SMART4SEA

Wärtsilä receives the SMART4SEA Cyber Security Award

SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce that Wärtsilä has received the 2020 SMART4SEA Cyber Security Award, sponsored by ABS, at a prestigious award ceremony which successfully concluded on January the 28th at the Yacht Club of Greece in Athens, the evening ahead of the 2020 SMART4SEA Forum.

Wärtsilä received the award for actions to promote cyber security awareness as a founding member of the Operational Technology Cyber Security Alliance (OTCSA), which aims to bridge dangerous gaps in security for...

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Dimitris Theodossiou receives the SMART4SEA Personality Award

SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce that Mr. Dimitris Theodossiou, Managing Director, DANAOS Management Consultants S.A has received the 2020 SMART4SEA Personality Award, sponsored by SQEMARINE, at a prestigious award ceremony which successfully concluded on January the 28th at the Yacht Club of Greece in Athens, the evening ahead of the 2020 SMART4SEA Forum.

Mr. Dimitris Theodossiou, Managing Director, DANAOS Management Consultants S.A, received the award for his valuable contribution to the...

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DNVGL receives the SMART4SEA Training Award

SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce that DNVGL has received the 2020 SMART4SEA Training Award, sponsored by Macgregor, at a prestigious award ceremony which successfully concluded on January the 28th at Yacht Club of Greece in Athens, the evening ahead of the 2020 SMART4SEA Forum.

DNVGL received the award for its Maritime Academy which provides one of the broadest portfolios of training courses for the maritime industry. Operating in more than 100 countries, DNV GL course portfolio is based around...

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Shortlisted nominees announced for 2020 SMART4SEA Awards

SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce the distinguished shortlisted nominees for the 2020 SMART4SEA Awards, following an online nomination process, initiated a few months ahead, where industry stakeholders proposed nominations. The aim of the awards is to recognize those organizations that demonstrated outstanding performance within the scope of fostering Smart & Sustainable Shipping.

The online voting process has started at https://events.safety4sea.com/2020-smart4sea-awards/ where participants can...

https://safety4sea.com/shortlisted-nominees-announced-for-2020-smart4sea-awards/

The winners of first SMART4SEA – EUROPORT Awards announced

SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 SMART4SEA – EUROPORT Awards on e-navigation, cyber security, initiative, technology and ship operator that have showcased excellence and innovation within the maritime industry towards a smarter and more sustainable shipping. The awards were presented at a prestigious ceremony which successfully concluded on November the 5th, on the sidelines of EUROPORT, the leading international exhibition that took place in Rotterdam, November 5-8,...

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How to prepare for Cyber Security

During the 2019 SMART4SEA Conference, Cynthia Hudson, CEO, HudsonAnalytix, provided a discussion on Cyber Incident Response to share insight on immediate need to establish the method/means to respond to a Cyber Incident. Mrs. Hudson suggested that a response organization headed by an appointed Cyber QI or similar in the US, (CQI), Cyber Incident Response Team (CINT) and Cyber Incident Response Organization (CIRO) be strongly considered during the planning, training and exercise process of Cyber...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-how-to-prepare-for-cyber-security/

Smart Functions Validation and Verification

During the 2019 SMART4SEA Conference, Demetres Armanes, Senior Engineer, ABS, discussed Smart Functions, which are becoming increasingly common onboard marine and offshore vessels, providing crew and support personnel with key information to aid in decision- making. Moving further, he explained how ABS Goal-Based technical requirements and the necessary risk – based Smart Function System assessment, provide a clear validation and verification path toward Smart Functionality.

Each vessel is...

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Technological developments: An overview of future autonomous crane operations

During the 2019 SMART4SEA Conference, Athena Kanellatou, Regional Director Mediterranean, Macgregor, and Stefanos Spiriounis, Sales Engineer, Global Lifecycle Support, Macgregor shared the company’s experience on intelligent cargo handling for bulk ships, which are already available to enable safer working conditions and smoother operations.

A driver’s assist car is reaching a parking place. While another familiar driver is looking at his phone, realizing that the battery Is low, searching in...

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Advanced threat protection against cyber risks

During the 2019 SMART4SEA Conference, Robert Kenworthy, CEO of GTMaritme, discussed the statistics and trends of data that they see across the vessels using their services. Namely, he offered a unique insight into the data and emails that are being transferred and highlighted the various areas that this data can become vulnerable to Cyberattack. Concluding, he offered advice on how these can be mitigated as best practice.

The maritime industry as a whole is seeing ever increasing data volumes....

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Cyber Incidents Recovery : Myth vs reality

During the 2019 SMART4SEA Conference, Joe Walsh, Collier Walsh LLP, briefed delegates on “Myths and Realities” associated with recovery from a cyber incident, highlighting how perceptions may impact a recovery.

When we talk about cyber security, we can go back and say we’re going to talk about some stories throughout the day. So, what’s reality?  If you think about it, if you take perceptions, mis-directions and distractions and put them all together, that in fact is your reality. It’s real to...

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