FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin From ship design to voyage optimization, and from electronic bills of lading to AI-assisted safety and compliance, maritime leaders featured in our special column agree that data, automation and connectivity must now work together, seamlessly and at scale. Efficiency has emerged as the industry’s most immediate lever: the bridge between regulatory pressure, rising fuel and carbon costs, and the longer-term ambition of net-zero shipping. Just as importantly, experts stress that technology must simplify operations, reduce crew workload and strengthen safety, not add complexity. RelatedNews ESG Barometer survey: Shipping prioritizes geopolitical risk, supply chain disruption, and resilience Mental health matters: Small actions, big impact var jnews_module_21360467_1_6a01f9fd9a5f7 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21360467","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4291,3007,262,2334,4295","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_positio