Shipping is known for being an industry that is reticent to embrace change, seemingly adhering to the colloquial saying of'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. Although the aerospace, automotive, and rail industries have pushed ahead with technical advances that have seen them embrace automation in a big way - with driverless trains seen as commonplace and testing of unmanned cars gathering momentum globally - many vessel owners and operators have voiced strong opinions in favour of retaining crew on board ships. Examples include Ardmore Shipping's chief operating officer Mark Cameron, who feels that it is pointless to discuss automation without first improving reliability and also CTM's John Michael Radziwill, who thinks that cargo owners will continue to value having crew on board (see page 46).
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机译：航运业是一个不愿接受变革的行业，因此似乎秉承了“如果不破产，就不要解决”的口号。尽管航空航天，汽车和铁路行业推动了技术进步，使它们在很大程度上接受了自动化-无人驾驶火车被视为司空见惯，无人驾驶汽车的测试在全球范围内蓬勃发展-许多船东和运营商表达了强烈的意见赞成保留船员在船上。例子包括Ardmore Shipping的首席运营官Mark Cameron，他认为在没有首先提高可靠性的情况下讨论自动化是没有意义的，还有CTM的John Michael Radziwill，他认为货主将继续重视船上的船员（请参阅第46页）。
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