Digitalization pushes shipping industry to go forward: expert

Writer: Zhang Yu  | Editor: Vincent Lin  | From: Shenzhen Daily | Updated: 2019-10-17

Jan-Sigurd Sorensen

Digitalization has picked up pace in the shipping industry and is set to bring changes to the industry in the years to come, said Jan-Sigurd Sorensen, vice president of maritime digital services of Kongsberg Digital AS, during the 2019 China Marine Economy Expo.

“Digitalization means a lot to the shipping industry and is addressing quite a lot of the challenges that the industry is facing at the moment, both in terms of sustainability and increasing benefits and reducing costs,” Sorensen said.

Sorensen noted that technologies and regulations are the two main driving forces of the shipping industry at the moment.

“Technologies enable us to build platforms in a more cost-efficient manner, and even the users are more accustomed to going digital in their daily life. There are also stricter requirements in terms of reporting on emissions,” Sorensen said.