our
from all sectors. acle innovations. And digitalization is model is built on a culture of participa-
leading that charge. tion and partnership with other leading
THE DREAM OF MARITIME Modern digitalization software and companies both within and outside of
DIGITALIZATION internet of things (IoT) systems offer maritime. We’ve benefitted greatly from
Maritime shipping finds itself at a shipping companies valuable insights welcoming input from leaders in tele-
by Paul Sells, crossroads. The dawn of this new year into every facet of their fleets’ opera- coms, artificial intelligence, construction,
CEO of ABS Wavesight is bringing in a new era of regula- tions. These systems, which were once and more, and plan to continue to do so.

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