OSM MARITIME GROUP
We sit down with OSM Maritime CTO Chakib Abi-Saab to find out how the company is using AI , machine learning , IoT , drones , augmented reality , blockchain and automation to empower its 11,000-strong workforce
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F ounded in 1989 , OSM Maritime has grown from a single crew-management contract to a fleet of over 500 vessels managed from 26 offices around the globe . Business Chief sat down with OSM ’ s Chief Technology Officer , Chakib Abi-Saab to find out how one of the world ’ s largest maritime management companies is using breakthrough technologies to empower and unite its 11,000 employees . “ Technology is not the solution to everything ,” says Abi-Saab , “ but it is a very important toolset that enables us to provide better and more reliable services , and facilitate greater transparency with our clients .”
He explains that “ as a whole , the industry has not adopted technology on a large scale . I think at OSM we have been very aggressive . We believe that business gains , transparencies and improvements in relationships , and efficiencies that we gain from technology
FEBRUARY 2019