The Marinet Conference on the most promising maritime high technologies held on September 5 at SMM 2018 brought together representatives of leading companies and scientific centres from different countries. The Conference programme included panel discussions on digital navigation and unmanned shipping as well as Maritime Robotics Fest.
During the Digital Navigation vs e-Navigation panel discussion, Aleksander Potemkin, Kronshtadt Technologies, and Jin Hyoung Park, KRISO, shared their experience in e-navigation development in Russia and in South Korea. The Heritage and SMART-Navigation projects will help improve navigation safety having ensured fast data exchange between vessels and control centres.
Dimitris Theodosiou, a representative of DANAOS Management Consultants, told about services that digitalization can offer to shipping companies. They will let streamline some operations related to identification of vessels, detection and response to emergency situations, online monitoring of water area etc.
When speaking about logistics digitalization, Don Staffin, Managing Director of ShipServ, emphasized that the process is associated with the Big Data technology, correct processing and interpretation which will ensure “big analyses” taking all the factors into consideration. That will consequently make logistics and maritime operations smarter and more efficient.
