System transition, digitalization and autonomous transport in the maritime field
How do automation and digitalization change maritime business? What changes do they bring into maritime business and logistic chain, and maritime jobs? What new products, services or business models can be offered with the help of emerging technologies? What changes e.g. in law & regulations and business practices are required in order to use of e.g. autonomous or remotely controlled vessels and cargo handling systems, and to avoid their risks?
A joint course “Smart and sustainable maritime business” is available at FiTech: https://fitech.io/fi/opinnot/smart-and-sustainable-maritime-business/
Examples of projects:
- Sea4Value Fairway, focuses on developing and testing future fairway services and remote piloting. (2020-2022) https://www.oneseaecosystem.net/launch-of-dimeccs-sea-for-value-program-ensures-steps-towards-remote-pilotage-and-safer-fairway-navigation/
- Design4Value, Value driven ecosystem for digitally disrupting supply chain. The program focuses on door-to-door supply chain which is under digital disruptions and is rapidly changing towards an ecosystem of fully autonomous system-of-systems. (2016-2019) https://www.dimecc.com/dimecc-services/d4v/
- RAAS – Rethinking Autonomy and Safety, a leading interdisciplinary innovation ecosystem and service platform for autonomous systems R&D (2018-2020) https://autonomous.fi/
- AAWA, The Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications, studied the prerequisites for remote and autonomous shipping when it comes to, for example, sensor technology, maritime liability and insurance, and changes in business environment. (2015-2017) https://www.rolls-royce.com/~/media/Files/R/Rolls-Royce/documents/customers/marine/ship-intel/aawa-whitepaper-210616.pdf
- Selvitys merenkulun automaation Itämeren koealuetta koskevasta oikeudellisesta sääntelykehyksestä ja merenkulun älykkäiden ja automatisoitujen järjestelmien ml. algoritmien läpinäkyvyyden, vastuiden ja jäljitettävyyden viitekehyksestä. (Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö 2020).
Contacts: Toni Ahlqvist (toni.ahlqvist@utu.fi), Marikka Heikkilä (marikka.heikkila@utu.fi), Magnus Hellström (magnus.hellstrom@abo.fi), Henrik Ringbom (henrik.ringbom@abo.fi), and Tomi Solakivi (tomi.solakivi@utu.fi)
