Keeping in view the business as well as the environmental aspects, the authorities concerned, have rolled out several directions that the companies on and off-the shores need to follow. Amidst the new rules and guidelines follow there are, of course, institutions' growth targets. Recounting a few directions from the authorities concerned, with the Chief Operating Officer of Greensteam Learning Technology – Simon Whitford, here we have his insights on how is Greensteam taking up the challenges. Recently, the UN announced that global GHG emissions must be reduced by 7.6% every year for the next decade. With regard to GreenSteam's fuel saving figures, Mr Withford talks about solutions they have and explains: "GreenSteam's ML platform calculates a 30% non-propulsion fuel use for an average non-optimised deep sea voyage. Right now, GreenSteam has tools to measure and improve vessel optimisation. The 3 target areas for vessel optimisation are trim, speed and hull cleanliness. We have solutions for trim and hull cleanliness and we are beta testing a speed optimisation solution. That means we can address this 15% of fuel wastage."

Global logistics service provider DB Schenker has introduced autonomous robots from the manufacturer Gideon Brothers at its location in Leipzig. DB Schenker is thus relying on the flexible solution for automating logistics processes in existing warehouses. The robots, which are equipped with cutting-edge technology, allow productivity gains without the need to modify facilities. "In our drive to offer strategic advantages for our clients in the increasingly complex digital environment, DB Schenker continuously explores opportunities to integrate innovations from visionary start-up companies", said Xavier Garijo, Member of the Board for Contract Logistics at Schenker AG. "Delivering automation possibilities for logistics and warehouse operations is a foundation for building the next generation supply chain."