{"id":1564,"date":"2022-08-31T13:01:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T13:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plugin-test.local\/2022\/08\/31\/5-predictions-future-marine-shipping-industry\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:56:30","slug":"5-predictions-future-marine-shipping-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.worldoptions.com\/uk\/news\/5-predictions-future-marine-shipping-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Predictions For The Future Of The Marine Shipping Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pressure to remain competitive and ensure profitability, all in an industry impacted by new technologies and trends, is a constant for marine shipping companies. These companies must be aware of any potential changes looming on the horizon, which may have a positive or negative effect on their business.<\/p>\n

Here are our five predictions that we reckon will be seen in marine shipping in the coming years.<\/p>\n

1. Telemetry On Ships<\/h2>\n

Marine ships, once considered as being rust-worn Iron hulks, brimming with philistine technology, have seen consistent technological upgrades as their owners search for ways of optimising operations. In the future, most ships will bear an extensive range of sensor devices, located in every possible location of a ship that will allow real-time data monitoring by a land-based operations team of faults or areas in need of repair.<\/p>\n

2. Ships With Larger Capacities<\/h2>\n

Lighter materials and improvements in structure and tech should lead to a generation of large container mega-ships roaming the seas in the future. A glimpse towards this possibility is the MOL Triumph<\/strong><\/a> container ship that was launched in March 2017. Measuring over 400m long, the MOL Triumph can carry 20,150 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containers. Larger containers mean more capacity and better use of available space.<\/p>\n

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A cargo ship loaded with stacks of containers<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Environmentally Friendly Shipping<\/h2>\n

Environmental and pressure groups have been demanding for years that marine ships reduce their carbon footprints. Thanks to technology breakthroughs, this now may be possible. Ways fleets are exploring to reduce emissions include:<\/p>\n