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FLEET OPTIMISATION
How efficient and safe is the interoperability of
the new digital platforms for monitoring ship
performance, ensuring compliance, and facil-
itating reporting?
With 12 years of experience in IoT and
online data analytics, having managed
to minimise data loss to percentages
lower than 1% and ensure high data
stability, we observe that there are
sensors and equipment with more
stable and reliable performance com-
pared to others, such as the speed log.
For the latter, alternative ways have
been devised to enhance the accuracy
The booming of the SatCom of the respective metrics.
market,especially Low Earth Orbit A skilled engineering team can encode
Solutions,will revolutionise helpful information, key performance
maritime connectivity. indicators ( KPIs), and trends produced
High-throughput satellites will by the digital ship performance mon-
provide faster and more reliable itoring tools. Undoubtedly, the use of
communication while supporting data analytics to assess vessel perfor-
real-time navigation, weather mance is not only a valuable tool that
updates, and crew welfare. provides clear and deep insights but
is also crucial in the decision-making
process.
Shipping companies must steel them-
selves to effectively address the strict
reporting requirements and compli-
ance measures pertinent to the wave
of new regulations and directives,
such as the EU ETS. Considering the
demanding and elaborate nature of
these requirements, the use of digi-
tal tools and auto-generated reports
with embedded checkers is the only
way to go.
What, in your view, is the future of connectiv-
There is great scope for AI applications ity and telecommunications in the shipping
in the shipping industry via automated industry?
processing and real-time analytics, The booming of the SatCom market,
ranging from performance monitoring especially Low Earth Orbit Solutions,
and forecasting to route optimisation, will revolutionise maritime connec-
safety and security, and predictive tivity. High-throughput satellites will
maintenance. Simultaneously, there provide faster and more reliable com-
is a plethora of applications related munication while supporting real-time
to the entire supply chain, including navigation, weather updates, and
logistics optimisation, port operations crew welfare. In summary, the future
and cargo management. of connectivity in the shipping indus-
As with every new technology, AI has try lies in harnessing data, expand-
significant advantages. However, ing infrastructure, and leveraging
there are also certain challenges to technological innovations. As vessels
be addressed for AI to be successfully become smarter and more connected,
integrated into shipping operations, the industry will continue to evolve,
such as costs, cybersecurity, credi- enhancing safety, efficiency, and sus-
bility, training, procedural issues, and tainability at sea.
ethical considerations.
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