4 Technologies That Will Shape the Face of the Maritime Industry in 2017

10:27 PM James Abram 0 Comments


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The global maritime industry is going through a lot of technological breakthroughs this 2017 and the Philippines is no exception. Enroling in a maritime school would be a fun and engaging experience with the emergence of these modernizations.

Here’s a glimpse of what trends you should look out for in today’s maritime industry:

IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things)




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IoT is a 2017 buzzword in almost all industries. The industrial “internet of things” has found its way to sea, with connected sensors and unified platforms designed to provide increased visibility for crews. Its significant impact on areas likes route optimization, maintenance costs, asset tracking (or tracking the location of a ship) and communications provide increased visibility and overall efficiency. The internet’s role is more than just the technical aspects. For seafarers, internet is also a means of communicating with family and friends.

Big Data Analytics
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Big Data Analytics is the process of examining large data sets to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations, market trends, customer preferences and other useful business information. Imagine all the large volumes of transaction data that every maritime warehouse has to manually store. Big Data Analytics systems have more edge than traditional ones especially in a generation where convenience is well within reach. It also adds to an error-free data analysis.

Shippers will also benefit from better forecasts with the increased availability of shipping data and advances in big data analytics, providing shippers with greater visibility into market and pricing trends.



Robotics

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Machines have been an integral part of evolution. They make it easier for humans to perform everything. Hull cleaning robots and robot ship inspectors are just some of the robotic technologies for the maritime industry this 2017. When marine organisms pile up on the ship’s hull, called bio-fouling, the ship’s speed is reduced by 10%. Hull cleaning robots are attached to the bottom of the ship and start scrubbing the grime off the surface. Ship inspection is a tedious and dangerous task for surveyors but with the aid of robot ship inspectors, cracks and corrosion can be examined while saving time and improving efficiency.

How fun would it be if maritime schools in the Philippines start adopting these advanced marine technologies?



Autonomous Technology

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With the rise of Big Data Analytics comes the autonomous technology. Autonomous systems have been around since the turn of the 21st century. According to Webopedia, an autonomous system is a group of networks under mutual administration that share the same routing methodology. This trend has finally caught up with the maritime industry.

The use of maritime autonomous systems is developing at a fast pace will continue to grow as technology and research opens new opportunities and affects maritime aspects such as offshore resource exploitation, transport, security, operations and survey.

The maritime industry is growing fast and its technological breakthroughs just keep on getting better and better. Students opt for a maritime school here in the Philippines because of its versatile nature. These innovations pave the way for seafarers to be more technologically adept and informed.

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