An ordinary day in a port requires loads of information about maritime traffic, environment, cargo, personnel, and physical assets. All information needs to be synchronized to port’s operations so that everyone has the valid information at the right time to do their work in the most efficient way. Efficiency in operations means saving both money…
We all acknowledge that digital technologies are inevitably going to change every industry. Digital tools are present in our everyday lives from online grocery shopping to smart watches’ pedometers or cars’ automatic lane keeping support. You must admit they really ease our lives in many ways! In port industry, the number of operations and different…
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) publishes the world’s most well-known standards for different areas of business from quality to health and safety. The total amount of different standards is over twenty thousand, so you can say there really is a standard for everything! Some of the most familiar ones (seen in many webpages!) are standards…
The maritime industry, and port authorities as an important part of it, are facing growing demands for sustainability in terms of social, economic, and environmental issues. Naturally, this is not a problem of only maritime community, but a common challenge for the whole mankind. High-level organizations, such as the United Nations or the European Union,…
“The digitalization of interactions and information-sharing has been critical to the continuity of maritime transport operations during the pandemic.” UNCTAD 2020. The newest Review of Maritime Transport by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has been published, evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the maritime industry. The report includes statistics…
