QinetiQ is in the business of
solving some of the world’s most challenging problems. By identifying common technology challenges across
the maritime industries companies can focus
investment on the technology development of products and services that have the
greatest chance of achieving competitive advantage in the global maritime
marketplace.
Here is a list of 8 common maritime technology challenges
that constantly need to be improved upon;
1. Generate, store and distribute
power efficiently
2. Conserve energy and manage emissions responsibly
3. Design and construct vessels and systems rapidly and cost effectively
4. Reduce maintenance effort and maximise operational time at sea
5. Minimise vessel and system vulnerability
6. Sense the environment and provide accurate situational awareness
7. Collate and analyse data efficiently to enable rapid command decisions
8. Improve operational risk management and mitigation techniques
2. Conserve energy and manage emissions responsibly
3. Design and construct vessels and systems rapidly and cost effectively
4. Reduce maintenance effort and maximise operational time at sea
5. Minimise vessel and system vulnerability
6. Sense the environment and provide accurate situational awareness
7. Collate and analyse data efficiently to enable rapid command decisions
8. Improve operational risk management and mitigation techniques
Each of these
maritime technology challenges requires the development, engineering and
integration of existing and future individual technology to
produce globally attractive products and services for the maritime industry.
Underpinning research and development by
companies, research organisations and universities continues to be essential to
meet these maritime technology challenges. Research competitions and matched funding can
help facilitate maritime technology development.
Iain Kennedy, the author
is Strategy Director for Maritime business at QinetiQ. He is part of the QinetiQ management team
responsible for business development and has spent the last 16 years working in
the Maritime Industries running businesses of various sizes. Iain is a Fellow
of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and is an active member of the
Science and Technology group of the UK Naval Engineering Science and Technology
Forum.
To read Iain’s recently
published article in the Society for Maritime Industries (SMI) 2012 Annual
Review,‘Meeting the maritime sector’s future technology requirements’, click here
and turn to pages 25 to 28.
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