Connecting maritime digitalisation to process

While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively, according to...

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While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively, according to panellists at a recent Inmarsat Maritime ‘Connected to Perform’ seminar.

The maritime sector is awash with digital technology and data – but gaps still need to be bridged before stakeholders can extract maximum value from the tools available.

This was the consensus among a panel of industry experts at a recent Inmarsat Maritime ‘Connected to Perform’ seminar in Hamburg.

The panel discussion, held during SMM Hamburg, explored how shipping can enable a digital, secure, and human-centric fleet – and how modern connectivity can support this objective.

Asked to identify the most significant gap between “what connectivity and technology can provide and what is being used by shipping companies”, Audra Drablos, Strategy Director at Inmarsat Maritime, argued that technology itself is no longer the issue.

“We’re connecting global fleets,” she said.

So the technology, I think, is definitely there.” Instead, she indicated, the gap may lie in how organisations are using those technologies: “If we want to digitalise things, we also have to transform all the decision processes that we have.” Essential news coupled with the finest maritime content sourced from across the globe.

While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively, according to panellists at a recent Inmarsat Maritime ‘Connected to Perform’ seminar.