Tag: future of shipping

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Mr. Carl Schou, CEO and President of Wilhelmsen Ship management mentions key priorities on their agenda, highlighting that building up the right competence will ensure that shipping remains sustainable.

Advancing technology is enhancing maritime safety but shipping needs greater transparency, distress call interoperability, updated training and better crew retention to verify continuous improvement, notes a recently-published report by Inmarsat. 

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced its intention to develop options for the withdrawal from global paper chart production by late 2026 to increase focus on its digital navigation products and services.  

Among the main effects of the COVID-19 pandemic was that it changed radically the industry’s status quo, highlighting working conditions in shipping. Meanwhile, global awareness of the adverse effects of climate change globally has put the environment at the top of the agenda in controversial industries, such as shipping and the energy sector. What are the main issues expected to attract the attention of maritime leaders in the near future?

Raising the level of awareness across the public of the importance of shipping to the world will be a key step forward for the sector to improve its seafarers’ wellbeing and resolve many challenges surrounding it, panelists agreed at the 2022 Crew Welfare Week Virtual Forum that took place in June.

The adoption of 5G technologies is specifically seen as an optimization solution for the transport and logistics sector. How is 5G expected to support digitalization of the shipping industry?

The contradictory reputation of the oil and gas industry is hardly a new topic, but an expected boom in the rise of oil and gas projects has recently created concerns about the future of decarbonization for the world to meet its ambitious climate targets.

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Dr. Heike Deggim, Director, Maritime Safety Division, IMO, says that smart ships will change fundamentally ship operations and highlights that human element remains on top of IMO’s agenda. In that regard, STCW Convention and Code is under review to keep training requirements up-to-date while MLC will take into account lessons learned during the pandemic to ensure seafarers welfare under critical conditions.

Mr. Christophe Tytgat, Secretary General, SEA Europe, highlights key actions needed for the shipbuilding industry in order to remain resilient and competitive. Among others, it urgently needs a ‘true maritime industrial strategy’ that will support digitalization, automation, and autonomy of the ship as well as of the ship production process.

Mrs Claudia Paschkewitz, CSM Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion, shares interesting perspectives on how shipping can transform into a more diverse industry, highlighting that young Generation Z will play a key role towards.