Nowadays, shipping firms have discovered faster connectivity for their
ships, not only for the captains but also for the shipping industries. Most of the ships
have developed floating offices in their ships that provide crews and captains with
email, secure Internet connections, route planners, virtual networks, and a variety of
other systems. However, this is the correct time for shipping firms to invest in
emerging smart technology that can increase the ship's performance and streamline and
even reduce the running costs of the ships. This is possible only with emerging
technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning. Smart computers can
store enormous volumes of data and perform even more quickly than humans. The
growth of smart technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data, and
data science in collaboration with the shipping industry gives a significant benefit to
the ship owners. The greater usage of AI, big data, and ML gives a greater investment.
Machine learning algorithms can accommodate data that covers almost the entire
history of a vessel's life. The aim of this paper is to provide a technological overview of
smart technologies in the shipping industry.
Keywords: Artificial intelligence, Autonomous ships, Machine learning, Shipping industries, Smart technology.
