Ship&Offshore | Issue 05/2018
Un(b)locking the blockchain
innovative technologies New digital technologies promise to deliver substantial benefits to the shipping and offshore sectors. Since at least 80% of goods distributed worldwide are shipped on ocean vessels, there is huge scope for innovative technologies. What benefits do digital innovations, such as implementing so-called blockchain to replace paper-based tracking and logistics systems, actually offer, asks our freelance maritime IT and communications correspondent Julie Ann Chan.