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04 Editorial 18 Set the Course for Digital
08 Going for Gold 22 Profitable business from maritime
digitalisation
12 Preparing for the era of autonomous ships With a long history of innovations and successes in the field of
In a joint effort, Rolls-Royce, VTT Technical Research Centre of information and communication technologies, Finland is now
Finland and Tampere University of Technology – along with other gaining headway in maritime ICT solutions and digitalisation.
experts – are researching new technologies for the pilot projects Making intelligent and productive use of high volumes of ship data
of autonomous ships. Modern remote-control systems for mar- and other available maritime information is the order of the day.
itime applications are also on the drawing board. The develop- The utilisation of information and communication technologies
ment of onboard sensors and automation systems will eventu- (ICT) within the marine industries was highlighted in the MERIT
ally also benefit the operators of more traditional kinds of vessels. project.
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