Maritime industry ‘cannot ignore the future’ and can use data alongside its ‘traditions’ to build a future where computerised systems provide greater awareness of safety and trading potential.

It recently took a data specialist 11 hours to make a cup of tea as he struggled to get his computerised kettle to work. At the same time, hackers have used unprotected devices plugged into the Internet of Things to attack other web users — denying them access by swamping their site.

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