Maritime Informatics: A practical handbook for safe and sustainable shipping (Sep 2021)

It is known that Shipping is the world’s oldest sharing economy and is conducted in a self-organizing manner. There is a need to rethink the management and operations of this critical global industry – assisted in no small way by maritime informatics.

Getting a grip on data (Sep 2021)

Given the potential fragility of poorly designed information and decision-support systems and the risk of incompatibility in a global ecosystem such as the maritime domain, the emerging applied science of maritime informatics is most welcome. Also welcome is the opportunity that this book provides for maritime professionals to appreciate the benefits that maritime informatics can provide and to lay the foundation for them to apply their bright minds towards better, more efficient and sustainable shipping.

New book release, “Maritime Informatics: Additional Perspectives and Applications” which contributes to the 17 SDGs (May 2021)

Maritime informatics should be on the strategic decision-making agenda for all stakeholders in the shipping sector, because it embraces the full range of competencies needed to raise the capital productivity of the industry. In addition, it is an evolving science embracing a systems perspective that can be rapidly harnessed to address emergent problems because it can improve the quality of maritime decision-making, and thus increase the safety, ecological sustainability, agility and resilience of the world’s shipping industry. 

Maritime informatics moves up another gear with 2nd book published by Springer (May 2021)

The maritime informatics discipline is showing plenty of positive momentum following the release of the Springer-published book Maritime )Informatics – Additional Perspectives and Applications, the follow-up to last year’s acclaimed text Maritime Informatics.

Review: Maritime Informatics – Additional Perspectives & Applications (May 2021)

This latest book is intended to send a strong signal to all involved in the maritime transportation sector that maritime informatics is a collaborative and much needed mechanism to accelerate digital transformation and efficiency. It does so by inviting leading experts to write about the current situation, trends and opportunities across the full range of topics of concern to those involved in the maritime transportation chain.

Second Maritime Informatics book published by Springer – Smart Maritime Network (May 2021)

Maritime Informatics – Additional Perspectives and Applications aims to complement the ideas presented in the original Maritime Informatics book from last November. It has been prepared by the same Editors but features a host of new voices within the text. The book contains six chapters on maritime technology and supply chain data exchange.

Seaways The International Journal of The Nautical Institute (March 2021)

This book, which the editors describe as first of its type, outlines the current and future impact of the new field of maritime informatics, which is set to transform the way in which the maritime sector operates.

Maritime Informatics – the book that’s cemented a new discipline in the world of shipping (01 Mar 2021)

If there is one thing myself and my colleagues at Trans.INFO share a keen interest in, it is new ideas that could potentially revolutionise the way we think about logistics. Maritime Informatics, put together by Mikael Lind and a number of esteemed logistics academics and professionals, is the perfect example – a book whose concepts have helped to shape a new discipline in the field of sea freight.

Book of the month: Maritime Informatics as a new discipline for safe and sustainable shipping (27 Jan 2021)

Digitalization has already unveiled its promising nature for shipping, but how does this translate in practice? A new book entitled ‘Maritime Informatics’ comes to provide a vivid example of how decision making in the industry can be improved by digital technology.

Mikael Lind explains how Maritime Informatics can help shippers emerge from „world’s largest poker game”(22 Dec 2020)

Times are nonetheless changing, and more shipping companies may be willing to show their hand in the not-too-distant future – provided that they can be convinced of the benefits of digitalization and data sharing that form the cornerstone of Maritime Informatics.

The SMN Interview: Andre Simha, MSC; Dr Phanthian Zuesongdham, HPA; & Dr Mikael Lind, RISE (15 Dec 2020)

Technology, people, processes and collaboration – these are some of the core pillars underpinning the concept of ‘Maritime Informatics’, a term coined to describe the digitalisation movement currently underway in the shipping industry and the title of a new book featuring more than 80 contributing authors from 20 countries working across the maritime and logistics sectors.

Book Review Maritime Informatics Approach to Leveraging Digitalization (14 Dec 2020)

The shipping industry faces new challenges as it prepares for the future of global trade. While carriers have consolidated their operations and advanced their global capabilities, they are still working to develop the tools to truly leverage those opportunities to expand and increase the efficiency of the shipping industry. 

Maritime informatics – An area on the rise (04 Dec 2020)

During the autumn, Chalmers started a Tracks course in Transport Informatics. At the same time, one of the first books on the subject with a focus on Maritime Informatics was released. A key person in the development of the book is Mikael Lind, visiting researcher at Mechanics and Maritime Sciences.

New book release on Maritime Informatics (03 Dec 2020)

This is the first book issued on Maritime Informatics which describes the potential for Maritime  Informatics to enhance the shipping industry. It examines how decision making in the industry can be improved by digital technology and introduces the technology required to make Maritime Informatics a distinct and valuable discipline. It addresses the identified need within the maritime industry for smarter collaboration to enhance operations, satisfy clients’ expectations of transparency and predictability and respond to societal concerns.

Maritime Informatics book explores digital technology in shipping (17 Nov 2020)

A new book on the emerging field of Maritime Informatics, examining the role of digital technology in the ongoing evolution of the shipping and supply chain ecosystem, has been published by Springer, including contributions from industry professionals in 20 countries.