Execution speed to fix vessels will become 10 times faster in the years to come, Signal Group chief executive Ioannis Martinos projected as part of a celebration of digital technology in shipping.

And the expectation extends to other areas of shipping as well, including how long it takes to order provisions or bunkers for vessels.

“All the things that take a lot of time now, at least half of them are going to become 10 times faster over the next 30 years in my opinion,” Martinos said.