Maritime 4.0 - The Future of Seafaring Volume 9

This pocketbook is a primer to help understand the basic nuances of Maritime 4.0 on commercial ships. This is the base on which future ships shall operate and hence will serve as a window to the future of seafaring.

Electro Technical Officers and Marine Engineers onboard commercial ships and those undergoing training to qualify for these positions, will find this book useful.

The Pocket Book Series was introduced because there is a changing trend in the way books are read today. The new normal is that readers and students prefer to read specific, and not so voluminous content, in the least time, as time comes at a premium these days.

1. Components of the STP
2. Emerging trends in shipping industry
3. Current challenges in the maritime industry
4. Opportunities for innovation in the maritime industry
5. Introduction to Industry 4.0
6. Elements of Maritime 4.0
7. Cyber Physical Systems – Based Predictive Maintenance
8. Impact of Industry 4.0 on the maritime industry
9. Barriers of 4.0
10. Drivers of 4.0
11. Case studies
12. Smart ships
13. Emergence of new business models
14. The future