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The human breaking point at sea

Original · Splash247 · Shipping · 1h ago
Shipping cannot keep demanding more from less, argues Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, in this strident exclusive for Splash. We are entering an extraordinary era of maritime technology. AI, autonomous ships, digital twins and sensors promise to transform shipping. We calculate engineering tolerances, operating envelopes and failure thresholds with extraordinary precisio…
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