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The next-level bridge: how artificial intelligence can support nautical officers in the future by temporarily taking over their watch.

In an unpredictable shipping environment shipowners tap into large crew pools and the stability o f services offered by a prominent industry establishment.

As part of its smart maintenance strategy, BSM is moving forward with remote support capabilities for its managed fleet – an important digital development to make shipping safer and more efficient.

Seafaring is commonly considered to be a stressful occupation, both physically and mentally, due to its unique working and social environment. In recent years, seafarers worldwide have been faced with further uncertainties due to the Covid-19 outbreak and rising geopolitical tensions. Yet the mental health of seafarers is a topic which has often not been sufficiently addressed in the past. Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is exploring new ways to improve the wellbeing of its crew.

BSM plans to initialise an electronic logbook for all of its more than 450 fully managed vessels. Like the implementation of eRBooks, a digital environmental record book, this marks another huge digitalisation effort for the fleet.