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Smart Ports and Robotic Systems: Navigating the Waves of Techno-Regulation and Governance

Edited by Tafsir Matin Johansson · Dimitrios Dalaklis · Jonatan Echebarria Fernandez · Aspasia Pastra · Mitchell Lennan
Palgrave Macmillan April 2023

Specifications

ISBN-13
9783031252952
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication
April 2023
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
Switzerland ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book provides a comprehensive overview of smart ports and remote technologies in the maritime industry. It demonstrates how modern advances in artificial intelligence and robotics have transformed the shipping industry, and assesses the impact of this technology from a law and governance standpoint. The book covers a range of topics including port autonomous operations systems, cybersecurity, big data analytics, digitalization and blockchain to throw light on the opportunities and benefits of these new technologies in improving security and safety. It also considers the challenges and threats of their application. It concludes by examining the trajectory of national and international regulatory developments. The book will appeal to scholars and students of maritime technology, law and governance, as well as practitioners and policymakers.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Smart Ports & Robotic Systems: Navigating the Waves of Techno-regulation & Governance

Part I: Setting the Scene
Chapter 2. The Possibilities of Ocean Innovation Diplomacy to Promote Transnational Innovation Ecosystems for the Maritime Sector

Part II: Vessel Autonomy & Autonomous Systems Redux
Chapter 3. "Utopia at Sea" from the Captain's Chair: Are Autonomous Ships the Real Solution to Human Error?
Chapter 4. Changing Ocean Observation and Cargo Carrying with Disruptively Affordable, Long Duration Autonomous Vessels - Case Study: SubSeaSail LLC
Chapter 5. Crowdsourced Bathymetry and Automation: An Evolutionary Process to Improve the Means of Navigation
Chapter 6. The Use of Marine Autonomous Systems in Ocean observation under the LOSC: Maintaining Access to and Sharing Benefits for Coastal States

Part III: Smart Ports
Chapter 7. Implications of Technological Innovation and Respective Regulations to Strengthen Port & Maritime Security: An International Agenda to Reduce Illegal Drug Traffic for Countering Terrorism at Sea
Chapter 8. Automated Port Operations: The Future of Port Governance
Chapter 9. Canada's Rapidly Evolving Smart Ports
Chapter 10. Concession Based Project Finance for Smart Ports with a Special Focus on Emerging Economies
Chapter 11. Smart Port State Enforcement through UAVs: New horizons for the Prevention of Ship Source Marine Pollution
Chapter 12. Digitalization and Cyber Physical Security Aspects in Maritime Transportation and Port Infrastructure
Chapter 13. Port Cybersecurity: Balancing Evolving Regulatory Compliance with Enterprise Risk Management
Chapter 14. Opportunities and Challenges in relation to Big Data Analytics for the Shipping and Port Industries

Part IV: Remote Inspection Techniques
Chapter 15. Remote Inspections Scheme on Tanker Vessels during Covid-19 Pandemic
Chapter 16. Techno-regulatory Challenges for Remote Inspection Techniques (RIT): The Role of Classification Societies
Chapter 17. Remote Inspection Schemes: Past, Present & Future
Chapter 18. Human-Autonomy Teaming in Ship Inspection: Psychological Perspectives on the Collaboration Between Humans and Self-Governing Systems
Chapter 19. Lessons Learned from Maritime Nations Leading Autonomous Operations & Remote Inspection Techniques
Chapter 20. Towards an International Guideline for RIT End-users: Spearing Through Vessel Inspection and Hull Cleaning Techno-regulatory Elements

Part V: Tying the Threads
Chapter 21. Smart Ports and Robotic Systems: Where is it all going from here?
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