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Smart ship technology is ballast for beleaguered shipping industry

With automation and autonomy, manpower resources can be better optimised while enhancing productivity and safety

Published Tue, Apr 19, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

IMPROVED operational safety and optimised usage of resources are some of the key benefits that can be accrued from investing in research and technology within the shipping industry, panellists at a shipping seminar said on Tuesday.

At the seminar - organised by the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) in conjunction with the Singapore Maritime Week - senior shipping executives and researchers convened to discuss the need for advanced digital competencies, in a bid to provide ballast for the beleaguered shipping industry which is struggling to stay afloat amid a global slump.

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