In the 21st century, we are witnessing a new wave of the industrial revolution in the blue economy. It includes maritime transport and shipbuilding, ports and logistics, tourism and food production, energy production from offshore wind farms and offshore industry, extraction of mineral resources from the ocean floor.

The following were in common use: Maritime 4.0, Port 4.0, Logistics 4.0, Shipbuilding 4.0, Shipping 4.0, Shipyard 4.0. Artificial intelligence is one of the important components of Maritime Industry 4.0. The maritime industry produces huge amounts of data. The global cloud integration of AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) also offers the potential of a more connected intelligence.