Maritime sector agrees that going smart is best way into the future

Singapore

EVEN as most maritime sub-sectors are still wilting under the heat of an unfavourable macro-environment of lower commodity prices and slowing trade, industry players in a sector accustomed to historical cycles are preparing for the next upswing.

At the recent Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2016, delegates drew up a digital roadmap for the maritime sector.

One speaker imagined port operations of the future to be run from remote locations outside the control room with a single touch on a smart watch or a pair of digital glasses.

A panellist at the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) Smart Ships 2016 seminar said that this scenario could well materialise if the industry pulls together and works at going "smart" by 2030. Singapore ha…