Creative destruction, a process where new innovations render old technologies or methods obsolete, has dramatically reshaped the maritime industry multiple times.

Creative Destruction in the Maritime Industry: Past, Present, and Future Innovations
Creative destruction, a process where new innovations render old technologies or methods obsolete, has dramatically reshaped the maritime industry multiple times. Historically, transformative innovations include the introduction of steam engines in the 19th century, the shift to containerization in the mid-20th century, and the advent of radar and sonar technology. Currently, the maritime industry is rapidly evolving, with a strong push towards greater automation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the integration of new green technologies, and a widespread move towards digitization. This technological surge is bringing to the forefront critical questions about the very nature of vessels and their operation.
By adding new drives for change such as digital twins, autonomous vessels, Remote Operation Centers, enhanced connectivity, the use of drones, advances propulsion technologies and new materials and designs, the industry is likely entering the most rapid and turbulent period of transition in the maritime history.
However, this rapid transformation faces a significant hurdle: existing international maritime legislation. Current laws are primarily based on human liability and assume ships operate in isolation, disconnected from the world. These laws and the education of maritime professionals may struggle to accommodate new realities and the adaptation of new technology.
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Konference om robotter og droner til det maritime*
*Konferencen er på engelsk
Velkommen
v/ Moderator Gert Taul Pedersen, Head of Business Development, Odense Robotics
Teknologiske tendenser inden for det maritime
v/ Thomas Gulløv Longhi, Chief Innovation Officer, SIMAC
Hvordan omdanner man standardfartøjer til maritime droner?
v/ repræsentant fra DanaDynamics
Svejsrobot til skibsbyggeri
v/ Carl Erik Skjølstrup, Regional Sales Manager, Inrotech
Paneldebat
Mads Skovgaard Rasmussen, projektleder, DFDS
Thomas Gulløv Longhi, Chief Innovation Officer, SIMAC
Carl Erik Skjølstrup, Regional Sales Manager, Inrotech
Repræsentant fra DanaDynamics
Panelet debatterer spørgsmålene:
• Hvordan øger vi udvikling og anvendelse af robotter og droner i det maritime?
• Hvad er behovet for robotter og droner i det maritime?
• Passer de teknologiske løsninger, der er i dag, til industrien?
• Hvordan kan vi sidesteppe eksisterende løsninger ind i det maritime?
Afrunding
v/ Moderator Gert Taul Pedersen, Head of Business Development, Odense Robotics
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Odense Robotics is co-funded by the Danish Board of Business Development, the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science and the European Union, as well as a broad range of projects and partnerships.
