A Study on the Development Priority of Smart Shipping Items—Focusing on the Expert Survey

Young-Gyun Ahn, Taeil Kim, Bo-Ram Kim and Min-Kyu Lee
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Young-Gyun Ahn: Maritime Policy Research Department, Korea Maritime Institute, Busan 49111, Korea
Taeil Kim: Maritime Policy Research Department, Korea Maritime Institute, Busan 49111, Korea
Bo-Ram Kim: Logistics and Maritime Industry Research Department, Korea Maritime Institute, Busan 49111, Korea
Min-Kyu Lee: Graduate School of Management of Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan 48547, Korea

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-21

Abstract: As smart technology in the shipping industry accelerates, demand for technology development, which aims to increase competitiveness by utilizing the latest smart technologies, is increasing. The shipping industry in each country is pushing for developing its smart technologies at a rapid pace, and it is urgent to prioritize the demand for smart technologies in the shipping industry for sustainable industry growth. The purpose of the present study is to verify the importance and urgency of smart technologies in the shipping industry, and the present study surveys 74 domestic and foreign shipping industry officials, covering shipping companies, brokers, governments, etc. The importance and urgency of each smart technology item in the shipping industry are questioned in a survey. It is necessary to focus investment on specific smart shipping items under a limited budget, and, since the priorities presented in this study were derived through comprehensive collection of opinions from 74 shipping experts, the priorities presented in this study are expected to be effective reference values when implementing sustainable shipping investment policies. According to an interview analysis on importance and urgency, both “autonomous ships” and “blockchain” items show high importance and urgency. Since both importance and urgency are high, strategic priorities are the highest, and it is expected to contribute effectively to enhancing the smartness of the shipping industry when it focuses its investment capabilities in those fields.

Keywords: shipping industry; sustainable growth of shipping industry; smart shipping technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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