DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES – A CHALLENGE FOR MARITIME INDUSTRY IN ROMANIA

Abstract

Insufficient, at the national level, studies in the Romanian maritime port field, regarding the benefits of the implementation of digital technologies, which would provide answers on issues such as security systems for navigation, data security, and confidentiality, improvement of the operations and port infrastructure, reduction of the logistics costs, reduction of the dangerous shipping events, improvement of the traffic conditions and the handling of goods in ports, led to the present research. Based on the study of the scientific literature on the benefits of the digital technologies in the maritime industry, the author resorted to this research based on a methodological mix that includes data from several sources: interviews with members of port communities, direct observations in seaports, and a survey of port authorities. Based on the answers and qualitative interpretations resulting from the data collection period, relevant information was obtained, which allow the creation of an image of the benefits of implementing digital technologies in Romanian seaports.