a practical guide to how industry 4.0 is making shipping smarter

A publication of

K D AdamsonFuturist, & CEO

Futurenautics Group

Table of Contents1. Industry 4.0

2. A Connected World

3. Big Ideas

4. The Smarter Ship

Digital advancements continue to impact how we live, behave and think, urging businesses to change how they operate, and adapt to a fast-changing world.

With computing power almost doubling each year, global businesses are looking at innovative new ways to operate - a process called Industry 4.0 - taking lessons from the start-up movement and the next generation of digital natives.

Technology is making the world move at a faster pace, connecting everything and everyone, anywhere, at anytime. A far cry from the traditional seafarer’s isolated existence, for the next generation of maritime professionals, the equipment they use, and the ships they sail, connectivity is a necessity, not an accessory.

Connecting means opening up the way we operate, being transparent to our customers, our people and the wider world. Collaboration and access trumps adversarial competition and secrecy, which poses a challenge for many traditional shipping leaders.

Lena GöthbergHost and Producer of the Shipping Podcast

You can’t solve problems with the same thinking that created them. As technology only enables solutions, we’re looking at it as a tool to answer the big questions that the digital revolution poses. A change in mindset leads to big questions, which lead to the big ideas.

Big ideas can come from anywhere, but we have to think big to find them... Big data, big analytics and audacious goals have already formed the basis for new maritime companies, and you don’t have to be a start-up company to profit from them.

Constantine Komodromos

Founder and CEO of VesselBot

What can shipping learn from the ‘Smart’ revolution?

Digital innovation is driving Smart

Shipping as part of the intelligent transport systems of the future. But who are the people with a digital vision for the shipping and maritime industry?

We’re asking the most innovative and cutting-edge companies from both inside and outside shipping, from start-ups to some of the world’s leading brands, what we can learn about doing business in the digital era.

Albert EinsteinTheoretical Physicist