What does digitalisation really mean for the shipping industry?

DURING the recent Singapore Maritime Week we heard a lot about the need to transform the maritime industries and, consequently, the relevance of digitalisation. But what does that really mean?

Singapore-headquartered Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) operates a mixed fleet of container ships, dry bulkers and tankers totalling 17 million deadweight-tonnes.

The company's chief innovation officer Claus Nehmzow agreed to answer my questions on how his company is changing to meet new challenges.