Post by Steve Pikett

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Something I've been thinking about a lot since Posidonia. The conversation around digital transformation in maritime has shifted — and it's shifted fast. Two years ago, the question was "should we invest in real-time monitoring?" Today, the question is "how quickly can we scale it?" The ROI case has been made. Repeatedly. Companies that invested early in real-time vessel monitoring, performance analytics and connected fleet data are now seeing the results — reduced fuel costs, fewer off-hire incidents, faster compliance reporting, lower emissions. The numbers speak for themselves. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴. As maritime companies race to modernise their digital infrastructure, they're discovering a problem that doesn't get solved overnight — there aren't enough people who understand both the technology and the industry well enough to deploy it effectively. The roles that didn't exist five years ago — energy performance manager, fleet data analyst, maritime product manager, decarbonisation specialist — are now among the most in-demand in the sector. I've seen this up close over the last six months immersing myself in maritime technology. The companies scaling fastest are the ones that have solved the talent problem, not just the technology problem. 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗜'𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳: • Real-time monitoring becoming a compliance necessity, not just a commercial advantage • CII and EU ETS driving demand for performance data specialists that didn't exist at scale before • AI-assisted voyage and port optimisation moving from pilot to mainstream • The convergence of vessel data, port data and weather intelligence into unified decision platforms • A growing shortage of talent who can bridge the gap between maritime operations and software product delivery The industry is transforming. The talent market is catching up. The gap between the two is exactly where we operate. If you are interested in speaking about this then please contact me. #𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 #𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 #𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗙𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 #𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗔𝗜 #𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 #𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆