Maritime transport systems (MTM) are becoming increasingly interconnected, automated and complex. This development involves new opportunities but will also imply new vulnerabilities and risks. In recent years, we have seen examples of global conditions such as war and climate change having a major impact on both national and international transport.
The project deals with the digitalization of the transport system with a focus on challenges related to the introduction of technology with varying degrees of automation, such as autonomous vessels.
From a professional point of view, resilience has been emphasized as a basis for improving maritime transport systems. Resilience represents a proactive approach to manage both normal operations and unforeseen events. Rapid changes in technology and social conditions create a strong need in the future for both the development and adaptation of new forms of expertise. The project explores what forms of regulatory, managerial, and operational competencies that are needed when faced with increased connectivity and automation.
In the resilience area, scientific insights and operational practices are seen in concert to be prepared for expected and unexpected events. Particular attention is on laws and regulations, strategic and integrated planning between the transport modes, at different management levels (from government to operational practise), work practices in the sharp and blunt end, and the interrelations between the levels.
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