TOWARDS SMARTER SHIPS AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS
Digital Ship is excited to be returning to Athens – for the 12th year in a row. We have once again developed the programme to reflect important evolutions in the global shipping market, and again we expect over 250 of the region’s leading maritime experts to be joining us. I hope you will be able to join us.
The last few years have seen significant advancements in maritime technology. Maritime communications is changing – with the advent, for example, of new satellite designs and capacity leading to HTS. Recent technology developments in IT have opened new horizons for the maritime industry. The industrial Internet concept, connecting machines and using automated data analytics along with domain expertise to optimise operations and maintenance, has already created significant value in many industries, like power generation and commercial aviation, and is now becoming a reality for the maritime industry.
How is the industry adapting to these new technologies and making the most of them? How can shipping companies utilise these developments best to increase operational efficiency and – perhaps most importantly – what do they mean to the crew? Terms like “Big Data” and “Intelligent Operations” make lots of promises in terms of the benefits the industry can expect to derive, but what do they really mean?
Digital Ship Athens 2014will evaluate recent developments and trends and hope to trigger discussion and debate on how these can make our industry smarter, safer and more sustainable.
For more information on the agenda pleaseclick hereand to register your place clickhere. Remember it iscompletely freefor shipping companies to attend the whole event, including the conference and the networking functions, such as the Gala Dinner, kindly sponsored by Marlink.
This year the key topics that will be covered are:
·Developments and Lessons in Maritime Communications
·Smart Strategies for Efficiency in Vessel Operations
·Data Analysis for Business Optimisation
·Developments in eNavigation and ECDIS Performance
·Solutions for Enhancing Crew Efficiency, Safety and Training
·Plus – new for 2014 – a focus Interactive Session hosted byThe Maritime Data Optimisation Initiative– which will look in more detail how the use of data from ships systems can and will change the modern maritime industry.
Speakers already confirmed include:
·Katerina Raptaki, IT Manager, Navios Shipmanagement and President, AMMITEC
·Barbara Bersani, Head of Sales Europe, Middle East & Africa, Airbus Defence and Space
·Adonis Violaris, Chairman,Cyprus Shipping Chamber ICT Sub-Committee andDirector Marketing and Corporate Communications,BSM
·John Erik Hagen,Regional Director, Norwegian Coastal Administration andChairman of the completed IMO Correspondence Group on e-navigation
·Kyung-Tae Yun, Senior Engineer – Marine Research Institute,SamsungHeavy Industries
·Professor Takis Varelas,Danaos Research Centre Director, DanaosShipping Co
·Wei Li,Senior Consultant, Euroconsult
·Kostas Kontogiannis, Associate Professor, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
·Per A. Anfindsen, Sales Manager International, Dualog
·Manuel Valero, Sales Manager, Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS
·Martin Reason, Director of Maritime Sales Europe, SpeedCast Ltd.
·Yiannis Serafim, Sales Director, Marlink
·Ewan Robinson, IT and Maritime Communications Consultant
·Kyle Hurst,Director Channel Development, Station7
Niki Papadopoulou
T: +30 211 7006153
Email: niki@thedigitalship.com