🚢 Listen to Seafarers to Accelerate Safe Tech Adoption, Warns Lloyd’s Register Foundation

A human-centred approach to training, fatigue management, and seafarer-informed skills development is critical to modernizing global maritime logistics—a sector vital to Sri Lanka's positioning as a regional hub. Key insights from Posidonia 2026 include: • Tech Adoption Pace: The speed at which new fuels and technologies are adopted depends heavily on seafarer perceptions and how fast training systems evolve to support safe operations. • Crew Shortages & Safety: Lack of qualified crew and inadequate training for emerging technologies create high safety risks, alongside cognitive overload from excessive system requirements. • Modernizing Training: Maritime education must move away from outdated paper-based systems. Leveraging AI and data analytics can create personalized, efficient learning paths without aggravating existing crew fatigue. • Urgency for Change: A major industry misconception is that there is ample time to adapt. Technologies are advancing much faster than global regulatory frameworks and training education systems can change. _Note: Based on an exclusive interview with Lloyd’s Register Foundation during Posidonia 2026._