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Special report sponsored by

A research ZOOMING IN
conducted by
ON FUTURE
Manos Charitos

TECHNOLOGICAL

CHALLENGES

MARTECMA MEMBERS PUT THEIR CARDS ON THE TABLE
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*Marine Technical Managers Association in Greece

Environmental concerns and technological In this context, Naftika Chronika has conducted
developments in the highly competitive and a survey on the subject of “Smart Shipping”
ever-evolving global shipping industry necessi- based on the responses of MARTECMA mem-
tate changes in the structure, management, and bers to a related questionnaire. A total of 75
general operation of shipping companies. people participated in the survey, of who 60 are
Today’s race to develop technologies aimed at representatives of shipping companies, 13 work
reducing the environmental footprint of ships for classification societies, and two in compa-
and the ever-increasing rate at which digital- nies that provide services to the wider shipping
isation and the potential dangers it entails are industry.
entering the shipping industry make it clear that This research aimed at recording the opinions
the future of shipping will remain intertwined of experts on the emerging trends driven by the
with technological progress and the implemen- digitalisation of the shipping industry and draw-
tation of innovative ideas. ing conclusions about its most important effects.

Graph 1 Distribution of the survey participants based on the type of company they work for
80%
Ship management company
Classification society
3%

17%

Maritime services

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