Digitalisation in commercial shipping

Long an industry dominated by manual systems and processes, ship owners have begun to embrace the potential of digital technologies to reduce costs by improving efficiency. The market has responded over the last few years by pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into maritime-focused start-ups that provide a range of digital capabilities.
However, these capabilities, such as the electronic exchange of information, remote asset management, and vessel operations optimisation, need connectivity to fully realise their potential.
