The “Uberization” of shipping with AI will not take long

With only around 87,000 commercial ships in the world, ‘Uberization’ of the shipping business is a relatively easy proposition according to SHIPNEXT CEO, Alexander Varvarenko. Speaking at a conference in New Orleans, Varvarenko added that the widescale adoption of technology, such as artificial intelligence will soon make shipping cargo as simple as finding directions using Google Maps.