the state of maritime tech The State of Maritime Tech

2017–2019, a retrospective Two years ago, I started Shone with my co-founders Ugo and Antoine with the idea that other transportation industries had seen a lot of innovation and digitization that had not yet reached the maritime world. Bear in mind, at that time it was not yet mandatory forContinue Reading

Empowering humans with autonomous systems How the maritime world offers unique opportunities for human-machine enhancement At Shone, we are very vocal about the fact that autonomous and unmanned are not the same thing. So let’s dive a bit deeper into why and how we envision autonomous manned ships. Reducing the problem spaceContinue Reading

How the maritime industry can invent its own path in the autonomous space This simple equation is a key driver of our work at Shone. We believe that humans are extremely valuable and talented. That’s the reason why we care a lot about providing the crews with great technology thatContinue Reading

The unfortunate tale of a missed reef This series highlights recent maritime accidents, detail their causes and highlight how intelligent systems could help prevent future incidents. It is inspired by the fact that when I co-founded Shone, I learnt that most accidents happen due to human errors. Actually, studies show thatContinue Reading

How a small mistake in chart plotting can lead to a disaster This series highlights recent maritime accidents, detail their causes and highlight how intelligent systems could help prevent future incidents. It is inspired by the fact that when I co-founded Shone, I learnt that most accidents happen due to humanContinue Reading