How Shipdex has become the protocol for the maritime industry:
its aerospace and defence origins
The origins of Shipdex can be traced back to Marco Vatteroni, the author of the Shipdex Protocol, during his tenure at Fincantieri-Naval Department, the renowned Italian Shipyard, starting in the early 2000s. It was
2023 marks the 15th anniversary of SHIPDEX protocol. SHIPDEX, a not-for-profit organization that has been leading the way in digitalization and life-cycle management of technical data in the shipping industry, was founded with the primary objective of introducing digitalization to the maritime technical data sector, including technical manuals
Until now, it was a one-way system, for manufacturers to provide shipping companies with maintenance instructions and data in a structured format, which would be easier to work with than
Product Innovation Marine 2023 (17th-18th January 2023).
A very interesting two-day event in Hamburg:”The shipbuilding, fleet management and maritime sector is being transformed through model-based digital integration, smart manufacturing and lifecycle management.”
Shipdex introduced the new Shipdex (Ship Data Exchange) Protocol that includes now a model to exchange structured and standardized electronic data feedback between
The new Shipdex 3.3.0 is now available for download from Shipdex Members Area.
The new issue implements the following new 2 features:
Shipping’s digital transformation is creating an entirely new ecosystem with IoT and big data playing major roles.
However, the standardisation, integration, and dissemination of manufacturers’ technical documentation into this new ecosystem is a critical step that is still missing, writes
The new Shipdex 3.2.3 issue is now available for download inside the registered member area.
