SPEAKER: Tn. Nazery Khalid, Head of Group Corporate Communications, Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation
The shipping and maritime supply chain is experiencing a significant shift due to digitalization and automation, which are transforming the industry by enhancing productivity, efficiency, and reducing costs and emissions. Technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and Internet of Things (IoT) are streamlining operations, enabling real-time tracking, and optimizing fuel consumption, thereby contributing to sustainability. However, challenges such as cybersecurity risks, high implementation costs, and regulatory complexities hinder the widespread adoption of these innovations. Moving forward, collaboration among stakeholders, further investment in digital infrastructure, and the creation of global standards will be essential to accelerate digital transformation in shipping, ensuring a smarter, greener, and more efficient future for the industry.
Nazery Khalid is a well-known commentator and scholar in the field of maritime and oil and gas. He has been involved as a speaker, moderator and panelist in over 250 seminars, conferences and talks worldwide and webinars. He is also a prolific writer, having published over 350 articles in print (including prestigious refereed journals, chapters in books and magazines) and on online platforms on a wide range of topics. He has also published research reports and edited conference proceedings. Nazery holds an MBA from International Islamic University, Malaysia and a BA in Business Administration from Ottawa University, Kansas, USA. He is currently Head of Group Corporate Communications at Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation, a company listed on Bursa Malaysia involved in the marine, defence and security industries.
SPEAKER: Prof. I Ketut Aria Pria Utama, Dept. of Naval Architecture, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya
Net-zero emission regime has enforced every state to initiate the use of new and clean energy resources. As an archipelagic country with considerable sea areas, Indonesia has great potency to develop floating solar photo-voltaic at sea. In one side, this can produce huge amounts of clean energy from ocean and in the other hand, reduce the destruction of fertile land and forest if land-based development is considered. Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Affairs (KKP) has promoted the so-called eco-port in various fishing ports in Indonesia. Such work to support the plan, for instance, has been carried out by the Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS). The study is conducted under collaborative scheme to develop a floating solar PV which is adequate to support an eco-fishing port; the study includes engineering and technology development and socio-economic surveys known as Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI).
Prof. Ketut obtained his undergraduate degree (BEng) from the Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) in 1991, MSc and PhD from the University of Southampton in 1996 and 1999, respectively. He has been an associate lecturer at ITS since 1992 and a full lecturer in 2000. Later, become a full professor of marine hydrodynamics since 2007. His research focus includes the resistance and seakeeping analysis of mono- and multi-hull vessels, study into the correlation of biofouling growth against ship resistance and powering and energy efficiency, development of ocean renewable energy focusing on the investigation of vertical axis ocean current turbine and floating solar farming, and maritime education. He have supervised 12 PhD students whom completed their studies already and now supervising 6 PhD students.