Global Revolution Expected in Maritime Sector According to Technology Studies, With Ability to Explore Vessels, Sustainable Energy, and New Supplies at Sea

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Published on 12/12/2022 at 22:45

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New Offshore Maritime Technology Aims to Recognize Upcoming Waves of Innovation and New Trends in Future Studies in the Sector

Some of the most frequently asked questions nowadays by industry leaders, including ABS: Will autonomous vessels dominate the oceans? Can artificial intelligence conceive an optimized offshore asset? Is nuclear energy the ultimate power source of the future? These questions are brought to light as a wave of new technologies are about to revolutionize the offshore sector, according to the website Mobilidade Sampa.

ABS understands the upcoming waves of innovations and is planning a course for the future of maritime and offshore technologies with a new report, Technology Trends: Exploring the Future of Maritime Innovation.

The disclosure, launched at the ABS Hellenic Technical Committee, provides an executive insight into the future of advanced maritime and offshore technologies, showcasing a vision and timeline for key technological milestones in the journey towards digitalization and net-zero emissions.

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Maritime Technology in the Offshore Sector

“Innovation in the maritime industry is cyclical and we are on the brink of a new wave of technologies and changes,” said Patrick Ryan, Senior Vice President of Global Engineering and Technology at ABS, according to the website Mobilidade Sampa.

He further highlighted: “Guided by close cooperation with industry leaders here in Athens and beyond, and our own understanding of the market, ABS is well-positioned to share where we think these technologies are headed. We offer this publication as a high-level roadmap for the industry’s transition to clean energy, digitalization, and applied research in areas such as new materials and computer-aided design.”

ABS has a long history of supporting the offshore maritime industry with the safe adoption of new technologies, which is at the core of its safety mission. As advanced technologies take center stage in the coming decades, ABS tends to provide guidance and clarity to the sector, backing the safe adoption and optimizing operations in the journey towards net-zero emissions.

Global Revolution Expected in Maritime Sector According to Technology Studies, With Ability to Explore Vessels, Sustainable Energy, and New Supplies at Sea

New Offshore Maritime Technology Aims to Recognize Upcoming Waves of Innovation and New Trends in Future Studies in the Sector

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY: FLYING SHIP

Maritime Technology in the Offshore Sector

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Global Revolution Expected in Maritime Sector According to Technology Studies, With Ability to Explore Vessels, Sustainable Energy, and New Supplies at Sea

New Offshore Maritime Technology Aims to Recognize Upcoming Waves of Innovation and New Trends in Future Studies in the Sector

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY: FLYING SHIP

Maritime Technology in the Offshore Sector

While an average building in London or New York takes three years to be completed, in China a 26-story tower went up in five days with about 100 workers, and the global modular construction market already moves US$ 95 billion per year.

A Chinese factory in Guangdong is assembling a humanoid robot every 30 minutes while Tesla, Figure, and Boston Dynamics still struggle to deliver 10 thousand per year.

Australia installs giant concrete structures on the seabed 800 meters from the shore to create an ocean intake for desalination that will draw in saltwater and produce 30 million liters of drinking water per day.

Secret chamber sealed 4,500 years ago found in the Pyramid of Khufu, and Hawass announces its opening to the world in 2026

A public school student single-handedly created a machine capable of treating water for up to 50 people using only solar energy. It was awarded third place at one of the most important science fairs in the world.

Germany installed vertical solar panels on a lake in Bavaria, and the result broke conventional logic: instead of producing energy at midday peak, the plant generates more early in the morning and in the evening, exactly when families turn on appliances and factories are in full swing.

While communities suffer from water scarcity and the advancing desert, women in Morocco use nets high up in the mountains to trap fog droplets, fill reservoirs, and transport drinking water through more than 10 km of piping.

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