The digital transformation of passenger and car ferry ports is just beginning

A recent doctoral dissertation on the digitalization of passenger and car ferry ports raises more questions than it answers. At the same time, it shows that the digitalization transformation of ports is only just beginning, if at all. Last week, doctoral candidate Yiran Chen Zhou's dissertation was examined at Åbo Akademi. The thesis examined how … Continue reading The digital transformation of passenger and car ferry ports is just beginning →

Digitalization of maritime transport now and in the future

For decades I have been speaking in lectures and writing in textbooks about the digitalization of shipping as if it were a future possibility. Now the situation has changed, the digitalization of shipping is today. Digitization is everywhere in shipping and its use and applications are increasing all the time. In a way, we have … Continue reading Digitalization of maritime transport now and in the future →

The Estonian maritime cluster can grow with IT – start-ups

The concept of maritime cluster varies a lot in different countries. In most countries in Europe, the largest sector of the maritime cluster is coastal tourism – in particular in Mediterranean counties. Thereafter comes shipping and port operations and marine equipment. The next biggest sectors of European maritime clusters are fisheries and navy followed by … Continue reading The Estonian maritime cluster can grow with IT – start-ups →

Digitalization, blockchain and IoT in maritime transport

There is hardly anything in logistics and maritime transport that has had so rapid development last decades, as digitalisation. Big data, cloud computing, blockchain, autonomous shipping, IoT (Internet of Things), robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming maritime into something we have not seen before. Automation of vessels has been discussed widely recently. However, the … Continue reading Digitalization, blockchain and IoT in maritime transport →