Allianz

The Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s fifth annual Safety & Shipping Review 2017 reveals cyber, autonomous vessels and piracy risks concern maritime industry as economic pressures challenge budgets.

This review focuses on key developments in maritime safety and analyzes shipping losses (of over 100 gross tons) during the 12 months prior to December 31, 2016. It also identifies some of key risk management challenges the industry faces moving forward.

Rolls-Royce presents a vision of a future land-based control centre, known as the ‘oX’ operator experience concept, in which a small crew of 7 to 14 people monitor and control a fleet of remote controlled and autonomous vessels across the world.

This review focuses on key developments in maritime safety and analyzes shipping losses (of over 100 gross tons) during the 12 months prior to December 31, 2015.

Shipping losses continue their long-term downward trend with 85 total losses reported worldwide in 2015, according to the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty fourth annual Safety and Shipping Review 2016, which analyzes reported shipping losses of over 100 gross tons.