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Annotated summary of an article related to SmartNav 2.0


CBInsights(2018, August 28) Massive Cargo Ships Are Going Autonomous. Here Are The Companies & Trends Driving The Global Maritime Industry Forward. https://www.cbinsights.com/research/autonomous-shipping-trends/

Annotated summary of an article related to SmartNav

The article, “Massive Cargo Ships Are Going Autonomous. Here Are The Companies & Trends Driving The Global Maritime Industry Forward” (2018), it describes how companies are progressing in autonomous ship technology and how this may “improve safety, lower costs, and reduce energy consumption”.  The article states that autonomous technology is developed by both corporate and start-up companies to be implemented on existing vessels. Autonomous ships will have a positive impact on global trading. Up to 96% of maritime accidents are caused by human errors, which will be reduced with autonomous ships. Autonomous ships will also reduce shipping costs. Up to 30% of a ship’s total costs is due to crew-related expenses. Reducing the manpower needed will reduce the cost of shipping. Autonomous ships will also optimize cargo ships’ operations, thus reducing the emissions produced.
As our project focuses on utilizing current onboard devices to plan the ship's route and this article focuses on using autonomous technology to control ships, computer-controlled ships will increase efficiency and safety in ships. Autonomous ships improve safety because there will be lesser people on the ship. Human error is mainly due to fatigue and personal judgement, which will be nullified with this technology. Autonomous ships will also reduce their environmental impact as they can optimize routes. The information provided by this article supports the use of SmartNav as it will reduce the probability of human error, while also increasing ship efficiency.


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