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Contents Editorial

1 Editorial On behalf of the editorial team, I
would like to extend a warm wel-
2 Minerva at a Glance
come to the Q4 2021 edition of Min-
4 News Hour erva in Focus, which I trust our col-
leagues and business partners will
SAFETY & SECURITY
find interesting and informative.
6 Safety Digest: What bulk carrier? We are glad to see that our quarter-
ly magazine is well-received both
8 Case study: Lone watchkeeping grounding at night
internally and within the wider
FEATURE maritime industry. Minerva in Focus
DIGITALIZATION IN SHIPPING: CHALLENGES offers an insight into our onboard and shore-side activities and our
AND OPPORTUNITIES
company’s projects and initiatives and follows new developments in
11 Human resources and new competencies are needed to shipping. At the same time, it provides a forum for our employees
enable digitalization without losing required engineering and business partners to share their ideas and insights. Our mag-
competencies and seamanship
azine is distributed electronically and in hard copy to all our fleet
12 New digital technologies are enhancing Minerva Gas vessels and offices and is made available to our business partners.
vessels’ safety and performance In our previous issue, we focused on the decarbonization of shipping
which is the greatest challenge currently faced by our industry. In this
14 Can global shipping really rise to the challenge of rapid
digitalization? issue, we turn the spotlight on another significant challenge and, at
the same time, great opportunity, which is shipping’s digitalization.
16 Achieving sustainable ship operations through digital
technologies We could say that these two challenges are to some extent in-
terconnected as decarbonization, in addition to the adoption of
18 Digital twins and their potential applications in shipping new fuels and technology, requires effective monitoring and op-
timization of ship operations. In this sense, digitalization comes
20 Digitalization and Decarbonization: Do they intersect?
into play because it offers many tools to achieve this objective.
22 Cybersecurity is no longer a matter for the IT specialist Furthermore, shipping activities today produce more data than ever
before, and with the advances in satellite communications, we can
24 AI, IoT and Big Data will change established practices in
the shipping industry obtain real-time data from vessel systems. This new reality enables
the maritime industry to adopt a more modern approach to data
26 A systematic approach is the key to creating a ship collection, integration, standardization, and analytics, opening
security program
the door to increased efficiencies in our day-to-day operations.
28 Why a simple antivirus on the Master’s PC is not enough Finally, the pandemic’s challenges have forced our industry to em-
anymore brace digital tools more quickly, as we need to continue our opera-
tions with the minimum disruption possible. In this respect, digitali-
30 Digitalization will drive our industry’s decarbonisation
zation has assisted us in monitoring assets and operations remotely
32 This issue’s key Question: How will digital technologies now that being physically present onboard is occasionally restricted.
change the seafarer’s role?
At Minerva, we have embarked on the digital transformation journey
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION using several digital tools to optimize operational performance and
enhance the reliability and safety of our fleet, including monitoring
34 Minerva Marine began the journey towards decarbonization
the condition of equipment/machinery and carrying out remotely as-
HEALTH & WELL BEING sisted troubleshooting/maintenance. However, as digital technology
evolves and connectivity improves, additional applications like arti-
36 How to recognize and deal with panic attacks ficial intelligence, machine learning, and digital twins will find their
way into shipping. Finally, we should not forget that every technologi-
37 Stay Fit onboard: Total Body workout
cal advancement can bring about new hazards and risks. As such, cy-
OUR MARITIME FAMILY bersecurity is an area in which our company is allocating considera-
ble efforts in order to protect software systems onboard and ashore.
38 Interview: Seafarers’ skills and training vary and are
adapted to the kind of vessel they choose to work on I am sure that you will enjoy reading our feature on shipping’s dig-
italization along with the other interesting articles in the Q4 2021
40 A Thank you Note
Minerva in Focus. We would be happy to provide more information on
41 Welcome on Board topics in our magazine that are of particular interest to our readers.
We want to thank all of you, onboard and ashore, for your valuable
ATHINA TRAINING CENTRE
contribution to this edition. We welcome our readers’ feedback, so
42 The use of digital technologies and emerging training please email your comments or suggestions to Minerva-in-Focus@
needs minervamarine.com.
44 Athina Training Center Q4 Highlights
46 Q4 Daybook Sokratis Dimakopoulos
Chief Operating Officer
46 Brain Exercises
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