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26Maritime Reporter & Engineering News INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FEATURE CloudComputing lot has changed in the shipping industr in the last decade or so. or instance, cloud computing has found its wa into shipping. ut the main thing has remained the same the essential pur pose of shipping, which is to connect economies, and to make a profit for the ship owners. In terms of profit, there have alwas been two was sell more and spend less. his means increase cargo capacit to increase revenues, and to improve ef ficienc to lower costs. While investing in more capacit is a matter of strateg and finances, op timiing cost efficienc is a matter of dail oper ations performed b crews and defined b management. by Christa Thoma, MespasIs it the righttime for Maritime?