Disrupting technologies in the shipping industry: How will MASS development affect the maritime workforce in Korea. CREDIT: Korea Maritime and Ocean University Artificial intelligence and automation are changing the world, one industry at a time! Whatever humans can do, machines are learning to also do effectively, with lower costs and fewer errors. The maritime shipping industry is no different. Ships are now increasingly automated (called maritime autonomous surface ships or MASSs), reducing the need for human input. While this bodes well for labor and fuel costs, the question naturally raised is, what happens to the jobs of seafarers, the […]
Full Post at www.eurasiareview.com