The shipping industry is currently undergoing a transformation shaped by innovations in naval architecture, green technology and digital technology, all enabling a new industrial revolution, according to Christopher J. Wiernicki, Chairman and CEO of class society ABS.
Specifically, the Fifth Industrial Revolution or Industry 5.0 is a new phase of industrialization that puts cutting-edge technologies at the service of people and combines the roles of human beings and machines to complement and enhance each other’s strengths. It is characterized by the integration of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and robotics into the manufacturing process.