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Saraogi V., (2019), How will autonomy shape the UK shipping industry? Ship Technology. Retrieved from https://www.ship-technology.com/features/how-will-autonomy-shape-the-uk-shipping-industry/

This article highlights on how autonomous technology will benefit the shipping industry in the UK. 90% of the trading system comes from the UK and ensuring that ships can move around safely in the open waters with the use of autonomous systems is crucial. In an industry that is archaic in its shipping efficiency and processes, autonomy is highly sought after in the prospect of advancements in the maritime industry. To keep vessels save and secure in open waters, cybersecurity still remains as a main concern needs to be addressed with the implementation of autonomous technology. There is an interest by newcomers entering the sector, keeping a lookout on whether autonomy can be the solution to shipping misery. The introduction of autonomy can be beneficial to maritime industry in substantial fuel savings and lowering the occurrences of human error. With installing smart technology on the ships such as visual technologies can reduce the manpower needed on the ship.

This article provides a useful platform for our research project on implementing SmartNav to reduce carbon emissions and reducing human error. The increased situational awareness of the surroundings and the heighten safety measures can improved by programming the ships. This feature enables ships to navigate safely, identify foreign objects, and reveal locations of various ships within its proximity. Autonomy can help plan the most efficient route which helps to reduce the carbon emission and reduce the cost of fuel. With this automatic system implemented on ships, it reduces the intervention of a human operator to steer towards a destination. The article provides useful information that autonomy will be critical in the future.

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