Set the Course for Digital
by: SAMI J. ANTEROINEN
photo: AS TALLINK GRUPP
The digitalisation of the maritime industry is in full swing. The “digital tives to implement existing digital prac-
wave” concerns a range of things: data transfer, big data, deficiencies of tices – such as e-certification and national
standardisation, the challenges in system integration as well as challenges single windows – gather pace and new
for legislation, business and personnel. But what does all this mean from
the perspective of classification societies?
T
application.
Digitalisation can also be used to
improve the efficiency of ships, unify data
he International Association of Classi- trends, safety and environmental aspects exchange formats, integrate drones into
fication Societies (IACS) / EU workshop of cyber systems in shipping. ship inspections and – in the long run –
on Digitalisation of Maritime Transport, Both IACS and the European Com-
hosted in Brussels in March, focused on mission are keen on the issue, as initia-
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technologies become closer to everyday
seatec 2/2017
launch a whole new era of autonomous
ships.