Smart shipping roadmap unveiled

The roadmap, the result of an MoU signed in 2019, has been developed by two leading maritime research institutes in Norway and Singapore – SINTEF Ocean in Norway and Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (TCOMS), with inputs from Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI), as well as the Research Council of Norway (RCN).

“International collaboration is essential to further develop, and to successfully implement, smart and autonomous systems, and we are pleased to establish a committed collaboration with TCOMS in Singapore in this area,” said Dr Vegar Johansen, president of SINTEF Ocean.

The roadmap investigates the impacts of Industry 4.0 in the shipping sector in terms of smarter ships and ports, digital data exchanges, automated processes, autonomous ships and advanced robotics. The impacts are linked to ship physics and technical operations along with new work processes and business models.

It also aims establish an open and international innovation ecosystem supporting new business models and new market opportunities. Priority research areas are smart ship interaction, digital interoperability and smart ports.