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Charged in high seas homicides, elderly suspect dies before facing justice Sacramento Bee In January, the 92-year-old mother of a British tourist allegedly killed on the high seas by a Sacramento man running an excursion boat in Belize wrote an urgent letter. Please bring the accused killer to trial promptly, Audrey Farmer of Oxfordshire ... and more »

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There are 130 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters here trained to fight marine fires.

This after the SCDF took over such duties from the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) in April 2012.

Lieutenant Keave Soh, 30, is one of them. The rotation (Rota) commander is stationed at the West Coast Marine Fire Station (WCMFS). He now wears an orange fire-fighting suit instead of a yellow one.

The New Paper spent a day with WCMFS officers for an exclusive look at their capabilities.

Lt Soh said: "When there is an incident out at sea, the environment you're in is so different.

"Imagine being in the dark, with the choppy waves and having to fight a fire using only limited manpower."

With only 18 officers in each Rota, the WCMFS has less manpower compared to other stations. Its commander, Major Neo Jia Qi, 34, said this means there is greater emphasis on training.

"Once we cast off from the jetty, we really are on our own. So, our guys need to be trained in a wide variety of skills and have them at their fingertips," he said.

He added that the marine fire station places heavy emphasis on height and confined space rescue operations during training, as these incidents could occur on vessels.

The station has two marine vessels: a Marine Fire Vessel (MFV) and a Marine Command Vessel. It also has a Red Rhino to respond to land incidents nearby.

When the SCDF took over MPA's marine emergency duties, the it inherited two boats, which they converted into MFVs. The other MFV is deployed at the Brani Marine Fire Station.

These boats, which have a maximum speed of 15 knots, have three fire monitors - one water monitor that can shoot 20,000 litres of water per minute and another two monitors capable of shooting 10,000 litres per minute of either foam or water.

They also have height rescue equipment, including pulley systems, frames and safety harnesses for extricating trapped casualties on ships.

After their basic courses as firefighters, marine firefighters have to undergo a five-week marine course.

Two weeks are spent at the Singapore Maritime Academy, while the rest are spent at the Civil Defence Academy and the ship simulator at the Home Team Tactical Centre (HTTC).

TNP visited the HTTC to observe the ship simulator, also known as Orca.

It is a realistic replication of a cargo ship where officers get to practise marine fire-fighting and rescue skills with different ship fire scenarios.

They must also be able to pilot various vessels.

Said Major Neo: "You really never know what can happen.

"Our officers may need to use cranes to transport logistics items from vessel to vessel or they need to know how to troubleshoot when vessels break down."

Operationally-ready national serviceman, Lt Kyaw Thet Tin, 26, works as a harbour pilot with PSA Corp and helps to map out the path the MFV takes during an incident.

Lt Tin, who received his Singapore citizenship two years ago, said: "It's important to get to the incident site as quickly and as safely as possible.

"I look at the charts and plot the best way to get from Point A to Point B."

Singapore was recently named the top maritime capital in the world for the third consecutive time, and the port remains one of the world's busiest and most important.

Major Neo added: "It's been exciting for us to expand our services to marine firefighting and rescue.

"No matter what happens out there, people and ships will be well taken care of."

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Fox News reported Wednesday that an Iranian Revolutionary Guards battle ship was approaching a US Navy's destroyer in the Persian Gulf at high speed eventually forcing the Americans to deviate from their course.

Two US officials told Fox News that the Iranian ship, whose personnel were manning firing positions, approached to within a kilometer of the American destroyer Mahan. The Americans fired warning flares, blared warning sirens, and even manned the firing positions, and eventually strayed to avoid collision.

US destroyer Mahan (Photo: Reuters)

About four months ago, an American destroyer was involved in a similar incident in the Strait of Hormuz and fired three warning shots after Iranian ships did not adhere to the warnings and continued to approach them.

"Such high-speed approaches and manning of the firing positions, despite warnings from the destroyer, are clearly provocative behavior," one of the officials said of the Iranians. The Iranian ship did not fire warning shots.

According to the US military, Iranian ships were involved in 35 incidents of "unprofessional" behavior last year a 50 percent leap from the previous year.

(Translated and edited by N. Elias)

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Tension on the high seas: Iranian ship speeding toward US destroyer - Ynetnews

Once sea conditions reach a point thats comfortable foradmirals, the Chinese-made ship will be onits way totest the waters forthe first time, according tothe South China Morning Post. The enigmatic ship still has yet tobe named. So far, she is only referred toby her technical classification, Type 001A.

She will displace 70,000 tons ofwater, measuring 315 meters inlength and 75 meters inwidth. Although the launch has been heralded bysome asa sign that China is mastering naval technology, other military observers have noted China still only has aboutfour percent ofthe United States naval capability, according toa Monday report published inthe SCMP.

The ship is being constructed atthe Dalian Shipyard, a port innorthern Chinas Liaoning province that happens toshare a border the Democratic Peoples Republic ofKorea (North Korea). The launch ofthe aircraft carrier is imminent, sincethe ships hull appears complete and the construction scaffolding draping the ship has been taken down, according toan IHS Janes report.

Chinas other aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, conducted live-fire drills forthe first time inNovember oflast year. The Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been aggressive inpursuing a larger and more assertive fleet.

The two aircraft carriers could be a small sign ofthings tocome forthe ambitious Chinese navy. Some analysts suspect PLAN is pursuing a fleet ofmore than500 vessels, including subs, carriers, destroyers, amphibious vehicles, frigates and other naval hardware, Sputnik reported inJanuary.

Some observers suggest sailing aircraft carriers thousands ofmiles forlong periods oftime most US carriers only need tostop forone refueling duringthe entire course ofthe ships shelf-life is a way forChina todisplay and reinforce its ascendency toits status asa major global power.

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Made in China: First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Set for High Seas - Sputnik International

THEY were the pride of the Clyde, fabulous, floating palaces which welcomed the rich and famous and played a vital role in the war.

The Cunard liners, of which 16 were built by John Brown and Company in Clydebank between 1899 and 1967, were some of the most luxurious cruise ships of the 20th century and they are being celebrated in a summer exhibition at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine.

Style at Sea, which runs until September 25, tells how the magnificent Clyde-built Cunard ships evolved from immigrant passenger boats to magnets for Hollywood glamour and royalty.

The exhibition in the Museums vast Linthouse building on the Harbourside includes the story of the Lusitania, which was considered the pride of the British liner fleet when she launched in 1906; the Queen Mary, one of the most iconic Clyde-built ships; and her sister ship the Queen Elizabeth, which symbolised the height of the liner age.

Winston Churchill was convinced that the great liners Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Aquitania, which were pressed into service as troop carriers, shortened the Second World War by at least a year. Their speed allowed them to outrun both German submarines and their torpedoes.

As well as a football pitch sized area for deck games, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and theatres, the Queen Mary was the first ship with a shopping centre. The centre included 24 shops from jewellers and tobacconists to high-end clothing shops.

When the QE2 launched on September 20, 1967, she marked the end of an era as it brought the relationship between the ocean liner and the dockyards of the Clyde to an end.

The advertising ran simply: The only thing QE2 has in common with other ships is that she floats. The only thing she has in common with other great Cunarders is a legend called service.

No expense was spared in creating the opulent lifestyle onboard. By the 1980s, Cunard claimed that it would take a passenger four months to experience all the QE2 had to offer.

In a single year, the QE2 left dock laden with 20 tonnes of strawberries, 11 tonnes of smoked salmon, a tonne of caviar, and 73,000 bottles of champagne.....

The Style at Sea exhibition also offers visitors a rare opportunity to view fascinating menus and invitations from the early days plus the famous QE2 Ward Room Book, which was signed by those dining with the Captain. The whos who, which is part of the Museums nationally important maritime heritage collection, includes the signatures of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Gracie Fields, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Nelson Mandela amongst others.

On show too are fabulous outfits reminiscent of those worn onboard, courtesy of The Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume at Dalgarven Mill.

Chris Walker, Events and Exhibitions Officer at the Scottish Maritime Museum adds: Its hard to believe that when Cunard launched in 1840, passengers like Charles Dickens washed their own plates and took their fresh milk from a live cow hung above the deck by a system of ropes!

Then, of course, the company was known as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company and their focus was on the reliable delivery of post.

Style at Sea charts the fascinating journey of the Cunard Line which, working with John Brown and Company, overcame the challenges of two world wars and the Great Depression to launch luxury cruising which is so popular today.

To enjoy a taste of life on board a Cunard liner, join in with the Festival of Museums events on May 20. There will be a family fun day from 11am until 3pm and from 7.30pm until 10.30pm, A Night of Cocktails, Dancing and Glamour. Dance the night away to the tunes of Eliot Murray and his band, enjoy stylish cocktails, jive with Fly Right Dance, get glamorous with Pin Up Vintage Hair and Make Up and capture the evening in the Bygone Photobooth.

Tickets for the evening event cost 15. Call 01294 278283 for more information.

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Life of style on the high seas - Glasgow Evening Times

By ANTHONY PROBERT

ALBANY Sea Rescue stalwart Chris Johns has received one of Australias top awards for emergency services workers.

The distinguished Emergency Services Medal is issued by the Governor General and entitles Mr Johns to attach the initials ESM to his name, but it is more likely he will stick with Johnsy and a firm handshake for now.

Receiving the award is remarkable for the 58-year-old Albany Sea Rescue Squad life member when you consider it has a strict quota and is open to full-time emergency services personnel and that Mr Johns is an unpaid part-time volunteer.

But its hardly surprising when you consider the job Mr Johns has done both on and off the Southern Ocean during 16 years to lift the standard of sea rescue operations along the South Coast and across WA.

Off the water, he has literally written the book on fast-response rescue and boat-handling techniques and trained more than 200 sea rescue volunteers.

Hes also played a pivotal role in developing and introducing the NAIAD fast-response vessels into service, which have been implemented in sea rescue squads throughout the state for their ability to help reduce critical-response times.

The regard for his understanding of the ocean and the methods he employs has been recognised internationally and saw him land in Sweden several years ago where he had his feet under the table with some of the worlds best sea-rescue minds.

On the water as boat captain and operations coordinator for Albany Sea Rescue, Mr Johns often works in the most treacherous conditions and often against the rising tide of bureaucracy to do a difficult job.

He cannot speak highly enough of his fellow volunteers and acknowledges their level of commitment, whether they are manning radios at the squads Emu Point headquarters or are out on the water with him getting smashed in six-metre swells.

But he sings the loudest praise for his wife Debbie.

This award is half Debbies, he said.

There should really be a part A and B for an award like this.

Volunteering is an impost emotionally and financially and without their (spouse) support you cannot volunteer.

Mr Johns will receive his medal at a ceremony at Government House.

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High seas achiever - Albany Weekender

War has given generations much grief but also added some delightful words to the vocabulary.

World War II gave us a handy pair: snafu, short for "situation normal all f... up", and fubar which stands for "f.... up beyond all recognition". Ask me for the sitrep (situation report) on the USS Carl Vinson supercarriers progress towards the Korean Peninsula and Id unhesitatingly say it has been one hell of a snafu.

How else to describe a situation where US President Donald Trump, his Vice-President, the White House spokesman and the Pacific Command all deliberately participated in a ruse to suggest this huge nuclear-armed floating menace had been diverted towards Korea to tame the dictator in Pyongyang only for it to be revealed later that the carrier group had actually been sent the other way to exercise with the Australians?

Its the sort of silly diversion that makes you want to exclaim What the fact!

Worse, it makes you wonder whether this US administration had gone a bit weak in the knees, or simply does not care about the damage to its credibility that would doubtless ensue when the truth surfaced, as it eventually had to.

Not surprisingly, the alternate fact briefings have been poorly received in South Korea, the nation that would be first in the line of North Korean fire in a crisis.

The South was already smarting under President Donald Trumps history-resetting remark that the Korean Peninsula used to be a part of China. Now, this.

Are you surprised that Mr Hong Joon Pyo, a leading candidate in next months South Korean presidential election, went public about the damage the US image has suffered in Korean eyes.

As Mr Hong puts it: What MrTrump said was very important for the national security of South Korea. If that was a lie, then during Trumps term, South Korea will not trust whatever Trump says.

The pitys that the high-seas snafu grabbed the headlines in a week that the United States, under Mr Trump, signalled its firmest commitment to maintaining the Barack Obama administrations pivot to Asia.

Vice-President Mike Pence made two important speeches that should ease Asian worries about the US imminently abandoning the region to the mercy of Beijings overlordship.

The first was on Wednesday when he stood on the deck of the supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan and warned that enemies of the US-Japan alliance would do well not to test the resolve of this President -or the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the United States of America and our allies.

The next day, in Jakarta, he travelled to the Asean Secretariat to say that the Trump administration saw Asean as a strategic partner and "will redouble our cooperation with ASEAN on issues of regional security.

To underscore that commitment, Mr Pence announced what Asean had been waiting to hear since Mr Trumps shock election victory: That the US President would travel down to attend three key Asia-related meetings this year -the Apecsummit in Vietnam, as well as the Asean-US meeting and East Asia Summit in the Philippines.

To announce his participation so early -the summits are only in November - was clearly sending a signal that will not be missed. Too bad the Carl Vinson contretemps diverted attention.

When he touches down in Asia, Mr Trump can be assured of a rousing welcome not just in Vietnam but in the Philippines too. And thats not just because he hasnt been critical of President Rodrigo Dutertes human rights record, unlike the Obama crowd.

The Filipinos are the most Americanised Asian nation. Even at the height of its anti-American nationalism, the joke used to be: Get out of our country, America. But please take me with you.

Britain may have lost, or surrendered its colonies decades ago, but do not discount the influence of the erstwhile empire. After the June 23 referendum, which had clear anti-immigrant overtones, revealed a vote favouring Britain to exit the European Union, the ripples continue to be felt far away.

First, the United States turned to Mr Trump, the man whod vowed to build a wall to keep Mexicans out of the US and to ban visitors from a host of Muslim countries.

Now, Australia, followed by its trans-Tasman Sea partner, New Zealand, is cracking down on immigration.

As he prepared to receive US Vice-President Pence, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced key changes to the immigration policy.

Like the US, Canberra will now tweak the so-called "457 Visa Programme"to have an Australia first policy. Under the new rules, the citizenship examination will require a higher standard of English from potential immigrants. Everyone knows who that targets, and it isnt Americans or British folk. But heres the thing: Less than 1 per cent of the Australian work force comprised people who arrived on this category of skilled foreign worker. Most of Aussie immigration is via the student route - kids who come to study, find work and stay on.

According to Reuters, in the six months to December, Canberra granted more than 156,000 student visas whereas less than 13,000 were approved under the 457 programme in the year to September 2016. Drowning men, it is said, will clutch at straws. Politicians, especially if you climbed the greasy pole by shafting your predecessor, will turn to populist measures such as anti-immigration policies and in worse cases, plain xenophobia.

Small wonder that Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten immediately labelled the announcement a con job. Not for nothing is Mr Turnbull known in his country as the Silver Fox.

The day after Mr Turnbulls announcement, New Zealand pressed the same button with a"New Zealand First"policy.

The two countries are tied by ethnicity and their economies married by the Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement, so this shouldnt be a surprise.

But, hey, next time Aussies apply for jobs in Asia they should be prepared for quizzical looks. Ever since it shed its "White Australia"policy in the 1970s, Canberras foreign policy has been one thats sought to steer the continent closer to Asia with proclamations such as More Jakarta, less Geneva. To be part of the Anglo-American "Whitelash"could put things back significantly, be warned.

Pakistan said last week that it will hang a former Indian naval officer who it arrested inside its restive province of Balochistan a little more than a year ago.

Indian school children holding photographs of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav and placards in Hindi reading 'Release Kulbhushan Jadhava' as they participate in prayers in support of Jadhav at a school in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, on April 12, 2017. PHOTO:EPA

Kulbhushan Jadhav, who retired mid-career in the rank of Commander in the Indian Navy, is said to have been an operative of the Indian spy agency, Research & Analyses Wing, better known by its acronym, RAW.

Jadhav apparently has admitted that he was tasked to infiltrate Pakistan and foment trouble in Balochistan, which borders Iran. The Indians, who have been denied consular access to Jadhav, say the Pakistanis are cooking it up. They deny any official connection with the man, who was said to have been operating a business in Iran under an assumed Muslim name.

Jadhav is a prize catch for his hosts. Pakistan has been complaining for a while that India is behind some of the terror strikes in Balochistan, whose strategic significance has increased ever since China took over the deep sea port of Gwadar, facing the Arabian Sea.

New Delhi, of course, denies all this. Jadhav, they say, was operating a legitimate cargo business in Bandar Abbas and Chabahar. Also, the Indians say, if he, indeed, had been picked up while infiltrating Pakistan, there was no reason for him to carry two passports on his person, each with different names - a sure giveaway. This raises the probability that hed actually been abducted from his home and spirited across the undemarcated Iran-Pakistan border.

Spy operatives are mere pawns at the end of the day. The convenient way to save your agents skin is to do a spy-swap. Since spies undertake very risky missions, it is incumbent on their parent nations to do the utmost to save their skins. Hence the suspicion that India may know more than it lets on about the whereabouts of a missing Pakistani veteran, Muhammad Habib Zuhair.

Retired Lt Col Zuhair, who is of equivalent rank as Commander Jadhav, disappeared earlier this month from the town of Lumbini along the Nepal-India border. The Pakistani Foreign Office said it is in touch with Nepal to help trace Lt Col Zuhair, a retired artillery officer who, it said, was in Nepal for a job interview.

Thats one more issue that could get messy if the back channels do not sort it out soon.

Until next week, then...

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Elderly suspect in double murder on the high seas may be too sick to stand trial Sacramento Bee Silas Duane Boston, a former Sacramento man charged with killing two British tourists in the Caribbean nearly four decades ago, has been rehospitalized and may be gravely ill and unable to face trial, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday. Boston ...

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This illicit oil is then merged with that of the legal stream of producers and is openly sold in the primary markets of Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Bryan Abell, the West African operations director for seaborne security firm Six Maritime, says the largest part of Nigerias oil black market consists of "organised criminal rackets backed by corrupt political elites ... [that have] brokered deals with the regions oil majors and security forces".

But small opportunistic gangs are in a better position to ride out the depressed oil price.

Lacking political patronage and links to corrupt oil industry officials, they "instead rely on criminal wit to crack oil pipelines, loot vessels and collect abduction ransoms. With negligible operating costs and no illicit bureaucracy or shareholders to answer to, these groups can more easily adapt to market forces and exploit additional revenue streams".

Osinowo believes there is a deficit of 58 offshore patrol vessels for the Gulf, but he says naval deterrents need to be backed by "targeted economic development on the coast".

Reuters noted in a report this month that a spike in crude oil theft in Brazil was precipitated by the worst recession on record; the same phenomenon has been reported in the US.

According to Osinowos study, Gulf maritime security would be improved by better intelligence on piracy and smuggling networks, and satellite and radar surveillance, as well as "recommended transit corridors" and "voluntary reporting areas" for legitimate shipping, which worked well off Somalia and confined countermeasures to narrower reaches of ocean.

As Europe is the primary destination for illegally caught fish, the European parliament voted in February to create a public register of its fleets fishing in foreign waters and to blacklist operators caught stealing.

This month, the EU endorsed an international ocean governance plan that promotes maritime security and sustainable fishing.

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Policing the high seas - Financial Mail (registration)

Laurent Marini country manager Saudi Arabia Orange Business Services.

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The maritime industry has been slow to opt into the burgeoning world of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), but 2017 is the year this will change as shipping embraces a smart and connected future.

In fact, some commentators believe that IIoT will be the second maritime communications revolution after the success of VSAT broadband satellite services. Amongst other benefits, IIoT can dramatically improve transport and logistics, advance safety and reduce the administrative costs of regulatory compliance.

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As satellite connectivity and transfer improves still further, faster and more robust connections will be available from the ship to the shore, allowing for an ever-increasing amount of data to be used in operational and diagnostic decision making.

IoT is about bringing data from control and instrumentation back to shore, explains Michel Verbist, international business development for satellite services at Orange Business Services. Shipping owners and operators have recognized the potential of IIoT, thanks to improved satellite coverage, prevalent sensor technology and the power of cloud computing. Examples of data in the shipping sector that can be collected via IIoT include voyage, weather, maintenance, machinery and state of cargo data.

All areas of shipping can benefit

IIoT will impact all areas of shipping, from cargo carriers to cruise liners and fishing boats. We are already seeing connected devices and sensors starting to be used in innovative ways.

On the cargo front, marine solutions provider Wrtsil is working with GasLog LNG Services to ensure the reliable operations of GasLogs seven large cargo carriers. Gaslog analyzes data collected on vessels and sends it via satellite to maximize intervals between maintenance periods. It factors in ordering times for spare parts and ensures engine performance is optimized to minimize fuel consumption, thus reducing both costs and the companys carbon footprint.

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In passenger shipping, Carnival Corporation has announced an IoT-based personalized digital concierge dubbed the Ocean Compass, which is available on smart devices, kiosks in home ports, stateroom TVs, interactive surfaces located throughout the cruise ship, and devices carried by all guest service hosts. Inside each guest's device are near field communication (NFC) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. The system is powered by an invisible network of proprietary sensors and computing devices embedded throughout the vessel, allowing for streamlined embarking, access to cabin door locks, anytime-anywhere gaming and easy payment, for example.

More efficient ships

IIoT will help the shipping industry become more competitive. Saving fuel will be one of the first big applications, as approximately two-thirds of a ships operating cost is its fuel. An active system on board a vessel coupled with a fuel optimization application can collect data and send it to the shore to plot the most energy efficient route, for example.

We will soon see more 24/7 connected applications for maritime, such as engine monitoring. Future fleets will have more system automation through a mesh of smart sensors and global networks for data transfer between vessels and the shore to provide full or semi-autonomous operation.

Customized solutions

There is no single solution for maritime IIoT. Every shipping company has its own specific requirements, explains Verbist. You need a strong security layer to transfer data to central locations. This data then needs other building blocks, cloud storage, management tools and data analytics to analyze the big data there are many pieces to each puzzle and each one is different. Also, the IIoT connection is dependent on what data is required to be brought ashore and the physical challenges.

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Consider cargo ships with refrigerated goods. Sensors embedded in containers monitor the temperature. If the temperature rises an alert needs to go off immediately to customer headquarters. The sensors need to push the data to a central location where it can be sent to shore via satellite communication. Wi-Fi, which is a proven communications tool on ships, isnt an option here because it works on line of sight and cabling is not a practical solution. Options would center on either 3G or 4G LTE onboard the vessel to send data directly to the central VSAT system to be sent to shore.

However other use cases, like machinery or gyro information on speed or position, will be collected via maritime data acquisition systems and forwarded to shore, without any requirement for base stations.

Big improvements promised

IIoT has the potential to make enormous operational improvements in the shipping industry, from reducing fuel consumption and its carbon footprint to cargo handling, preemptive maintenance remote technical diagnostics and improving safety for crew and passengers.

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Connected devices and technologies will enable new applications right across the industry. This includes managing energy distribution and usage in engine rooms, monitoring equipment, tracking cargo, improving the passenger experience, enhancing navigation and making travel safer by deploying rescue teams to pinpointed locations.

Ships by their very nature generate data. This data can be connected via IIoT to the vessel, the shore and the cloud. IIoT is one of the biggest things to happen in maritime history. Vessels will no longer be an island at sea, concludes Verbist. By the end of this decade we will see the industry become more connected and truly transformed. But maritime IIoT requires many competencies to build an overall solution and shipping companies will need to choose their partners carefully.

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