The maritime industry continues to explore new energy sources and autonomous operations – and electric, digital and connected approach is helping us define a better future, bringing new levels of reliability, efficiency and sustainability to shipping.
Electrification, digitalization and connectivity are converging with cloud computing and machine learning. Sensors are getting smaller, and big data is getting bigger. Augmented and virtual realities are unlocking possibilities unheard of only years, or even months ago.
We believe that future ships will be built on the foundation of electricity. Hybrid solutions combining sustainable fuels with electric power systems are cleaner and more robust, require less maintenance, are highly programmable, and are easily monitored and managed remotely.
Electrical propulsion integrated with automation and control systems is already moving the industry closer to autonomous shipping, with collaborative, remote and highly automated operations showing the way.
ABB has provided electric systems for vessels for more than 110 years. Today, well over 1,300 ships employ ABB electric systems, and close to 1,000 vessels are connected to the ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operation Centers for remote support.
It is our role as an industry frontrunner to drive this transformation and equip the marine industry with electric, digital and connected solutions that maximize the full potential of vessels.
In this series of Generations articles we explore the innovations, visions and transformations made possible by the most powerful combination of change enablers that the maritime industry has seen for decades.
Welcome to a look into the future of shipping!
