Digital Sustainability, It's Just Good Business.
Immarsat, an industry leader in satellite communications, has launched a new platform called Fleet Edge Xpress Enhanced that offers an adaptable strategy for connectivity that has the potential to revolutionize the maritime digital ecosystem. This solution offers broad digitalization that connects IoT, administrative tasks, and abilities, with operations over a secured, reliable network.But what is digital sustainability? Digital sustainability is defined as the tools of digitization that support sustainable business operations. For example, certain AI technologies can optimize energy usage.
A large percentage of shipping companies are already moving toward digitization for efficiency, sustainability, and crew safety. Tommy Phun, Director of Eng Hup Shipping had this to say: “We're at the stage of strategic transformation. Our goal over the next 5 to 10 years is to become a leading regional maritime solutions provider powered by innovation. Maritime has been transforming over the last couple of years. With the support of government agencies, many companies like ours are turning to technology to increase the efficiency of our operations and processes. Many of our systems used to be manually intensive, but digitization has helped us to reduce time and effort on simple tasks.” Eng Hup Shipping is currently experimenting with electric vessels in order to maximize the optimization of each sailing while minimizing their carbon footprint.
Digital solutions present opportunities to simplify tasks, streamline operations, reduce carbon footprint, and ensure crew and cargo safety through inclement weather. By utilizing cloud technology, and IoT, digitizing can also assist in ensuring regulatory compliance. These solutions conserve and protect both fiscal and human resources while doing our part to contribute to the sustainability effort.
While some in the industry are slow to embrace change, these measures are a net positive for an organization’s optics and image, while supporting a healthy bottom line. If you have questions about how we can work together on digital sustainability, reach out to your trusted partners at SecurCapital today.