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CIO IN FOCUS

Augmented reality tested onboard El Coqui – in this case by the author – with Jeffrey Jönsson, Director of Process Engineering,

Crowley Petroleum Services.

Image courtesy Crowley to network connectivity, Graziuso is brand agnostic. “I don't Graziuso positions the conversation differently.

think the brand is important; today it’s Starlink, tomorrow it “Everyone talks of AI, but AI needs data and data needs to be could be something else,” said Graziuso, noting that what is timely, accurate, and relevant,” said Graziuso. “To have timely, relevant is that her team will seek, evaluate and implement accurate, and relevant data, you need a very simple operation innovation, regardless of brand, that provides a 24/7 high- tool or an operation tool that is built with the simplicity; not a speed network that foundational enabler for Crowley's digital very simple operation tool because being simple is complex.” processes. “The high-speed network is the base of a pyramid, She sees machine learning and AI as an enabler, a tool that its foundation. We are working on to make sure that we go could be particularly useful in conducting predictive mainte- paperless, that we use data as much as we can to [for example] nance onboard vessels, for example; to enable onboard inspec- becoming predictive from a maintenance and repair perspec- tion before a ship comes into port and without someone stepping tive and the consumption of our resources.” onboard; and in leveraging shoreside assets to keep onboard crew out of dirty and dangerous spaces. It all comes back to the

EYING THE ‘FUTURE OF THE FUTURE’ ... pyramid analogy, of having the connectivity foundation; acquir-

DECARBONIZATION ing that timely, accurate and relevant data, and utilizing that data

While Graziuso admits that everything in her department to generate meaningful impact.

is geared toward making an impact, from crew attraction and “You can't go to the tip [of the pyramid] without having the retention to process simpli? cation, she has her eye in the sky foundation. Does that mean we are working on [one layer at today as Crowley invests in “the future of the future, which a time?] … No. This is a staggered pyramid where we work is decarbonization.” Here, as every shipowner knows all too on the different layers [simultaneously], and at a certain point well, is where the picture starts to muddle, particularly when they will all align. So today we are working on the foundation, investing in upgrading existing ships and boats. the network; we are working on the operation and we are half- “[The path to decarbonization] does not just come with new way through. By the middle of next year this will be done. But tools, new software as a service; that comes with the building in parallel we are working on what to do with the data, too.” new ships that are enabled to be hybrid or completely electric,” she said, with Crowley aiming to have a state-of-the-art vessel DIGITAL PATH & AUTONOMY that can be a role model from the next-generation of technology. Bundling digital technologies with AI talk often turns to full

Naturally, talk quickly turns to machine learning and arti? - autonomy. While there are some amazing advances in autono- cial intelligence (AI) in any digital journey conversation, but mous boats and ships, most anyone in the industry today is 38 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • November 2023

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