CR14 helps to safeguard the seven seas

A vital area of that collaboration is CR14’s participation in cyber training exercises using the SUTD-based Maritime Testbed of Shipboard Operational Technology (MariOT) system. The MariOT system will be an industrial-grade cyber-physical model of the essential shipboard operational technology systems. When operational, it will support testing a host of cyber vulnerabilities and solutions through simulations, drills and exercises with industry partners.

CR14’s CEO Silver Andre explained the importance of the collaboration: “The ever-evolving nature of technology and its increasing intertwinement with our surroundings means that extra care and thought must be put into securing the systems we depend upon as a society. Maritime cybersecurity is especially critical, as shipping interruptions can and already have affected the global economy. The MariOT system is an excellent training and simulation solution that helps to secure and prepare the shipping sector for tomorrow’s cybersecurity challenges. CR14 is proud to participate in this partnership and contribute to improving maritime cybersecurity”.

The signing of the MoU took place at the Accelerating Decarbonisation and Digitalisation Conference in Singapore as part of the Singapore Maritime Week events.