But Oskar Levander, vice president of innovation, engineering and technology at Rolls Royce, added that big data was only an enabler for the intelligent ship.

And Heikki Soljama, managing director ABB marine and ports, told TradeWinds everyone has the same ideas, “but it is still a question of who is going to be able to get it done. It is down to companies taking the risks.”

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