Smart ships will give women new opportunities in shipping, says WISTA
HIGHLY automated smart ships will require smart workers to run them within a decade, says the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association president Sue Terpilowski.
"Where will these new thinkers come from? Who is good at this sort of thinking and at sciences - women," Ms Terpilowski told a WISTA gathering in London.
"This is a golden opportunity for women to progress further in shipping." she said.
Huge amounts of data will be available from smart ships and she predicted more opportunities for women in shipping industry roles.
"There will be a change in the way individuals work with much more highly skilled people. There will need to be planning for better training and the industry will have a different way of working," she said.
Ms Terpilowski said these ships are likely to be carrying cargo within 10 years, but all in the logistics chain need to adapt in order to make good use of the new technology and the huge amount of data that will be available as a result.
Ms Terpilowski, managing director of Image Line Communications, a public relations firm, said the change would see "talking" ships. "Even the paint will be able to tell you about the waves hitting the ship.
"These ships are going to be telling you about the weight and the stresses on deck, when slow steaming would be appropriate, and many more operational elements," she said.
"There are many opportunities for the industry, but is it ready to take advantage?"
"Ship intelligence will be the driving force that will determine the future of the industry, the type of ships at sea and the competencies requires of tomorrow's seafarers," she said.
Legislators, ship finance and service sectors will all need to make changes to cope with the advent of the smart ship and new skills will be required from operating companies.
Technology is being developed that can be adapted to shipping operations and over the next five years Ms Terpilowski predicts that there will be machine to machine (M2M) and the internet of things (IoT) connectivity in logistics.
Although the vessels will include a high level of automation, Ms Terpilowski doesn't believe they will be without personnel onboard, although the smart ship will provide a safer working environment.
The role of the seafarer may well be transferred ashore and the skills needed to operate vessels safely and efficiently will change.
HIGHLY automated smart ships will require smart workers to run them within a decade, says the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association president Sue Terpilowski.
"Where will these new thinkers come from? Who is good at this sort of thinking and at sciences - women," Ms Terpilowski told a WISTA gathering in London.
"This is a golden opportunity for women to progress further in shipping." she said.
Huge amounts of data will be available from smart ships and she predicted more opportunities for women in shipping industry roles.
"There will be a change in the way individuals work with much more highly skilled people. There will need to be planning for better training and the industry will have a different way of working," she said.
Ms Terpilowski said these ships are likely to be carrying cargo within 10 years, but all in the logistics chain need to adapt in order to make good use of the new technology and the huge amount of data that will be available as a result.
Ms Terpilowski, managing director of Image Line Communications, a public relations firm, said the change would see "talking" ships. "Even the paint will be able to tell you about the waves hitting the ship.
"These ships are going to be telling you about the weight and the stresses on deck, when slow steaming would be appropriate, and many more operational elements," she said.
"There are many opportunities for the industry, but is it ready to take advantage?"
"Ship intelligence will be the driving force that will determine the future of the industry, the type of ships at sea and the competencies requires of tomorrow's seafarers," she said.
Legislators, ship finance and service sectors will all need to make changes to cope with the advent of the smart ship and new skills will be required from operating companies.
Technology is being developed that can be adapted to shipping operations and over the next five years Ms Terpilowski predicts that there will be machine to machine (M2M) and the internet of things (IoT) connectivity in logistics.
Although the vessels will include a high level of automation, Ms Terpilowski doesn't believe they will be without personnel onboard, although the smart ship will provide a safer working environment.
The role of the seafarer may well be transferred ashore and the skills needed to operate vessels safely and efficiently will change.