Technology, Digitalization and Smart Shipping
Maritime technology portal: autonomous ships and the MASS Code, digital twins, condition monitoring, e-navigation, connectivity and ship data standards.
This portal covers the digital ship: autonomy and the IMO MASS Code work, digital twins, condition monitoring, e-navigation, satellite connectivity, ship data standards and interoperability, port call optimization, and OT and IT security architecture.
The references are the IMO work on a code for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships, the IEC 61162 interface standards, the ISO 19847 and 19848 ship-data standards, and the IACS Unified Requirements E26 and E27 on cyber resilience.
Bridge navigation practice belongs to Nautical Science and Navigation; cyber threat and risk management belong to Maritime Security, Defence and Risk.
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- Smart Shipping and Autonomy: Technology Overview
Smart shipping explained: unattended machinery spaces, condition monitoring, ISO 19848 ship data, S-100 ECDIS, satcom and the MASS Code, MSC.595(111) of 2026.
- Autonomous Ships (MASS): Legal Position and the IMO Code
Whether an autonomous or uncrewed ship is lawful: the four IMO degrees, the three scoping exercises, MASS Code MSC.595(111), trials, liability, national rules.
- Ship Satcom and Vessel Tracking: AIS, LRIT, VSAT, LEO
How ships communicate and are tracked: L-band, VSAT and LEO satcom compared, and the AIS, LRIT, SSAS and VMS tracking systems told apart by who sees what.
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