02SEP2019 - News - Sustainable shipping key to India’s future

With autonomous ships on the anvil, they are going to be driven and even repaired remotely, the CMD of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Madhu S. Nair, has said.

Ships were now controlled digitally. India had produced some of the finest marine engineers, who had created an excellent image for the country worldwide. Still, much had to be done to make optimal use of India’s vast coastline and inland waterways.

Care had to be taken to ensure that whatever was done was environmentally sustainable, lest nature hit back in different forms, Mr. Nair said, while inaugurating the 33rd national convention of marine engineers and a conference on “A safe and environment friendly maritime sector: Vision for the future”, organised here on Friday by The Institution of Engineers (India).