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Jon Loken - Succeeding as a Start Up in COVID, Technology Advancements and Chord-X (#2)

November 19, 2020 • Gordon Rennie • Season 1 • Episode 2

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Launching a Marine Tech Start Up is never going to be an easy task but at Chord-X spending the majority of your first year in business in the COVID Pandemic hasn't stopped them.

I this episode we learn more about Jon and non maritime start to now leading an exciting start up forward. Taking inspiration from Aviation and Formula 1 industries Chord-X is a game changer for vessel owners and managers for not only saving fuel costs but also in early detection of engine anomalies in real time either by crew or shore based teams.

Jon has interesting comments on the change drivers in the industry and some unique observations between autonomous vessels and similar advancements in other industries.

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