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DIGITALIZATION & COMMUNICATION

Piloting Shipping’s

Fourth Industrial Revolution

While shipping might consider itself a conservative industry, there’s noth- ing old-fashioned about the technology that’s driving its progress today.

Vessels today have the capability to its progress today. save a lot of overheads on recruiting and The answer is in the data; in how to gather information and data from a wide For a long time the core industry driv- training new crew. The numbers seem ef? ciently collect it, analyze it, and then variety of sources. This data can inform ers for the adoption of new, better, high- to prove valid, as was well illustrated in scrutinize it to reveal not only the ques- the crew about the impact of acceleration er-speed communications technologies the recent Nautilus Crew Survey. But is tions we should be asking, but what some on the hull, provide updates on lubrica- across global ? eets has been a dynamic it really the key driver? of the answers to those questions might tion use during slow steaming, and use duo: crew welfare and driving improve- Will that jumpstart the fourth indus- be. It is this process that will generate dynamic positioning to automatically ments in operational ef? ciency. These trial revolution in shipping as we look the insight required to optimize opera- maintain a vessel’s position and head- are the obvious bene? ts of evolving your towards the challenges that shipowners tions and deliver the best possible value ing - among many other things. So while satcoms infrastructure, just as obvious as face over the coming years? Could tak- to customers. The intelligence gleaned shipping might consider itself a conser- providing email and phones for everyone ing a broader view generate new value through observing the entire operational vative industry, there’s nothing old-fash- in your of? ces. This is Business IT 101. creation that will have a tangible impact process and lifecycle in this way will ioned about the technology that’s driving Investing in keeping the crew happy will on the bottom line? create the space to generate new busi-

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