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designed to improve the quality and efficiency of port logistics.

Mr. Juha Ottelin, Logistics Manager at Kotka Mills, hopes that digitalisation will simplify maritime logistics operations and make shipping more flexible.

” These days, break bulk shipping requires EDI messaging( EDI = Electronic Data Interchange). If shipping routes between predetermined ports need modification for some reason, such changes will be time-consuming and costly. Perhaps digitalisation may eventually replace EDI messaging and change things for the better,” says Ottelin.

Throughout 2016, various existing and planned marine ICT solutions were discussed in numerous conferences and other events, e. g. in connection with the SLUSH exhibition for start-up companies.

Kymenlaakso University of Applied

Sciences( KYAMK) published in early 2016 a study on the educational needs for enhancing innovation and know-how within the Finnish maritime cluster. The study was carried out as a part of the MERIT project.

Mr. Tomi Oravasaari, Project Manager at KYAMK, notes that Finland already has

quite a lot of know-how in many fields related to the maritime industries.

” In particular, marine engineering and ICT technologies are amongst our strengths,” he says.

” M. Sc. degree in marine engineering is available in Aalto University and B. Sc. in marine technology in Turku University

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