1st CSN Cyprus Shipping ICT conference 2020
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Alexandros Josephides - Deputy Director General/Marine Manager, Cyprus Shipping Chamber
Vassilios Demetriades - Shipping Deputy Minister to the President
Anna Vourgos - WISTA Cyprus, President
Questions from the delegates:
@Vourgos So you do not think that there are no discrimination for crew making the change to shore position? I believe the industry has got caught in a loop think that diversity is all about genre, ethnicity and age, and forgets that educational and field experience is also factors that enhance diversity
Mark O’Neil - CEO, Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd
Questions from delegates:
@O’Neil Mark: but how to reach compatibility without standardization. The aviation industry has standards for everything including the Maintenance procedures. Shipping has no standards, and in Automation there are at least 5 different most used protocols.... and some are even encrypted!
@O’Neil Mark: first of all, as an "old" IT provider, thanks for stating that: "technology enhances human behavior, doesn't replace it". My question: there seems to be a disconnect between shipowners, shipyards and IT. I have seen brand new vessels delivered without thinking about digitalization: no torque meters, flowmeters without a digital output, automation plants without a connecting port or even worse with the automation plant asking extra money to allow connecting to a third party system. And the lack of standardization makes it even more difficult. Is there really an interest from shipowners to digitalize their vessels? Shipyards certainly do not appear to be driving the momentum
@O’Neil Mark: Agree with G.Soncini completly, Also how do you deal with Data quality issues. Often sensors are inacurrate and need calibration/replacing etc..
@Siokouros One of the biggest challenges that the digitial transformation faces are related to the way AI is applied. There are algorithms which are collecting data and, through tailor-made tools, can affect the decision making of the users. What are the initiatives or how the industry will protect itself against attempts that will focus on affecting the decision making for their own benefits? Is the industry prepare a relevant regulatory framework or this will be left on the companies to deal with? An extremely simple example is the forecasting of the energy required to perform a voyage optimized. Or forecasting the optimized revenue of the vessel based on the trading areas of a vessel. In both cases, through the decision-making process, an owner can experience loss or even accidents
Omar Frits Eriksson - Deputy Secretary General & Dean of the IALA World-Wide Academy
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Dr. Ioannis Filippopoulos - Academic Director of Informatics & Engineering Division at Hellenic American University, AMMITEC Member
Questions from the delegates:
@Filippopoulos Dr. Ioannis: Yanni, great presentation, congrats! Please let us know if this system is "commercially" available. Furthermore, can it be integrated with the other systems that a company might have, like for example, ERP systems (Port calls data, 3rd party vessel performance software packages, PMS systems).
@Filippopoulos Dr. Ioannis: What are the technical requirements for the implementation of such a system onboard a vessel (Telecoms, cabling, IT infrastructure etc). How many days of attendance are required? Can it be done at sea? Thank you!!
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Natalia Bury Loyal - Chief Governance Officer, Tototheo Maritime
@Giannis Filippopoulos. Hi Giannis, if Crew can override the collected data, then do we have a real digitalisation? Isn't this oxymoron?
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@Filippopoulos Dr. Ioannis: how do you deal with ships which have no torque meters or flowmeters? And what is your experience with flowmeters ? Is it correct to state that Coriolis flowmeters are better than volume flowmeters?
Marco Cristoforo Camporeale - Head of Maritime Digital, Inmarsat
Questions from the delegates:
@Camporeale Marco Cristoforo: Is the Fleet Connect and other bundles work on all platforms (FBB VSAT etc.)?
@Camporeale Marco Cristoforo: Fleet Data will be the Data communication system for how long? 10 years? Is it scalable for increased use of bandwidth?
@Camporeale Marco Cristoforo: Is any bundle offered to potential clients that they want to utilize live feeds on dedicated monitoring sensors
@Camporeale Marco Cristoforo: Is any consideration to incorporate mobile connectivity (sim) and sat connectivity for reducing the overall cost and enchase the connectivity?
Natalia Bury Loyal - Chief Governance Officer, Tototheo Maritime
Jakob P. Larsen - Head of Maritime Safety & Security, BIMCO View Presentation [PDF]
Baret Kouyoumdjian - Chief Financial Officer, Monarch Global
Manos Manoli - Chairman of Digitalisation Committee, CSC and IT Manager / Chief Information Security Officer, Marlow Navigation
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