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Interview: Hannan Carmeli, theDOCK of some 300 startups to-date,” said Carmeli, with about 70% Maritime Opportunities Abound

Israel-based and the remainder from around the world. While the maritime sectors generally have been conserva-

To facilitate meaningful tech innovation, theDOCK has rela- tive on the uptake of new technologies, Carmeli sees this tions with about 100 “major players,” including global termi- as a positive, as the maritime, port and logistics sectors will nal operators, port authorities, shipping companies, class soci- have to innovate to keep up with developments in related sec- eties, equipment manufacturers and shipyards, among others. tor, making it ripe for innovation leaps. “Back in 2017 when “Of these, some 40 companies have sent representatives to we started looking into it, we observed early indicators for various events and panels organized by us in Israel through- change,” said Carmeli. First, “leaders in the space started out the last three years. With eight of them we signed formal nominating executives to new roles which did not exist up strategic relations,” said Carmeli. The growth to date has been until then: CDO (Chief Digital Of? cer), VP Innovation etc. palpable. “When we ? rst mapped the number of Israeli start- Maersk, Wartsila, PSA, Cargotec were a few such leaders, and ups which had any potential strategic play with ports, shipping indeed very quickly we connected and identi? ed joint vision and logistics back in 2017 - the number was 37. Today we regarding innovation in the space. Also, we recall an interview count 105,” said Carmeli. theDOCK is always on the prowl by Soren Skou – Maersk’s CEO, in which when asked about for innovators, and in this regard Carmeli said that “for a start- who does he foresee as his competition in the future he provid- up to be interesting for us it has to ful? ll three main criteria:” ed a surprising answer (back then). it was not any of Maersk 1. Address a recognized market pain point. We are traditional competitors, rather he cited Amazon. This was a driven by challenges which are intimated with us by our clear sign that things were going to change in the space.” global partners (leaders in the space). While theDOCK is still in its infancy, it has already experi- 2. Own deep technology. i.e. - have signi? cant Intellec- enced success. tual Property (IP). It could be in any of the interesting and “hot” disciplines such as AI and Learning, Aug- • Orca / Liberty – Pilot bene? tting both organizations mented Reality, underwater communication, energy and around intelligent bridge assistance and ? eet manage- charging, etc. ment.

3. Present a strong, coherent and committed team • DockTech / Kirby – Pilot addressing depth mapping of with good coverage of technology and business knowl- segments of the Mississippi river in order to optimize edge/expertise. barge load while maintaining safety measures.

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