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Graph 4 “Which aspect of ships' operation has benefitted the most from digitalisation?”
Graph 5 “Investing Fully disagree
31% Navigational safety in technologies to 0%
enhance connectivity
and data analysis is
as important as in-
vesting in energy-sav-
ing technologies and
alternative fuels to
reduce the environmen- Disagree 16%
tal footprint
of shipping.”

Neither agree 17%
nor disagree
44% Operational efficiency
and energy saving
48%

Agree

25% Diagnosis, prevention, Fully agree 19%
and dealing with damage

THE BENEFITS OF DIGITALISING THE represented by the participants is taken into Graph 6 “Which of the following aspects of smart shipping do you think ships, the percentage that agrees or fully agrees
SHIPPING INDUSTRY account: among the representatives of com- can yield the greatest results in terms of enhancing the ship’s opera- with the statement drops to 50%. This comes
One of the questions the 75 survey participants panies with more than 15 ships, the percentage tional performance?” as no surprise, given that connectivity and data
were asked to answer was which field has bene- of participants who consider that navigational analytics needs become more pressing as a
fited the most from the digitalisation of the ship- safety has benefitted the most increases to 38% company’s fleet size increases.
ping industry. The options available were: (vs the entire sample’s 31%).
• Diagnosis, prevention and dealing with Conversely, among the representatives of com- THE OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF
damage panies that work for companies with a fleet of up SHIPS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT
• Operational efficiency and energy saving to 15 ships, the percentage that considers that 48% Concerning the enhancement of the operational
• Navigational safety diagnosis, prevention, and dealing with damage performance of vessels, the participants were
44% of participants responded that the field has reaped the greatest benefits rises to 32% (vs asked to answer which of the following aspects
that has gained the most is operational effi- the entire sample’s 25%). of “smart” shipping can bring the greatest ben-
ciency and energy saving. On the other hand, efits. The possible answers were:
31% of participants consider that the field that DATA ANALYSIS VS ENERGY SAVING Big Data Analysis • The Internet of Things (IoT and enhancing
has reaped the most significant benefits is nav- The next question participants were asked to the connectivity of the ship’s systems)
igational safety. answer was to what extent they agreed with the Autonomous control • Big Data Analysis
Furthermore, one in four participants consid- following statement: “Investing in connectivi- /navigation • Autonomous control/navigation
ers that the field of diagnosis, prevention and ty-enhancing technologies and data analytics 11% Based on the participants’ responses, it is evi-
dealing with damage has experienced the most is just as important as investing in energy-saving dent that the vast majority do not consider that
significant benefits. It appears that so far, the technologies and alternative fuels to reduce the autonomous navigation can offer the greatest
progress of digitalisation has benefitted opera- environmental footprint of shipping”. benefits to the energy efficiency of ships. For
tional efficiency and improved energy efficiency A noteworthy finding is that none of the par- example, only 11% chose this answer, while for
to a greater extent, which is probably due to the ticipants completely disagreed with this state- the representatives of shipping companies with
greater emphasis the global shipping industry ment. On the contrary, 14 participants (19% of a fleet of up to 15 vessels, it drops to 4%.
has placed in recent years on reducing its envi- the sample) fully agreed. Overall, those who 41% Most participants believe that Big Data Analysis
ronmental footprint, particularly in view of the agreed with the statement outnumbered those will yield the most benefits; however, a significant
increasingly stringent environmental regulations who disagreed: two out of three participants Internet of Things percentage of the sample said that the Internet
that are constantly coming into force. (67%) agreed or fully agreed with the statement. (IoT) and enhancing of Things and the enhancement of the ship’s sys-
In any case, it is worth noting that there are some Interestingly, when it comes to the representa- the connectivity of tems can deliver the most benefits.
differences if the size of the shipping company tives of companies managing a fleet of up to 15 the ship's systems

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