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The pace of changes in both Information Technology (IT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will continue to hasten. These changes are rooted in advancements in storage technology, computer processing, social media platforms and the ever-increasing number of products containing sensors and embedded software. An uprising in ICT will be an evolution in the shipping industry. Newly discovered technology are introduced and used extensively in Shipping and we see new technology pathways that will transform the industry. The world will be the witness to a more connected, integrated and efficient shipping industry over the next few decades due to the improvements in ICT. In this regard, more data can and will be collected, analyzed and integrated into the decision making process at all the levels. Considering all the above mentioned, IT and ICT’s roles in shipping led MANA correspondent to conduct an interview with the managing director of Marin Information Technology Development Company (MITD) Co., Mohammad Reza Damavandi, the transcription is given as follows:

The European shipping and maritime organizations have welcomed the European Commission’s mid-term review of the EU Maritime Transport Strategy 2009-2018.

Shipping industry faces worse storm than after financial crisis. The industry has been squeezed on both the supply and demand sides: too many vessels have been built and not enough scrapped, while global trade has slowed down.

French container shipper CMA CGM received Manuel Valls, Prime Minister of France, the CMA CGM Tower, Group headquarters in Marseille.