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Maersk and IBM launch IN THIS ISSUE Communications blockchain platform & Cyber Security

Maersk is pushing ahead with its plans to be a leader in maritime blockchain Speedcast buys Globecomm for with the official launch of its new venture with IBM, to be named TradeLens $135 million – 6

.P. Moller-Maersk and Maritime satcom IBM have announced the antennas can’t be Alaunch of their new ‘microwave weapons’ – 8 blockchain venture TradeLens, following on from the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises companies’ January announcement of agrees new VSAT deal – 10 their intention to work together to leverage blockchain technologies to improve the efficiency of the global The state of play in maritime satcom – supply chain. NSR's latest report – 12 Based on feedback gathered since that January statement the companies Software, Big Data & IoT have modified their go to market model and will now deliver the sys- Inmarsat launches dedicated IoT tem through an extension of their pre- service – 19 existing collaboration agreement, instead of creating a joint venture as TradeLens aims to improve the efficiency of global supply chains Class societies go all was originally announced. TradeLens is expected to be fully commercially ping data and documents, including sations have agreed to participate on in on digitalisation – available by the end of this year. IoT and sensor data ranging from tem- the platform, an ecosystem that cur- 24 “Our joint collaboration model perature control to container weight. rently includes more than 20 port and allows us to better address key feed- The platform incorporates terminal operators across the globe, Japan comes together for Internet of back from ecosystem participants blockchain smart contracts to under- as well as major container lines, cus- Ships Open Platform – 25 while ensuring TradeLens interoper- pin its trade document module, toms authorities, beneficial cargo ability and data protection among released under a beta programme owners (BCOs), freight forwarders Maersk, IBM and all ecosystem par- and called ClearWay, which will and logistics companies. Navigation, Autonomy, ticipants. We strongly believe this allow importers/exporters, customs Maersk and IBM say they have & New Technologies will maximise industry adoption,” brokers, and other trusted third par- worked with dozens of their ecosys- said Mike White, TradeLens leader ties to collaborate in cross-organisa- tem partners during a 12-month trial StormGeo acquires Nautisk – 27 for Maersk. tional information exchange, backed of the system to identify opportuni- TradeLens uses IBM blockchain by an immutable audit trail. ties to prevent delays in the supply $30 million technology to create ‘digital supply chain using blockchain technologies, autonomous vessel chains’, allowing multiple trading Partnerships with one example demonstrating construction contract partners to access a single shared view TradeLens is built on open standards how the platform could reduce the of a transaction without compromising to encourage standardisation across transit time of a shipment of packag- signed – 33 privacy or confidentiality, and giving the sector. As part of the system’s ing materials to a production line in stakeholders real-time access to ship- early adopter programme 94 organi- the United States by 40 per cent. Reaching the digital singularity – 34 continued on page 2

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More than 154 million shipping events important role in digitising global ship- approach that benefits all participants have been captured on the platform, ping, an area of the global economy that equally.” including data such as arrival times of ves- moves four trillion dollars of goods every “Our work with Maersk and other sels and container ‘gate-in’, as well as doc- year,” said Bridget van Kralingen, senior enterprises in the shipping ecosystem has Vol 19 No 2 uments such as customs releases, commer- vice president, IBM Global Industries, shown that blockchain can be used to form cial invoices and bills of lading. This data is Solutions and Blockchain. a strong, connected network in which all Digital Ship Limited growing at a rate of close to one million “However, success with the technology members gain by sharing important data 1st Floor, 30 Warner Street events per day, the partners note. rests on a single factor – bringing the entire and that together we can transform a vital London EC1R 5EX “We believe blockchain can play an ecosystem together around a common part of how global trade is conducted.” DS U.K. www.thedigitalship.com Oldendorff engages Sea IT for project rollout

PUBLISHER www.seait.se entered in to this long-term agreement technology systems to two new vessels Stuart Fryer with Sea IT, who are true experts in their that are being added to the Älvtank fleet. EDITOR Oldendorff Carriers, one of the world's field and fully understood our fleet IT The agreement covers a group of prod- Rob O'Dwyer: Tel: +44 (0)20 8144 6737 largest dry bulk shipping companies, has requirements.” ucts included in Sea IT’s BlueCORE con- email: [email protected] signed a new strategic agreement with Sea IT has designed the system to be cept: BlueTV, BlueSAT, BlueSTAR, Swedish company Sea IT to manage ICT installed, and will manage all critical ele- BlueBOX, BlueCONNECT and the phone SENIOR GROUP REPORTER installations on approximately 80 vessels, ments of the project including cyber secu- service BlueSKY. The first installation has Fiona Macdonald : Tel +44 (0) 20 7253 2700 followed by a three-year service contract. rity and endpoint security. already been completed on the vessel email: fi[email protected] The deal follows the completion of a “We have worked closely with Ramanda. The package includes Ku-band VSAT EVENT DIRECTOR proof of concept period in late 2017, which Oldendorff Carriers and set up their fleet Cathy Hodge: Tel +44 (0) 20 7253 2700 has now proceeded to a full rollout on cyber security system rules to conform services, a PBX and phone system, as well email: [email protected] about 80 ships in the approximately 700- with their corporate rules for cyber securi- as online access to applications installed strong Oldendorff fleet. ty,” said Kristian Ryberg, CEO at Sea IT. on the ships. ADVERTISING “Through this agreement with Sea IT “We are their technical partner making “We decided to implement BlueCORE Ria Kontogeorgou: we will be able to increase our operational sure they meet their objectives and adhere since it makes our daily operations easier Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 3401 efficiency,” said Kay Conrad, IT fleet man- to regulations now and in the future.” and more flexible,” said Olof Nilsson, email: [email protected] ager at Oldendorff. The deal with Oldendorff was Älvtank. EXHIBITION & SPONSORSHIP SALES “We set out to find a secure and future- announced shortly after Sea IT confirmed “With BlueTV the crew can enjoy an IP- Young Suk Park: Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 3409 adaptable IT communications solution for that it has begun another implementation based infotainment system. It combines email: [email protected] our fleet. We are very pleased to have project with Älvtank to deliver a range of TV, video, general ship information and safety, items that are valuable in the PRODUCTION marine industry.” Vivian Chee: Tel: +44 (0)20 8995 5540 The BlueCORE platform is built on an email: [email protected] open architecture to facilitate M2M func- EVENTS MANAGER tionality and the integration of other third- Jo McGhee: Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 3412 party technologies into the system in the email: [email protected] future. “It is with great pleasure we continue to MARKETING work with Älvtank and take part in their Gabi Weck: Tel: +44 (0)20 7253 2700 journey to equip their fleet with the best email: [email protected] possible solution based on their needs,” said Mr Ryberg. DIGITAL SHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS €180 per year for 7 issues “We believe that Sea IT’s BlueCORE contact [email protected], solution is a strategic decision for Älvtank or phone Stephan Venter on: to minimise the operational costs and be +44 (0)20 7017 3407 able to work efficiently with reliable com- Approximately 80 Oldendorff ships are included in the project munication at any given time.” VPO FORUM Singapore 9 October 2018 Naval Dome completes yacht GPS location MARITIME CIO FORUM Singapore cyber security installation upgrade for shipznet 10 October 2018 www.navaldome.com The technology consists of an Endpoint www.shipz.net VPO FORUM device and secure Cloud systems. The Copenhagen Israel-based cyber security firm Naval Endpoint is installed on every critical PC- Maritime GSM data connectivity compa- 31 October 2018 Dome has completed the installation of its based system onboard the vessel, to ny shipznet reports that it has successfully maritime cyber defence system aboard the defend them even when the vessel’s sys- completed tests on an upgrade to its ser- Printed by 46m yacht Lucky Me, with the implemen- tems are not connected. vice to provide automated switching The Manson Group Ltd tation carried out during a scheduled visit between different country providers in the Reynolds House, 8 Porters' Wood by the yacht to Athens, Greece. Baltic Sea. Valley Road Industrial Estate St Albans, Hertz AL3 6PZ, U.K. “Following assessment of the yacht’s The new switching system is based on operational profile, we tailored the Naval GPS data, and has been successfully tested No part of this publication may be repro- Dome system to meet the customer’s exact in switching between German, Danish duced or stored in any form by any requirement,” said Paola Rossi, vice-presi- and Swedish providers on a TT-Line ferry, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, dent, marketing, Naval Dome. the company says, maximising time on the recording or other means without the “Once the bespoke work was complete best connection. prior written consent of the publisher. Whilst the information and articles in we installed the Naval Dome Endpoint The standard 3GPP provider selection Digital Ship are published in good faith and carried out a series of checks to ensure procedure – home network first, then last and every effort is made to check accura- everything was working as it should. The provider, then additional providers – has cy, readers should verify facts and state- yacht’s Captain acknowledged that his been replaced by an area-based selection ments direct with official sources before onboard systems were working as they system to improve the connectivity expe- acting on them as the publisher can were before the install.” rience for the user. accept no responsibility in this respect. The cyber system was installed inside The shipznet system includes GSM Any opinions expressed in this maga- an hour, and is multi-layered to protect all connectivity in a selection of up to 130 zine should not be construed as those PC-based systems from both internal and countries for a monthly fee, on a range of of the publisher. The yacht Lucky Me external cyber-attacks. different data packages.

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COMMUNICATIONS & CYBER SECURITY German shipping companies sign with NSSLGlobal Cobham adds high power variant for www.nsslglobal.com at all times. This was a key factor in our to integrate management of all aspects of decision-making process.” voice and data communications, as well as FX system German shipping companies Hermann Vertom-Bojen meanwhile has agreed a IT services, on board vessels. Lohmann Bereederungen and Vertom- separate deal with NSSLGlobal to roll out The technology can be used for remote www.cobham.com Bojen have both signed new connectivity VSAT services across its own globally-trad- deployment and delivery of new value- deals with maritime satcom provider ing fleet. Based in Nermoor, Germany, added services as well as the hosting of Cobham SATCOM has introduced its new NSSLGlobal, to extend the connectivity Vertom-Bojen operates mini bulkers, gener- customer applications, whilst also provid- SAILOR 100 GX HP (High Power) Fleet options available on board their vessels. al cargo vessels and multi-purpose vessels. ing an option for users to outsource their Xpress, an updated version of its existing Hermann Lohmann Bereederungen Vertom, located in Rhoon near Rotterdam, onboard IT services through a ‘virtual SAILOR 100 GX antenna system adapted (HLB) has agreed a deal to replace its lega- provides in-house chartering for Vertom- appliance’ capability. for Inmarsat’s newly launched high data cy VSAT systems with NSSLGlobal’s Bojen, with 80 vessels in chartering. “Our new virtualised platform repre- rate plans on Fleet Xpress. FusionIP service, integrating both VSAT In 2016, Vertom-Bojen rolled-out sents a key strategic milestone for The new 1 metre, 3-axis stabilised Ka- and 3G/4G cellular connectivity. Already NSSLGlobal’s FleetBroadband Airtime NSSLGlobal, as we’re able to offer a cost- band user terminal delivers twice the RF an NSSLGlobal customer since 2016, HLB plans across its fleet, and has now decided effective, single-server solution for seam- power of the standard unit, and includes will now replace the onboard communica- to move to NSSLGlobal’s new VSAT less management of communication and IT an integrated 10W GaN amplifier, which tions systems on all of its existing maritime IP@SEA package on its vessels that operate services to our maritime customers around increases upload speeds and facilitates a vessels with the new service, based on worldwide, under a multi-year contract. the globe,” said Sally-Anne Ray, CEO, more reliable link to the GX satellites. Cobham’s SAILOR 600 antenna systems. The VSAT service combines Ku- and C- NSSLGlobal. Within one single 60cm SAILOR dome, band coverage managed by a network of The Cruise Control+ unit is installed FusionIP integrates LTE and satellite five global teleports, supporting 20 satellite locally on board a vessel and can be used broadband, allowing ships to automatical- beams and three Network Operation to manage multiple onboard networks, ly switch between 4G/3G and satellite net- Centres. control automatic beam switching and out works using one antenna. “We work in an increasingly competi- of bandwidth management, and provide “We turned to NSSLGlobal to fully tive market,” said Henrik Christensen, an integrated SIP PBX. manage the communications aboard our CEO, NSSLGlobal Continental Europe. Security features include a split VLAN fleet because we were convinced that “Companies such as Vertom-Bojen network for separation of corporate, crew NSSLGlobal’s solution/concept and ser- want to know that they will not only get and vendor networks; traffic prioritisation; vice were right for our fleet,” said excellent and attentive service, but also firewall controls and an optional embed- Hermann Lohmann, managing director of receive a cost-competitive deal with no ded VPN service. The new SAILOR 100 GX HP Hermann Lohmann Bereederungen. surprises lurking in the contract details.” NSSLGlobal’s crew UNITE internet por- “We opted for the renowned FusionIP “We’re looking forward to further tal and CrewVision TV and movie enter- service due to its compact hardware and enhancing our services and presence in the tainment service are also integrated into The SAILOR 100 GX HP system is also flexible airtime concept.” region and this contract win is testament to the system, while a new virtual machine compatible with Cobham SATCOM’s GX “The fact the product also combines NSSLGlobal’s continued growth and feature allows users to opt for a range of Antenna Diversity Solution, used to man- satellite broadband with a 3G/4G system momentum in Europe.” managed IT packages, including a Unified age operation of two Ka-band antennas within the same device, to enable automat- News of these deals was announced as Threat Management service, a Windows from a single GX modem unit, with ic transition between cellular and satellite NSSLGlobal confirmed an expansion to its 2016 server system, and a managed FleetBroadband integrated, on a single broadband connections, allows us to stay product line with the addition of Cruise antivirus offering, all optimised to work Fleet Xpress subscription. fully connected to our shipping networks Control+, a new virtual platform designed over a satellite connection. Inmarsat type approval for the unit is currently pending, with the first shipments expected to follow in October 2018. Navarino to offer Ku-band VSAT from SES “The SAILOR 100 GX High Power sys- tem demonstrates the deep commitment we www.navarino.gr data services. This makes SES Networks – “Through our collaboration we know have to our partners and to enabling access www.ses.com with its extensive satellite network and that our customers will have the capacity, to new, high value markets through close one of the most well-regarded contention coverage, and performance they need collaboration,” said Jens Ewerling, director, Navarino has announced a deal with SES ratios – an ideal partner for us,” said to navigate this and any future changes maritime broadband, Cobham SATCOM. Networks to add the satellite operator’s Konstantinos Katsoulis, Navarino com- successfully.” “More than that, however, it represents global Ku-band managed mobility service mercial director. The new agreement is in addition to the our focus towards ongoing development of to its maritime satcom portfolio for the “In recent years we've seen a step- tie-up with Intelsat announced by the communications foundation that maritime market. change in the industry that has been driv- Navarino in June, which added global Ku- drives digitalisation and smart shipping. In “Navarino has a wide customer base en by digital transformation, and by col- band services on the IntelsatOne Flex plat- this context, when it comes to connectivity with a broad range of diverse require- laborating with SES Networks we’re form to a satcoms portfolio that already every minute matters, and SAILOR 100 GX ments that demand reliable and consis- uniquely positioned to enable high per- included a Ka-band VSAT option with High Power allows users to maximise their tent high-speed connections for their forming data connectivity at sea.” Fleet Xpress. investment in Fleet Xpress.”

Uniwise Offshore rolls out Nava broadband system

www.thaicom.net management support. “The Thaicom Nava high-speed broad- Offshore support vessel (OSV) operator band connectivity solution will enable Uniwise Offshore Limited is to implement Uniwise to boost operations and improve the Nava maritime broadband system crew welfare across our entire fleet of from Thaicom across its entire fleet of more than 30 ships,” said Jon-Axel approximately 30 vessels. Hauglum, senior general manager, opera- Uniwise Offshore will use the system, tions, Uniwise Offshore. which includes Ku-band VSAT with “This will allow us to operate more effi- satellite coverage across Asia Pacific ciently and offer our crew a workplace as well as an L-band backup, to drive which is always connected to high-speed operational improvements such as opti- internet. Thanks to the flexibility and scal- misation of its electronic document ability of the Nava broadband service, our handling, wider availability of crew operation can remain future-proof and The Uniwise fleet will use the system to drive operational improvements welfare services and enhanced fleet competitive in the future.”

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Speedcast buys Globecomm for $135m Milano Teleport live www.speedcast.com and professional services to key customers on Newtec platform in the government sector, as well as in the Speedcast has announced that it has maritime and enterprise segments.” www.newtec.eu entered into a definitive agreement to “I am excited to have the Globecomm www.milanoteleport.com acquire Globecomm Systems for an esti- team joining Speedcast. They will mated net purchase consideration of strengthen our innovation capabilities Newtec reports that it has completed the US$135 million, which will see the compa- with new solutions and strong engineering delivery of its Newtec Dialog platform to ny take on Globecomm’s maritime satel- experience, as well as enhancing our sys- telecommunications provider Milano lite communications business along with tem integration propositions. We expect to Teleport, to power its satellite services for its operations in the enterprise and gov- drive significant cost and revenue synergy Speedcast CEO Pierre-Jean Beylier the maritime market. ernment market sectors. potential from this acquisition, given the Milano Teleport will use two types of “This acquisition of Globecomm is fully strong financial and operational benefits of within 18 months of the acquisition, Newtec modems depending on the in line with our strategy to consolidate our scale across core verticals.” Speedcast said, in areas like footprint throughput required – the MDM33xx and industry and thus build competitive advan- The acquisition, from affiliates of HPS rationalisation, network improvements the MDM5000 Satellite Modem series – tages based on scale and capabilities,” said Investment Partners, Tennenbaum Capital and improved procurement. within the hub located at its teleport in Speedcast CEO Pierre-Jean Beylier. Partners and certain other members of The transaction is expected to close in Italy. “Globecomm has built a strong reputa- Globecomm, is estimated to generate over Q4 2018, subject to the completion of cus- “As a globally recognised telecommu- tion, providing remote communications US$15 million in annual cost synergies tomary closing conditions. nications and internet provider, remaining customer-centric and meeting the specific needs of each market we operate in is at ITC Global signs TUI Cruises connectivity contract the top of our agenda,” said Luca Massaro, chief technology officer at Milano www.panasonicmaritime.com band satellite network, with the deal to further elevate the brand in consumer Teleport. marking the first cruise connectivity con- markets through maximising the user con- “We chose Newtec Dialog due to the Panasonic Avionics Corporation, via its tract for Panasonic and ITC Global. nectivity experience, most notably for TUI capabilities it brings to our maritime port- ITC Global subsidiary, has announced that Installation and commissioning for the Cruises’ guests – whether that’s through folio such as very high data rates and it has been awarded a four-year contract first of the sister ships, Mein Schiff 1, was making it possible for professionals to increased efficiency which enables us to by TUI Cruises for connectivity services on finalised in March and the vessel success- manage work responsibilities while serve our most demanding customers very board two newbuild cruise ships, Mein fully completed its maiden voyage in May. spending time away with family, or by cost-effectively.” Schiff 1 and the new Mein Schiff 2. Mein Schiff 2 is currently under construc- enabling social media enthusiasts to share “Thanks to Newtec’s modems and Germany-based TUI Cruises is a joint tion at Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland vacation highlights in real-time with its Mx-DMA bandwidth allocation tech- venture between TUI AG and Royal and is set to join the TUI Cruises fleet in friends and family back home.” nology, we can deliver improved band- Caribbean Cruises. Headquartered in March 2019. “Our job is to manage all aspects of the width utilisation with the highest level Hamburg, TUI Cruises’ ships sail across the “TUI Cruises is recognised as one of the communications solution so that TUI of efficiency to ensure our customers con- globe from the Baltic and Mediterranean most successful cruise brands, known for Cruises is focused on what they do best – tinuously enjoy on-board connectivity at Seas in Europe; to the Canary Islands; to the its premium, all-inclusive concept,” said creating a memorable guest experience all times.” Caribbean in the Americas; to greater Asia, Ian Dawkins, CEO at ITC Global and onboard. We take this responsibility seri- with various channels in between. senior vice president, global network oper- ously and look forward to continuing to The new VSAT service will use 2.4- ations at Panasonic Avionics Corporation. work closely with the customer in deliver- KNS and North metre multi-band antenna systems to con- “With this contract award, Panasonic ing the advanced technologies required to nect to Panasonic’s global Ku-band broad- and ITC Global have a unique opportunity make this possible.” Telecom ink partnership

www.kns-kr.com GTMaritime adds smaller vessel e-mail service www.northtelecom.com

www.gtmaritime.com there is a break in communications. a product which suits their needs and Dubai-based satellite services provider SeaMail is compatible with tablets and requirements, ultimately allowing them to North Telecom has entered into a partner- GTMaritime has launched a new e-mail mobile devices, allowing crew to access e- manage their costs and save money.” ship agreement with Korean antenna man- system for smaller vessels called SeaMail, mails as required. “Airtime providers can now deliver an ufacturer KNS, under which the compa- targeting operators of barges, fishing ves- “Smaller vessels such as barges, fishing even better level of support and service to nies will offer each other mutual support sels, inland cruisers and leisure craft. and leisure vessels don’t have the capacity their small vessel customer by offering a in building market share in the maritime The system has been designed and or budget to be able to operate larger, simple, managed e-mail solution with communications sector. optimised for use over any satellite ser- managed and comprehensive e-mail solu- their airtime. This gives users just one “One of the biggest trends in the busi- vice, dealing with high latency circuits tions,” said Robert Kenworthy, CEO at place to call for all their satellite commu- ness, now and in the future, will be form- and management of multiple connections, GTMaritime. nication needs and supplies the airtime ing alliances,” said Kevin Jin, CEO of KNS. as well as allowing data transfers to “We’ve used our 20-plus years of expe- provider with the latest tools to support “We just hoisted the sails, but we are resume from the point of interruption if rience in the maritime industry to develop them.” convinced that our course of endeavour is always aiming for enhanced customer sat- Singtel and KVH have announced a The AST Group reports that it has reports that it has agreed a strategic isfaction in our target market, and mutual partnership which will see Singtel provide recently opened a range of new offices alliance with Scanmarine to distribute benefit between our two parties and cus- its maritime customers with KVH’s prod- across the globe, in Sydney, Rotterdam, its services in Denmark, which include tomers will be achieved.” uct and service offerings, including KVH’s Ecuador and the UK. The opening of these connectivity packages on the Iridium, North Telecom’s strategic focus on the subscription-based AgilePlans connectivi- new locations will provide strategic bases Inmarsat, Telenor Satellite and Thuraya sector has already been evidenced by the ty package. for expansion in the maritime and land networks. company’s 2017 acquisition of Scoptel, a sectors in these regions and NSSLGlobal has appointed Dr Malaysia-based telecommunications firm increase AST’s geographic Andrew Slaney as group chief technology operating in the oil & gas and maritime reach. officer (CTO). Dr Slaney has previously markets. Iridium has announced worked at organisations such as “The future of the satellite market lies three further additions to the Satellite Information Systems in building strong partnerships and list of resellers for its forth- (SIS), Ultra-Electronics, GigaSat alliances. Such a progressive move will coming Certus L-band satcom and Vislink. enable us to increase our footprint in the service, with KDDI oil & gas and maritime telecommunication Corporation, Navarino www.theastgroup.com sector,” said Hadi Nazari Mehrabi, North and NSSLGlobal the latest www.singtel.com Telecom CEO. companies to add Certus to www.kvh.com “Our primary focus is to venture into Singtel will now offer KVH products and services their existing portfolios. www.iridium.com the market along with KNS to provide cost under a new partnership agreement marked by www.iec-telecom.com Dubai-based maritime sat- effective and high quality services to our Ng Kheng Ghee, Singtel, and Brent Bruun, KVH www.nsslglobal.com coms provide IEC Telecom customers.”

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COMMUNICATIONS & CYBER SECURITY Maritime satcom antennas can’t be ‘microwave weapons’ – Intellian

Intellian has rubbished mainstream media reports that shipboard antennas could be used by hackers to ‘cook’ people on board, as it moves forward with the launch of a new range of sub-metre convertible VSAT systems

aritime satellite antenna nals used at sea is low-powered and so the “Intellian will also encourage network Assembly and Feed while maintaining the manufacturer Intellian has safe distance is generally inside the providers and Service Providers to ensure same dual-band reflector and radome. Mrefuted media reports that radome.” that they change default user IDs as rec- The v85NX supports current GEO con- cyber vulnerabilities in ship- “Some of the photographs published by ommended in the installation documenta- stellations but has been designed to be board antennas could allow the systems to the media actually show a Sat TV antenna tion and product training. Intellian have compatible with future networks, such as be hacked and used as a ‘microwave-based and report that this could be used to track contacted the operators of unprotected net- new proposed LEO and MEO constella- weapon’, telling Digital Ship that there is aircraft, or microwave people. Both impos- works and assisted them in closing access tions, the company says. “no practical way” of successfully carrying sible. The most dangerous thing with a to these terminals.” Intellian says that its RF design has also out such an attack. TVRO antenna is if you dropped it on your IOActive’s VP sales, strategy and strate- substantially increased gain compared to The weaponised antenna reports foot it may hurt!” gic services, John Sheehy, also added his existing 80cm class systems operating in stemmed from coverage of a presentation the Ku-band, and has several different made by Ruben Santamarta, principal BUC power options available, up to 25W, security consultant at information security that provide a wider operational range firm IOActive, at the Black Hat USA 2018 than many other sub-1m-class antennas. conference, one of the world’s largest The system uses a modular component annual ‘hacker’ conventions. design to minimise the number of poten- Mr Santamarta’s presentation, based tial spares needed, with 13 common spare around his ‘Last Call for SATCOM parts now adequate to fix most potential Security’ whitepaper, included a section on problems. The v85NX combines Tx, Rx hacking maritime satellite antennas, where and DC power into one coaxial cable, the researcher claimed to have found a and the new radome design has a single way to compromise an Intellian antenna external cable connection, combined with by using a copy of the firmware down- dynamic motor braking, so the radome loaded from the internet that included no longer has to be removed during hardcoded access credentials. installation. The paper also describes vulnerabilities Intellian will also introduce a new in the ACU (Antenna Control Unit) which, Global Xpress terminal to its ‘1m and once compromised, could allow the attack- above’ range, adding the 1-metre er to take “full control of the antenna.” GX100HP system, which has been Mr Santamarta’s whitepaper goes on to designed with a higher power 10W GaN discuss the potential for “cyber-physical BUC option. attacks”, where a compromised antenna The increase in BUC power allows a could be set to transmit radio frequency higher level of bandwidth, with upload waves directly at a chosen target as “an speeds of 5 Mbps and over 10 Mbps down- intentional radiator” – a claim which has load now possible on Inmarsat’s Fleet been reported in various quarters as creat- Xpress service. The GX100HP can also be ing a weapon that could ‘microwave’ peo- used in a dual antenna configuration ple nearby. using the recently launched Intellian GX Intellian’s new v85NX antenna system In response to a request for comment Mediator to mitigate blockage from any from Digital Ship, Intellian noted a number vessel obstructions. of specific issues which it said made such Like all connected devices, Intellian own comment with the Intellian statement, Intellian provides two conversion kits an attack impractical in the case of a prop- notes that properly installing antennas noting that his company “look forward to for its existing systems, the Ku to Ka GX erly installed antenna currently operating using recommended industry best prac- collaborating with Intellian to address the HP Conversion Kit and the 10W HP on a ship at sea. tices like setting unique passwords at the risks Ruben Santamarta discovered in his Upgrade Kit. The Ku to Ka GX HP “The report mentioned a number of vul- time of installation will have a major research. Based on our early discussions, Conversion Kit can be used to convert an nerabilities based on a TVRO antenna with impact on ensuring that onboard equip- we are confident the collaboration will suc- existing v100 to a GX100HP. The necessary old firmware. The firmware was updated ment is secure. cessfully produce a more secure solution 10W BUC Assembly, Ka feeder, and GX 18 months ago and many of the findings “Intellian also encourage users to moving forward.” BDT are included. would not be possible with a current change the default passwords and user IDs “We appreciate it’s difficult to explain The 10W HP Upgrade Kit can be used model of antenna. Intellian always encour- just as you would do on any home prod- complex, technical matters in a way that is on an existing GX100 to swap out its BUC. age customers to upgrade to the latest ver- uct, this is a first step in protecting the understandable to a general audience. The pre-assembled kit has everything nec- sion of firmware,” the statement said. products from being attacked. Network While the cyber-physical attacks Ruben essary to easily convert a 5W BUC to a 10W “Some of the media-published state- providers (SPs) also should protect their described use similar principles to BUC using four screws. ments, especially in the UK tabloid press, networks to hide the terminals and put in microwaves, none of the systems we Alongside its new antennas Intellian have misquoted the author’s findings – place firewalls to protect the traffic and the assessed can ‘cook a person from the has also upgraded its antenna manage- there is no practical way that a VSAT sys- equipment,” the company said. inside out’.” ment and control platform, AptusNX, tem can microwave cook someone from Intellian and IOActive have been in con- which can be operated by plugging a lap- the inside out. There are many safeguards, tact since the whitepaper was published, New antennas top into the ACU without any need to beyond just the antenna, to ensure that this and researchers on both sides are now Moving away from terminal threats, download extra software. would never occur.” working together to ensure that any vul- Intellian has been busy expanding its sat- The software includes an installation “The BUC (microwave transmitter) nerabilities have been closed, the antenna com antenna range with the recent launch wizard with a step-by-step commissioning inside a VSAT terminal is designed in such manufacturer added. of its first sub-metre Ku to Ka-band con- guide to complete setup, and provides a way that if it loses connection with the “Both companies will continue to coop- vertible maritime VSAT antenna, with the enhanced diagnostic capabilities which can satellite it stops transmitting. Also, the erate to ensure the safe operation of the new 85cm v85NX system able to switch send an alert to the operator when predic- power output from modern VSAT termi- antennas out on board ships,” Intellian said. between bands through a change of RF tive maintenance is required. DS

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COMMUNICATIONS & CYBER SECURITY Hapag-Lloyd Cruises agrees new VSAT deal

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has signed an expanded VSAT connectivity agreement with maritime satcom provider Marlink, which has itself been busy expanding the capabilities of its onboard communications management systems

apag-Lloyd Cruises has signed a renewed contract Hwith Marlink for the provision of VSAT services on its fleet of four cruise vessels, while also adding two new cruise ships which are due to enter operational service in 2019. The contract renewal comes as Hapag- Lloyd Cruises expands its operations in the adventure and expedition cruises market in remote areas such as the Arctic and Antarctic, which will be supported by Marlink’s recent addition of a range of new satellites and overlapping Ku-band beams to its Sealink VSAT network. Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ vessel Europa was the first of its ships to deploy Sealink, in September 2004, followed by Bremen in August 2006, Hanseatic in May 2007, and Europa 2 in April 2013. Hanseatic is due to leave the fleet in Hapag-Lloyd Cruises will expand its use of VSAT to include a further two newbuild vessels in 2019 October 2018, but three new cruise vessels, Hanseatic Nature, Hanseatic Inspiration and Hanseatic Spirit, are currently under to enable usage patterns to be adjusted on Once transferred, the shipping compa- critical threats to be received by e-mail or construction and are due to be delivered the unit, with more in-depth data available ny’s on shore ERP system would be able to SMS, with support on potential responsive from the shipyard in Norway in April 2019, through a customer dashboard available on access the reports via the system and begin actions available from Marlink’s Security October 2019 and in 2021 respectively. board and accessible by Marlink support any automated actions, such as ordering Operations Centre (SOC) as an optional The ships will use a dual onboard VSAT staff to support remote troubleshooting. spare parts for the next port call or auto- additional service. system to supply redundancy and increase The system will also manage delivery of matically warning the fleet manager about “With the increasing use of broadband operational availability, supported by mul- future firmware and software updates any technical issues, without manual inter- communications and the fast deployment tiple backup services. over-the-air to the FX equipment on board. vention. of new digital IT-based applications on “We are excited to be in a position “Our multi-band network strategy Should a ‘pushed’ status report (or any board ships, cyber-security has become where we can continue our mutually bene- ensures we can provide the best service other file) become lost or damaged it can even more critical to fleet and business ficial relationship with Hapag-Lloyd whatever the requirements, so bringing the be recalled using a file redundancy feature operations,” said Ghani Behloul, chief mar- Cruises into the future,” said Tore Morten same added value to Fleet Xpress cus- built into the system, which stores a copy keting officer, Marlink. Olsen, president maritime, Marlink. tomers that we offer on our other Ku and of each file on both sides by default. “Our multi-layered Cyber Guard solu- “The fact that our Sealink services have Ka-band services was important from day XChange Cloud is segregated from the tions portfolio provides ship operators been selected for the company’s two new one,” said Mr Olsen. public internet and accessible only with with a set of tools to better protect them- flagship cruise vessels corroborates the “To achieve this, we are connected to all approved credentials, to ensure security of selves and reduce their risk of exposure to long-standing reliability and impeccable three Global Xpress ‘meet me’ points, the data stored. a large range of cyber-attacks. By adding standard of service that Hapag-Lloyd which enables us to make our portfolio of “XChange Cloud is a secure, straight- the innovative new Cyber Detection ser- Cruises have justifiably come to expect business critical solutions available on forward platform that allows our cus- vice, we enable our customers to even fur- from Marlink.” Fleet Xpress. With XChange FX we are tomers to facilitate the increasing need for ther secure the availability and integrity of leading the way, by making network status sharing electronic files as part of daily ves- their IT systems and networks.” XChange and statistics readily available to the user, sel and fleet management operations. As The Cyber Detection service does not Marlink has recently expanded its onboard ensuring they can optimise their connec- our latest digital solution, it will help to require any equipment installation, and communications management capabilities tivity and ensure availability of business introduce more efficient business practices identifies more than 50 different threat cat- with the introduction of XChange FX, a critical digital solutions.” across the board,” said Mr Olsen. egories (including malicious applications, system for customers using Inmarsat Fleet In addition to XChange FX, Marlink has intrusion attempts, confirmed intrusions, Xpress voice and data services that pro- also introduced XChange Cloud, a file stor- Cyber abusive usage and social engineering), vides previously unavailable network and age, transfer and synchronisation system Alongside this expansion in functionality whatever type of satcom technology is service information in real-time. The hard- running on the company’s XChange IT and for its XChange equipment, Marlink has used to connect the ship. ware can be used to manage usage accord- communications management platform. also added to its range of cyber security The system combines machine learning ing to status and allow Marlink support to XChange Cloud allows files of any size services for maritime with the introduction and human oversight to counter threats, better deal with any issues. or type to be shared across a fleet of ves- of a new Cyber Detection system which employing rule-based algorithms to detect Developed by Marlink and Inmarsat’s sels, which Marlink suggests could be use- monitors all outbound and inbound net- malware or unauthorised activity on a net- engineers and powered by Soft NSD ful for applications such as storing and work traffic and displays alerts through a work while wider ranging threats are (Network Switching Device) V1.5, sharing status reports from on board web-based dashboard. investigated directly by Marlink’s SOC XChange FX includes a built in LCD screen engine monitoring systems, for example. Users can also set-up notifications on team. “Augmented by the SOC team’s deep knowledge of how cyber criminals target maritime industry operations, continuous service tuning and data analytics, the dynamic nature of our Cyber Detection service enables the system to become more intelligent over time, improving its ability to detect advanced cyber criminali- A new Cloud service has been integrated into Marlink’s XChange platform ty on a maritime customer’s network,” said Mr Behloul. DS

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COMMUNICATIONS & CYBER SECURITY The state of play in maritime satcom

While satcom revenues continue to rise, the potential entry into the satellite sector of a range of new players is likely to have a significant impact on the market for vessel connectivity in the near future, writes Brad Grady, NSR

paceX, OneWeb, mPower, GEO pieces of the pie for the satellite sector, vs. MEO vs. LEO, Ku- vs. Ka- maritime connectivity remains on every- Sband – if you’ve been, ‘in the one’s radar. However, the core challenge market’ for any satellite connec- remains – some customers simply cannot tivity service over the past few months you or will not significantly increase the have, no doubt, run across at least a few of amount of bandwidth they need, which these terms, or players. means new customers and applications It’s a tremendous, and tumultuous, must be found. period for the satellite sector right now, with new satellites bringing new capacity, Markets by sector new antenna form factors hoping to open Just how do all of these changes in space, up new markets, and business models on the ground and across the value-chain, changing the relationships between differ- impact the outlook for the maritime mar- ent parts of the value chain. With over $2.2 ket? Using data from NSR’s Maritime SAT- Billion in retail revenues over the next ten COM Markets, 6th Edition report, below are years, players across the value-chain are some of the key findings outlining what’s looking to see how they can get a (bigger) driving change in these markets. piece of this particular pie. Merchant Maritime: The largest market As the maritime industry faces its own for maritime connectivity when measured set of challenges – vessel oversupply, by vessels and revenues, this remains the uncertain global economic trade, changing core opportunity for satellite connectivity fuel prices, etc. – the satellite sector is fac- providers. Merchant vessels continue to represent the largest market for maritime ing an identity crisis. Although macro-economic challenges Changing media consumption habits on continue to pressure end-user budgets, shore are causing a steady shift away from clear benefits are emerging on the overall merchant maritime operations. tivity per ship are increasing exponentially. the cash-cow of video services, towards net-positives of higher levels of connectiv- Commercial Passenger: On the back of Offshore Markets: More than just lower margin data services businesses. ity on the ship. With more than 32,000 the recent bandwidth battles of last year – Offshore Support Vessels, the offshore sec- More satellite capacity is getting launched ships expected to gain broadband connec- 300 Mbps to an MSC ship in June 2017 to tor has taken perhaps the largest hit over each year, betting on a ‘build it and they tivity over the next ten years, the market 3.2 Gbps to a Carnival ship by May 2018 - the last few years. will come’ business model. Combined with continues to show upward signs of commercial passenger satellite connectivi- Driven by the huge increases in onshore the one-two punch of lower margin satel- growth. ty markets are all about the bits. oil & gas activities, the offshore segment is lite capacity business and oversupply in At over $1.2B in revenues in 2017, mer- With the core segment of ocean-going in a period of reorganisation and recovery. the market, satellite operators are looking chant maritime represents the largest mar- cruise ships already well penetrated, ser- With only 1.2 per cent revenue growth pro- at how they can continue to sustain rev- ket for satellite connectivity. Yet, the future vice providers are spending their efforts on jected over the next ten years, the segment enue growth. is not just connecting vessels. Increasingly, increasing throughput rather than connect- will still be a significant percentage of rev- In just the next few years, by 2020, the revenue streams beyond pure connectivity ing the unconnected. enue yet will not be a source of significant amount of satellite capacity available are being explored by service providers – As such, the battle of the Mbps between growth for service providers. in space will nearly double to almost everything from managed IT infrastruc- service providers and satellite operators, More so than other maritime segments, 5.7 Tbps. By 2027, that figure is expected ture on board to tailored crew welfare and between different orbits is shaping up the benefits of improving the collection, to be 37 Tbps. A lot of this capacity will solutions. to be at its hottest in this sector. With processing, and action of data-centric oper- come from Lower Earth Orbit (LEO), With raw connectivity services looking O3b’s MEO connectivity option a proven ations are clear. Oil & Gas end-users have where Iridium currently operates, requir- more and more alike, and more of the tech- entity, the next wave of LEOs are aiming invested, or will invest significant amounts ing significant changes to the onboard nical operations of these networks being to significantly increase the throughput of money improving the data collection infrastructure. absorbed by the satellite operator, these available to passengers on tomorrow’s abilities of their remote assets, adding sen- Antennas capable of quickly tracking value-added services will become the dif- cruise ships. sors throughout the lifecycle of O&G oper- and switching amongst upwards of thou- ferentiating factor. Already, service Not to be standing still, ‘traditional’ ations, which must in turn be converted sands of satellites are still yet to be fully providers are investing in a range of offer- GEO options using newer satellites with into actionable insights. developed, much less at price-points that ings through a combination of organic higher throughput are setting benchmarks. That movement of data will be driving are appealing to end-users. Even more development and acquisitions. The 3.2 Gbps benchmark to a Carnival ship 17 Gbps of demand for satellite connectiv- uncertain are the business models which Focused on a range of value-added was set using a GEO satellite. All told, ity by 2027. With that increase in demand, will create sustainable revenue streams applications, none come quite to the top of commercial passenger markets will O&G players are looking to increase their to support the operation of these new conversation like cyber security, especially demand 590 Gbps of satellite connectivity operational efficiencies to allow more off- constellations. in merchant maritime. Following in the by 2027, or almost 8 out of every 10 Gbps shore resources to compete at the lower While not all of this capacity will be footsteps of Maersk and most recently of demand in the maritime satcom sector. crude oil prices expected over the next applicable or available to the maritime COSCO, managed security offerings are a Why all this demand? Take a look at ten years. industry, these new satellite designs in focus of conversation points for service any family on holiday, and ‘disconnected’ However, demand from increasing data both LEO and geo-stationary orbit (GEO) providers and end-users alike. isn’t part of the equation. From posting to gathering across these operations is only are changing how satellite networks are What has yet to be determined, and social media, to video streaming, to check- going to go so far. built and operated. This is redefining the what the market will decide as these offer- ing e-mails, multiple devices per family is Cost pressures continue to be felt across role of the satellite operator and service ings mature, is what security offerings are a fact of life. the value-chain, reaching into the satellite provider, blurring the lines between the ‘bundled-in’, and which ones are part of a Layer that on top of the typical number service provider layer. Cheaper capacity two in places. tailored security-centric value-added of guests per ship, and you have demand will help balance the internal margins of While each model has its advantages, offering. levels that are stretching the capabilities of service providers, but just as with other the clear outcome of all this additional sup- Overall, the merchant sector is poised satellite connectivity. The upside of all of areas of the maritime satcom markets, ply of satellite capacity is a better price per for strong growth. Driven by falling capac- this demand? Capacity prices continue to looking for other sources of revenues will Mbps for customers. Now is a very good ity prices, a migration from MSS to VSAT, fall, enabling cruise operators to take be key to maintaining growth. time to be a buyer of satellite capacity. and the digitalisation of shipboard opera- advantage of the bandwidth explosion. Cyber security, crew welfare, managing Although consumer broadband, and tions service providers and satellite opera- While still spending more and more each M2M data, and systems integration are other terrestrial markets will be the largest tors continue to focus in on connecting year on connectivity, the levels of connec- only a few of the emerging value-added

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on either the very munications, with the hope that these ves- first. Hoping to appeal to the design require- high-end commercial sels, once connected, can be up-sold to ments of the leisure yachting sector, look to vessels, or the lowest higher levels of connectivity. this market to be the first adopters of anten- end vessels subject to Overall, until the cost of equipment for nas from the likes of Kymeta or Phasor. regulatory reporting broadband connectivity falls significantly, Overall, at $114M in cumulative equip- and monitoring the majority of the fishing market will ment revenues over the next ten years, requirements, the sat- remain out of reach for service providers there remains a sizeable opportunity for com sector has not looking to enable broadband connectivity. new technologies to enter and be adopted developed a success- Leisure: Tied directly to disposable in the market. ful migration path. income and other macro-economic factors, With some 6,500 the outlook for the leisure satcom sector is Bottom Line new broadband ves- improving. Now is a transformational period in mar- sels expected over the With only 12 per cent of vessels adopt- itime satcom connectivity, as more capaci- next ten years, and an ing broadband connectivity by 2027, gen- ty comes online, business models continue impressive 97 per cent erating $275M revenues, it will remain a to evolve, and digitalisation across the of vessels not adopting niche segment of the overall market – but entire maritime industry accelerates. broadband connectivi- at a time where highly diversified service More capacity and new antennas will Advances in flat panel antennas will impact ty, there is a clear mar- providers are winning out it is one of the drive new growth opportunities and open demand in the leisure market ket opportunity. latest markets to see consolidation. new revenue streams for the satellite com- Flat panel antennas With a demanding customer base, high- munications sector in terms of customers services from service providers. Alongside and lower cost of capacity are key ingredi- ly seasonal demand patterns, and the ever- and applications. DS their traditional role of creating highly ents along that path, and developing a increasing requirements for connectivity in redundant, robust connectivity networks compelling set of services and applications the market, service providers need access About the author for this sector where a few minutes of con- to meet the need of the fishing industry to a large amount of capacity in a few spe- Brad Grady is a senior nectivity downtime can result in signifi- will be an area that service providers must cific regions at a few specific times. analyst at Northern cant amounts of lost revenue for end-users, invest in. However, narrowband connec- Combine that with a complex onboard Sky Research, a market the value-added services are increasingly tivity will remain the largest driver of network that is customised per vessel and research & consulting firm what will distinguish service providers. satellite connectivity revenues in the fish- you have a mix of requirements that neces- focused on the space sec- Fishing: With a large addressable mar- ing sector. sitates a significantly high amount of tor. Mr Grady is the ket, the satellite communications sector has As the world continues to focus on sus- customer-service focus to be successful in author of NSR’s Maritime SATCOM yet to truly create a winning combination tainable fishing practices, catch monitor- the market. Markets, 6th Edition report on the mar- of price/connectivity to crack open the ing, vessel positions, and other regulatory More than just building the satellite side itime satellite communications sector, fishing market. requirements will continue to expand the of the connectivity puzzle, new flat panel which tracks the major trends, drivers, and As the current market is largely focused lower end of the market for satellite com- antennas are looking to target this segment restraints present in the market.

Spliethoff rolls out Chinese dredging vessels to roll out VSAT AST VSAT on www.cobham.com remotely analyse data from vessel opera- 80 vessels tional systems and drilling equipment that A fleet of 16 dredging vessels owned and can be applied to improving predictive www.theastgroup.com operated by CCCC Dredging Company maintenance, decision-making and project (CDC), to be deployed in support of execution. Dutch shipping company Spliethoff has China’s port and infrastructure-building “The dredging sector has been cautious signed a deal with AST Marine Networks, One Belt One Road Initiative, are to be fit- in embracing digitalisation, but the a division of The AST Group (AST), to ted with Cobham SATCOM maritime enhanced onboard communications deliv- supply global VSAT and L-band satellite antenna systems as part of a VSAT imple- ered to CCCC by the SAILOR 900 VSAT communications to approximately 80 ves- mentation project. paves the way for real-time monitoring, sels across its multiple fleets. The 16 SAILOR 900 VSAT antenna sys- higher precision modelling and potential Working with network partner (and tems, to be supplied via local partner for extended remote operations,” said Panasonic subsidiary) ITC Global, AST Beijing Highlander Digital Technology, are Cobham SATCOM general manager will provide Spliethoff with Ku-band due to be rolled out on the ships over a peri- China, Cheng-Yu Tang. VSAT connectivity on the Panasonic net- od of 24 months, with an additional option “Reliable connectivity is essential for work, as well as failover L-band services for a further six vessels included in the deal. these developments and for the sector to and required hardware. The new equipment will replace the transition into the digital era in a manner “Changes in the airtime market forced vessels’ existing FleetBroadband hard- that is environmentally friendly and oper- The VSAT antennas will be implemented us to look for a new solution quicker than ware, and will be used to gather and ationally effective.” on the ships over the next 24 months anticipated. AST proved to be a profes- sional provider, willing to go the extra mile and adapting to our requirements,” said Peter Van de Venne, Spliethoff's director of IT. North P&I Club gets cyber accreditation “The migration went very smoothly (with about 80 ships in nearly two weeks). www.nepia.com “The Cyber Essentials Plus accredita- After migration, the support organisation tion reflects our ongoing commitment to indeed proved proactive and thorough. North P&I Club has been awarded the UK cyber security, and provides our shipown- When visiting AST, it was a pleasure see- government-backed Cyber Essentials Plus er members with peace of mind that we ing that support tickets were not evaluat- accreditation, awarded to companies who take the protection of IT and data facilities ed on the speed of closing, but on the have successfully implemented systems to seriously,” said James Holmes, North P&I actual evaluation feedback from the end protect themselves against common cyber Club’s chief information officer. customer.” threats. “North is actively promoting aware- “We look forward to working with Cyber Essentials Plus includes an inter- ness and discussion of the importance of AST towards a next generation internet nal scans and on-site assessment pro- cyber security with both staff and our connectivity on board in which we gramme, and requires companies to imple- shipowner members – we are doing this address challenges like improved cyber ment five key controls: boundary firewalls through our messaging and cyber securi- security, multiple supplier remote access, and internet gateways, secure configura- ty loss prevention initiatives and insights, broadening sensor data requirements and tion, access control, malware protection which have been rolled out both in the James Holmes, CIO, North P&I video applications.” and patch management. UK and overseas.”

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Intelligent cargo handling NORDEN to implement SEDNA introduced by MacGregor for team comms

www.macgregor.com positive impact on the environment and, www.sedna.com head of IT at NORDEN. through automation, improve safety and “The system is in line with our ‘Focus & MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is set to efficiency even further.” Danish dry cargo and product tanker Simplicity’ strategy, that will help us launch a new intelligent prediction service On the application side, MacGregor has operator NORDEN reports that it is to use unlock valuable resources to develop and for equipment on merchant vessels, which also recently launched a new Cloud-based the SEDNA software package as its new grow our business. The SEDNA team’s it says can predict and monitor upcoming breakbulk cargo stowage application communication platform for transaction responsiveness and ability to help prepare critical issues and communicate them to which aims to increase vessel utilisation management and team collaboration, our users has been invaluable in planning users to reduce unplanned downtime. rates by optimising the stowage of differ- replacing e-mail as the default mode of a smooth rollout, which (began at the) end The OnWatch Scout service builds on ent cargoes using real-time data. communication for the company’s teams. of August.” the company’s experience in remote-equip- The Breakbulk Optimiser takes into NORDEN operates an owned and char- SEDNA will be used by teams across ment access with offshore cranes, and also consideration all influencing factors tered fleet of approximately 300 dry cargo NORDEN’s dry operator, dry owner, and includes access to MacGregor OnWatch including what cargo is already on board, and tanker vessels, and will use the tankers business units, as well as by sup- experts, who can connect to the equipment incoming cargoes, available cargo space, SEDNA transaction management system, port functions such as fuel efficiency, tech- and help resolve ongoing issues. the actual capability of the cargo handling specifically designed for the shipping sec- nical, and IT. The system has already been Alongside the new service MacGregor is system, port rotations and vessel stability. tor, to better organise its communications used by a range of different companies in also introducing its latest voyage and port Currently, breakbulk stowage planning traffic through the introduction of instant the maritime sector to transfer over 100 optimiser, a platform for pure car truck car- mostly relies on manual planning process- search functionalities, programmability million messages to date. rier (PCTC) operators to analyse port calls es based on the capability and experience and automated tagging. “So often when we’re looking for effi- and identify potential efficiency improve- of an individual planner or team of plan- “Switching to SEDNA gives us the ciencies in the maritime space we focus on ments, as well as a self-learning ners. No-shows of cargoes and last-minute chance to re-examine our workflows and shipboard efficiencies,” said Bill Dobie, autonomous discharging feature on changes can further add to the time it takes potentially save hours every day in team CEO of SEDNA. MacGregor bulk handling cranes developed to complete an optimal stowage plan. collaboration,” said Sture Freudenreich, “This ignores inefficiencies hiding in with ESL Shipping Oy, part of Aspo Plc. “The new solution can easily accommo- plain sight in the offices “We are confident that our customers date these last-minute changes and of ship owners, brokers, should be able to capitalise on the wide- enables customers to identify predefined charterers, and traders, ranging benefits that intelligent cargo han- key performance indicators at a ship, voy- where there are poten- dling can deliver,” said Marcus Ejdersten, age, rotation or fleet level,” said Tommi tially hours of time – and strategic marketing, MacGregor. Keskilohko, director, customer innova- consequently millions of “Our commitment to shape the mar- tions, cargo handling, MacGregor. dollars – being spent on itime industry, drive its transformation “Pilot cases on board customer vessels tasks that only exist and pioneer intelligent cargo handling have verified that the amount of cargo that because the software means that, alongside our traditional can be carried can be increased substan- we’re using is not fit for equipment portfolio and worldwide ser- tially, which increases operational efficien- purpose. However, vice support, we are continually investing cy and earning potential. Also there are a NORDEN is part of a in the growth of new digital services.” lot of potential process improvements.” growing wave of compa- “Time-savings in planning processes nies who’ve realised this, “Our solutions can predict, safeguard, The system automatically tags communications optimise and automate assets and opera- and the transparency of fact-based informa- to streamline workflows and are taking action.” tional performance, and therefore earning tion are just a few of these. Reduced envi- potential. We can reduce inefficiencies and ronmental impact is another as vessels are maximise capacity utilisation, which has a running at much higher utilisation rates.” Consortium aims to build next-gen container ship

Electronic logbook adds monthly package www.zaitoungs.com inefficiencies and to improve business practices in the shipping industry,” said www.napa.fi Dubai-based Zaitoun Green Shipping Stein Thorsager, sales director for mer- (ZGS) is to lead a consortium aiming to chant & gas carriers at Wärtsilä Marine NAPA reports that it has now made its create a new generation of container ship Solutions. electronic logbook system available as a with maximised levels of efficiency in “A major challenge is that the subopti- monthly service, and integrated the appli- areas such as operations, cargo manage- mal choice and utilisation of onboard sys- cation with the company’s NAPA Mobile ment, and energy usage. tems are hindering performance and system to support smartphone logbook The other six companies making up the hence, therefore, also profitability. This is entries wherever the crew are onboard. consortium include Wärtsilä, MacGregor an area we shall be focusing on.” NAPA Logbook already serves approx- Finland Oy (MCG), Carina Solutions (C4), The parties have agreed to establish a imately 8,000 users and is approved by Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD), consortium team where each member more than 20 flag states, including the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine company will contribute to the develop- Bahamas, Marshall Islands, Panama, Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME), and ment and construction of a state-of-the-art Malta and Singapore. The tamper-proof Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT). container ship that is best in class in each of system provides backups for all recorded “There is a pressing need to address their areas of expertise. information, including the data required to be logged under EU MRV and Ballast Water Management Convention rules. The logbook covers multiple logs and record books including deck log, engine Logbook entries can be made using a smartphone log, oil record book, GMDSS, garbage record book and ballast log, drawing data from automated signals where interfaced, searchable form,” said Jussi Siltanen, prod- other NAPA systems like NAPA Loading uct manager, safety solutions at NAPA. Computer or Performance Optimisation, “This technology has been available for and other logbook entries as well as man- more than a decade, but the cost of entry ual entries. has been a barrier for some ship owners “The maritime industry has spent much and operators. This despite the fact that of the last few years speaking about six- and seven-figure penalties for falsify- Representatives of the seven consortium companies (l-r) Emmanuel Rousseau, GTT; Koichi autonomous ships while many ships still ing or failing to maintain an accurate oil Matsushita, MHI-MME; Kusakabe Atsuo, MHI-MME; Ibrahim Behairy, WinGD; Tommi lack the basic automation that could reduce record book have become all too common Keskilohko, MacGregor; Stein Thorsager, Wärtsilä: Reetta Kaila, Wärtsilä; Mohamed Zaitoun, Zaitoun Green Shipping; Ari Viitanen, C4; Rudlof Wettstein, WinGD; Arto workload, increase reporting accuracy and in recent years – just one reporting strug- Toivonen, MacGregor deliver data in a legible, indexed and gle that a digital logbook can solve.”

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MSI Ship Management completes MESPAS implementation

www.mespas.com they enjoy exploring complicated mobile ware implementation project in three ly without the need for manual action. applications for amusement, a profession- months, with all machinery data (includ- Suppliers can use the software to sub- Singapore-based MSI Ship Management al software needs to be understood imme- ing spare parts) added to the system in mit offers and receive orders, and can has completed the roll-out of the MESPAS diately to grant the crews’ awareness. This readiness for the go-live on the entire fleet leverage integrated management tools for Technical Ship Management software was a major factor during the evaluation of 44 ships within that time frame. performance analysis or assigning cases to package across its fleet of 44 ships, the of a new system. MESPAS fulfils this MESPAS says it is now working on account managers. The platform also offers companies report. requirement.” improvements to its safety module togeth- APIs to integrate with the suppliers’ in- “Crews prefer a simple and easy-to-use “Our key aim is to bring value to our er with MSI, to add new functionalities for house software. software for their daily work,” said clients by enabling their assets to run safe- vetting, SIRE, TMSA and IMO DCS. All parties work from the same struc- Captain Sanjay Ramnathan, managing ly, efficiently and profitably.” “Gaining a customer like MSI clearly tured data set of 60,000 machinery types director of MSI Ship Management. MSI’s enthusiasm for the project helped indicates that we are on the right way with and millions of spare parts. “This is unlike their private life when the companies to complete the entire soft- steadily improving our software’s mod- MESPAS says that it is expecting a pro- ules and features, and shows that our new curement volume of more than US$1 mil- local presence due to the recent opening of lion on the platform immediately upon a subsidiary in Singapore is desired and release, with a projected total volume of appreciated by existing and potential cus- US$465 million annually. This initial vol- tomers,” said Dominic Seiler, MESPAS’ ume is expected to be generated by exist- head of sales and marketing. ing customers of MESPAS’ Technical Ship Zurich-based MESPAS has recently Management software. added to its application portfolio with the By the end of 2018 the company says launch of a new web-based trading plat- that it will launch a fully electronic invoic- form to link vessel operators and maritime ing module for MESPAS Connect, to suppliers, to increase efficiency in their remove the need to have paper invoices. procurement processes. The electronic invoices will be generated The MESPAS Connect platform offers by the supplier at the click of a button, functionality to shipping companies for appearing immediately on the ship manag- supplier sourcing, ratings and global er’s screen. search, and can be integrated into any pur- MESPAS Connect is a replacement for chasing software using a standard inter- the MESPAS Supplier Business website The new MESPAS Connect application face. Offer requests and orders can previously operated by the application be transferred to a selected supplier direct- provider. Marlink announces tech start-up partnerships

www.marlink.com fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. by using Big Data analytics to optimise the The Digital Twin technology does not management of empty containers. Maritime satcom provider Marlink has need additional hardware to be installed, Transmetrics has developed a predic- announced two new partnerships with and the online reporting is already certi- tive asset management tool called We4Sea and Transmetrics, to expand its fied to comply with new EU emissions AssetMetrics, which applies AI algorithms portfolio of digital services for shipping reporting legislation, We4Sea says. for data cleansing and demand forecasting, clients and assist them in improving fuel “We see a clear demand from our cus- suggesting the optimal storage, reposition- efficiency and reducing operating costs. tomers to deliver fuel efficiency solutions,” ing and maintenance strategy for empty The strategic agreement with We4Sea said Tore-Morten Olsen, president mar- containers as well as the optimal levels of will see the Dutch start-up leverage itime, Marlink. ‘safety stock’ at each location. Marlink’s network to further develop its “This agreement with We4Sea will “The maritime transportation industry is fuel efficiency systems, as part of Marlink’s allow us to offer a highly intelligent and experiencing phenomenal changes thanks Smart Connectivity strategy backing part- cost-efficient solution based on Big Data to new technologies such as Big Data and ners that can deliver new applications to technologies, which will support our cus- predictive analytics,” said Mr Olsen. support customers’ digitalisation efforts. tomers’ ambition for greener, more envi- “Our agreement will leverage Marlink’s We4Sea specialises in digital monitoring ronmentally-friendly shipping.” satcoms connectivity combined with Alfred Verzijl will head up Logimatic's systems to reduce fuel consumption and Marlink’s strategic business partnership Transmetrics’ intelligent software solution Singapore office related emissions, using Digital Twin tech- with Transmetrics, a start-up headquar- to streamline shipping companies’ con- nology. The company’s applications com- tered in Bulgaria, aims to support the tainer flows, prevent empty capacities on bine position, speed, weather and cargo development of a predictive logistics opti- vessels and ultimately make our cargo cus- Alfred Verzijl has joined Logimatic as data within a web platform detailing actual misation platform for maritime customers tomers more efficient.” regional manager of the company’s Singapore office, as a part of Logimatic’s international growth strategy. Mr Verzijl has worked in various software roles over E-learning program introduced for MAC3 software his 37 years in the industry before joining the existing Logimatic Singapore team. www.navis.com stowage, cargo lashing and dangerous launch of its new MACS3 Connected sys- goods and design. Once the training is tem, which connects its software to the Royston Diesel Power has Maritime software company Navis has complete users earn a ‘MACS3 Ready’ cer- Cloud to provide access to a wider range of appointed Siam Mechanical launched its new MACS3 E-Learning sys- tification. data. This includes current and historical Engineering (SME) as its new tem for container vessels, a web-based pro- “A quality training program to immerse loading conditions, as well as ship data such enginei electronic fuel management sys- gram providing hands-on training on the nautical officers is of upmost importance as current departure conditions, load lists, tem (EFMS) agent for Thailand. Under MACS3 loading computer. for ship owners and crewing agencies,” dangerous goods and reefer information. the new agreement, the Bangplee-based The E-Learning program was devel- said Gerald Lange, MACS3 product man- A Condition Viewer is included to mechanical engineering services special- oped in collaboration with academics from ager, Navis. enable shore-based monitoring of the cur- ist will be responsible for providing the University of Applied Sciences “With MACS3 E-Learning, we have rent loading condition of the fleet, and a sales and aftermarket technical support Flensburg, Germany, and provides a story- defined basic standards by which customers Dangerous Goods (DG) Check has been for enginei across the country’s marine based learning system, presenting tasks become qualified MACS3 users, providing added to enable users to check proper sector. users may face during cargo operations. valuable instruction on container vessel stowage and segregation of dangerous The software also offers tutorials and loading and stability concepts and offer a goods against the vessel profile and DOC www.enginei.co.uk exercises to improve competency and skill certification once the training is complete.” database, in combination with the MACS3 www.sertica.com sets including cargo handling, cargo Navis has also recently announced the dangerous goods segregation engine.

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Digital Ship Dubai launches ‘virtual maritime cluster’ Shore Monitoring updated by DNV GL

www.dmvc.ae steps towards international leadership www.dnvgl.com are being developed in close cooperation after being ranked as fifth among the with domain experts and key cus- Dubai has launched a new online portal world’s most competitive and attractive DNV GL reports that it is launching a new tomers,” said Elling Rishoff, head of to provide integrated digital access to a maritime centres,” said H.E. Sultan Shore Monitoring module for its software ecosystems, DNV GL – Digital range of maritime services, with the Ahmed Bin Sulayem, chairman of the Navigator Port port clearance software, Solutions. Dubai Maritime Virtual Cluster (DMVC) Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation currently used by approximately 2,500 Pilot customers for the system have aiming to provide an interactive platform in Dubai and chairman of Dubai Maritime vessels. included Seatrans and Odfjell, who have for knowledge-sharing and research to City Authority (DMCA). The Shore Monitoring module is a collaborated in the development of the further promote local growth within “The new initiative stems from its much Cloud-based system designed to monitor technology through feedback on its use in the sector. anticipated role in enhancing the capabili- work and rest compliance in line with rel- actual operations. DMVC forms part of Dubai’s ongoing ty of the maritime sector for attracting for- evant regulations, and includes ship-shore “At Seatrans we offer high quality ship effort to modernise into a competitive, eign investments by providing a smart and synchronisation of certificates and vessel management,” said Erik W. Mohn, head inclusive, and attractive area for maritime integrated platform for the world’s mar- master data management. Onshore users of crewing and HR from Seatrans Ship investments, to support the UAE’s post-oil itime best practices, as well as facilitating can also access fleetwide analytics and Management. strategies to become a diversified and sus- the accessibility of maritime leaders to the visualisations of work and rest data as “We need to use the most innovative tainable economy based on knowledge best services available in Dubai.” required. tools available. We appreciate the oppor- and innovation. “This will ultimately serve the goals of “At DNV GL – Digital Solutions our tunity to take part in the development “The launch of the Dubai Maritime the emirate’s ‘Dubai Plan 2021’, position- development teams are extremely process of Navigator Port’s new Shore Virtual Cluster comes in a very important ing it as one of the most important global focused on user experience. Our next Monitoring module and are looking for- stage, particularly as Dubai takes its first hubs for business and investments.” generation fleet management solutions ward to fully implementing it.”

Tero Marine integrates e-purchasing system

www.kinnetiksolutions.com maintenance, crew management and qual- www.teromarine.com ity assurance. “I am very proud to announce this Maritime e-procurement company Kinnetik strategic partnership with Tero Marine Solutions has announced a new agreement which surpasses a plain technical integra- with Tero Marine to integrate its Cloud- tion of two software platforms and deliv- based purchasing system with the TM ers a really complete solution for the pro- Master fleet management software package. curement department of any shipping The deal will see the companies fully company,” said Ché Geldard, founder and integrate the KinnetikBuyer application CEO of Kinnetik Solutions. with TM Master, allowing users to directly “By optimising the supply chain work- access e-procurement services within the flows, automatically and smartly on a rou- software ecosystem, which also covers tine basis, we advance the maritime indus- The online portal to Dubai’s new virtual maritime cluster management of processes like planned try itself.” Inmarsat launches dedicated IoT service

www.inmarsat.com compatible ship data source. “Fleet Data will overcome key difficul- Inmarsat has launched a new Internet of ties faced by those frustrated with the chal- Things (IoT) service called Fleet Data, lenge of aggregating vessel data on board which aims to simplify the collection and and getting it efficiently onshore,” said transmission of data from a ship’s Stefano Poli, VP, business development, onboard Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) Inmarsat Maritime. and other vessel sensors, providing a plat- “It will allow ship operators and man- form for data analysis and optimisation of agers to access, control and exploit their operations. own data, and/or to make that data avail- Developed in partnership with VDR able to selected third-party applications as manufacturer Danelec Marine, Fleet Data required, via a secure platform that is fully will record and pre-process onboard data scalable, fleet-wide.” before uploading it to a central (Cloud- “Fleet Data can make data available based) database equipped with a dashboard either via a dashboard or via APIs. Data and Application Process Interface (API). reports can be customised and modified, Ship owners and managers will then then sent back as a configuration file to be able to leverage this infrastructure to update the Fleet Data equipment software monitor real time vessel activities, linking on board.” in additional third party applications to Inmarsat says that trials of the new ser- monitor performance and fuel efficiency. vice are due for completion by the end of To enable the service, ships need to September aboard two ships operated by install a Vessel Remote Server (VRS) that an unnamed ship manager, which have Inmarsat says will be compatible with any been verifying performance over a six- VDR manufacturer’s equipment. month period by relaying data collected Available for both Fleet Xpress and through fuel optimisation software. FleetBroadband customers, Fleet Data is a Laboratory tests with other applications bandwidth-inclusive service, meaning that to run over Fleet Data, such as ECDIS chart data traffic is separated from the vessel’s updates on FleetBroadband, are also own bandwidth package. The service has underway in Ålesund, Norway, the home also been designed to be sensor agnostic, of Inmarsat’s research and development for connection of any type of additional centre for the commercial maritime sector.

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SOFTWARE, BIG DATA & IOT Arcadia and CMM begin asset optimisation programmes

www.eagle.org “We are confident in the ABS approach reliability of our assets. The ABS EAM pro- mate processes to increase the reliability of and look to validate our processes – with a gramme will help us streamline and auto- our tanker and VLGC fleet,” he said. Arcadia Shipmanagement and strategic focus to improve our tankers’ effi- Consolidated Marine Management have ciency and reliability – leveraging their agreed separate deals with class society technical expertise and strong EAM expe- ABS’ Advanced Solutions division to rience,” said Dimitris Mattheou, CEO of implement an Enterprise Asset Arcadia. Management (EAM) programme to assist “The outcome of this work will make a in the management of their respective significant contribution to our current fleets. efforts to strengthen our asset manage- The EAM programme is designed to ment process.” support owners and operators in manag- Kostas Vlachos, chief operating officer ing physical assets from design to decom- of Consolidated Marine Management missioning, to optimise their use and (CMM), commented that his company has improve vessel reliability and efficiency. already had “intensive discussions with Its core elements include assistance in ABS to validate the assessment process asset lifecycle management strategy, com- and capabilities of the team to review our puterised maintenance management sys- business processes, and we are quite satis- tem utilisation, inventory management, fied with their technical expertise and planning, scheduling and process automa- strong EAM experience.” tion, performance optimisation, and main- “Our current efforts are focused on opti- The programme aims to optimise asset utilisation and reduce costs in the operation of CMM’s vessels tenance and reliability strategy. mising inventory management and the

Common Structural Rules software updated Yuanben blockchain www.commonstructuralrulessoftware.com societies will use these tools to evaluate Fatigue Assessment. new designs against the CSR. “The Common Structural Rules provide to bolster Maritime Common Structural Rules Software LLC, a The updated CSR Prescriptive Analysis the only industry route to compliance with joint venture company formed by ABS and software can be used on both Windows 7 IMO’s Goal-Based Standards for tanker Silk Road Lloyd’s Register (LR), has released a soft- and Windows 10, and offers summary and bulk carrier structures,” said LR ware upgrade which aims to simplify com- reports providing required and offered Marine and Offshore Business director, Chinese firm Yuanben reports that it has pliance with current and pending IACS scantlings with a graphic representation of Nick Brown. signed a ‘Blockchain Technical Service Common Structural Rules (CSR). deficiencies. The reports summarise domi- “By working together, LR and ABS have Cooperation Agreement’ with the Version 2.5 of the CSR Prescriptive nant criteria for each structure as well as provided fully up-to-date straightforward Maritime Silk Road Platform, created by Analysis and CSR Finite Element (FE) data for every parameter value. and accessible tools for the whole industry Zhuozhi Logistics Group, that will see the Analysis software allows assessment of A new user interface for the CSR FE to use when applying CSR.” companies work together to provide whole vessel structures – including new Analysis software has been added to The software is currently employed by blockchain services for global maritime bulk carrier and oil tanker designs – using enable automatic picking or manual approximately 1,600 users, with the updat- freight. compliance information for the current selection to display the stress readout ed CSR Prescriptive Analysis and CSR FE The Maritime Silk Road Platform is an CSR, which entered into force on 1 July point for Cruciform Flange, Cruciform Analysis modules available for download online public booking system connecting 2015, as well as for the rule changes that Web and Bracket Toe hotspots. Results from the Common Structural Rules agents and logistics networks across came into force on 1 July 2018. Both class are added to verification results for Software LLC website. China. The agreement with Yuanben will see blockchain technology used to provide digital content deposit certificates and a Maritime startup accelerators gain support search interface for cargo tracking to more accurately manage trade flows. www.wartsila.com "We are delighted to be working with logistics. “The support for the blockchain tech- www.cargotec.com Wärtsilä to seek relevant innovation for the The programme is scheduled to last nology for the offshore Silk Road is a new maritime sector,” said Hannan Carmeli, three years, based out of Hamburg, expansion and innovation in the applica- Wärtsilä and Cargotec have respectively founder and CEO of theDOCK. Germany. tion of blockchain. This exemplifies coop- announced partnerships with two separate “Wärtsilä has been leading the way in “Over the years we have built proven eration between emerging blockchain maritime startup accelerator programmes, constantly exploring new boundaries. models and experience in other industries, technology and traditional information to support the development of new tech- Areas such as the automation of vessel and we are now bringing this to maritime, systems,” said Fan Xi, head of the nologies for the shipping and logistics sec- functions, advanced maintenance, cyber cargo transport and logistics,” said Alex blockchain initiative at Yuanben. tors. security, and others will play an important Farcet, partner and founder of the “This successful example of a combina- Wärtsilä has agreed an official partner- role in our collaboration.” Rainmaking startup accelerator. tion of management system technologies ship with theDOCK Innovation Hub, an Cargotec meanwhile has announced its “We are excited to do this with will promote a more efficient, transparent Israel-based maritime-focused startup own agreement to join a Trade & Transport Cargotec, which has a unique position in and secure development of the supply accelerator which connects existing mar- Impact programme initiated by the global cargo flow chain and needed chain industry and accelerate the upgrade itime players and new startups to create Rainmaking Ltd that connects startups and capabilities and mindset to truly impact of global trade.” practical technologies for port, shipping established companies to address chal- the industry change, together with other The Yuanben blockchain relies on a and logistics operations. lenges in maritime, cargo transport and players in that field.” Decentralised Trusted Content Protocol (DTCP) and uses smart contracts and encrypted algorithms to allow for secure access to data within the chain. The sys- tem’s ‘Yuanben DNA’ interlock mecha- nism ensures that data on the chain cannot be modified. The system will be used by the Maritime Silk Road Platform to add a unique digital identity to each batch of goods, alongside its agreed logistics parameters. The logistics information is fed back into the system in real time, to allow for improved management of the Wärtsilä has partnered with theDOCK Innovation Hub cargo transportation process.

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Samsung agrees Cloud deal with Amazon Dupre Marine goes live on www.samsungshi.com systems collecting vessel-related data on shore, and to power Big Data analytics sys- new crewing software Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy tems to improve ship navigation. Industries has announced a deal to make AWS machine learning services will www.helmoperations.com “Our old system was difficult for our Amazon Web Services (AWS) its preferred also be used to provide real-time alerts to vessel staff to navigate, and we were still Cloud services provider as it continues vessel operators about the condition of US-based Dupre Marine Transportation using paper for many of our forms and development of its smart ship and their ships, while Amazon Sumerian tech- has become the first company to go live inspections,” said Calvin Self, operations autonomous vessel programmes. nology will be employed to create a virtu- with the newly-launched Helm CON- manager at Dupre. Samsung Heavy Industries says it will al replica of vessel bridges for land-based NECT Personnel software for crew man- “Since implementing Helm CONNECT, look to expand its capabilities in these training and simulations. agement and payroll, the companies we’ve become a more efficient, better areas by leveraging AWS’s various tech- “We’re digitising our shipping fleet by report. organised operator, and have improved nologies, including machine learning, aug- using the most advanced technologies in the The personnel module is part of the communication with our vessels. We now mented reality and virtual reality, analyt- world to enhance our approaches to ship- Helm CONNECT software platform, have better insight into what’s happening ics, databases, computing and storage. building, operations, and delivery, and which covers a variety of aspects of marine on the boats and can easily see what’s The shipbuilder will use the AWS chose AWS as our preferred Cloud provider operations from vessel dispatch, charter- being done and when it’s being done.” infrastructure to underpin its integrated to help us quickly transform Samsung ing, and invoicing, to maintenance, com- “(With the Personnel module), instead Heavy Industries into a Cloud-first maritime pliance, and now personnel management, of using Excel to manage crew changes we business,” said Dongyeon Lee, director of crew scheduling, and payroll. can now see everything in one system, the ship & offshore performance research Dupre Marine Transportation is a including who’s on which boat, who’s centre at Samsung Heavy Industries. Houma, Louisiana-based tow boat opera- already scheduled to work, and who has a “By leveraging AWS, we’ve successful- tor specialising in petrochemical trans- conflict. The transparency for the crew is ly released several smart shipping systems portation. The company began with Helm also a huge win. Changes don’t get lost in so that our customers can manage their CONNECT Maintenance and Compliance e-mails and the crew can log into Helm ships and fleets more efficiently, and we in 2016. CONNECT and see everything instantly.” continue to test new capabilities for ocean- bound vessel navigation and automation.” “AWS delivers a highly flexible environ- ment, with the broadest and deepest port- Hanseaticsoft updates crewing module folio of Cloud services, that is ideal for accelerating research and development across the company, and it has enabled our www.hanseaticsoft.com an onboard shop, a Pharmacy app to man- Amazon’s services will be used to power developers and data scientists to bring new age medication on board, plus a new Crew smart ship systems ideas to market at an unprecedented pace.” Maritime software company Hanseaticsoft Portal so crews can manage their own data is launching an improved crewing module and documents. for its fleet management system, with “We’re delighted to launch our new ECO Insight adds data partners Cloud Crewing 2.0 aiming to help ship- and improved crewing solution,” said ping companies to better manage crews Alexander Buchmann, managing director www.dnvgl.com will directly feed fuel test results into ECO across multiple ships. of Hanseaticsoft. Insight, including fuel quality data, such as The software is available within Cloud “Managing crews across multiple ships DNV GL has signed partnership agree- calorific value or water content. Fleet Manager (CFM), the company’s web- and teams can be complex, expensive and ments with WinGD, VAF Instruments and “We are very much looking forward to based platform which allows data to be time-consuming. Our crewing solution has Viswa Lab to connect to its ECO Insight cooperating with innovative companies like centralised, processed and accessed in real helped shipping companies overcome these fleet performance management software WinGD, VAF Instruments and Viswa Lab,” time using apps and mobile devices. challenges, making the management of package, to channel the vessel data collect- said Torsten Büssow, DNV GL’s global New functionalities and enhancements crewing processes simpler and more trans- ed by their respective systems into the head of fleet performance management. in Cloud Crewing 2.0 include an expanded parent. Information can be accessed to pro- ECO Insight application. “We want to offer an integrated solution Payroll module and the ability for crews to vide complete visibility of crewing process- WinGD will deliver engine information for fleet performance that provides better log into Cloud Ship Manager to personally es wherever needed via the internet.” and analytics, while VAF Instruments, as a analytics while streamlining the work of enter their rest hours on board. “Shipping companies are increasingly manufacturer of thrust, power and fuel the crew onboard, by avoiding double data Other added capabilities include a turning to technology to address manage- meters as well as propulsion performance entry and additional administrative tasks.” Travel Expenses app, which allows the ment challenges and improve efficiency. monitoring systems, will provide data to To date, DNV GL says that some crew to enter travel requests and related We are continually developing and improve the accuracy of hull degradation 22 industry partners have connected their expenses directly while on board, a improving our innovative software solu- assessments. data and analytics to the ECO Insight Cashbox app for handling of cash on tions to meet growing demand as the Viswa Lab, as a fuel testing company, system. board, a Bonded Store app functioning as industry embraces technology.” Euronav software implementation project begins

www.sertica.com additional vessels acquired recently. on reporting and more time on performing workflows. Sometimes the system needs to However, converting to SERTICA on the their tasks.” adjust to our processes and other times it Euronav has begun the rollout of the SER- first vessel has been very efficient, so I am “One thing is the training of the system, may be more efficient if we adjust our pro- TICA maritime software platform from confident that SERTICA is live on all ves- another is deciding internal processes and cedures to the system.” Logimatic across its fleet of approximately sels in four months as planned.” 50 vessels, with the first ship in the pro- As well as applying the application gramme now successfully installed. to its maintenance, procurement and Euronav has offices in both Antwerp safety functions, Euronav will be using the and Athens, with the tanker vessels man- newly developed Master Data Management aged from the Athens office while the FSO module as part of its software package, and VPLUS vessels are managed from which is used to manage data on jobs, spare Antwerp. Logimatic says that implementa- parts, documentation and components. tion across all of the vessels is expected to “Today, the seafarers must comply with be completed within four months. regulations, follow specific processes and “It is our ambition to be in greater control deliver reports. To do this, they need a sim- of our processes by creating an overview of ple tool for reporting and for gathering all the entire fleet in SERTICA,” said Rudi this data,” said Maria Roussou, technical Vander Eyken, group IT manager at Euronav. superintendent at Euronav. “We follow an ambitious project plan “Luckily, SERTICA is a user-friendly More than 50 Euronav vessels will deploy the new software and on top of this, we have just added six system, so the seafarers spend limited time

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DESIGNED BY SEAFARERS FOR SEAFARERS

Lefthand side: Righthand side: Indication only Indication & Operation

Individual Function related retractable panels menues Fixation or Retraction Quick access bar

Customizable Drag and drop by user profiles navigation tools

Route planning by Tile menu drag and drop with 2 layers only

The new ECDIS NX has been designed from the scratch under continuous user participation and user workshops, making it the world’s first user-defined ECDIS.

Raytheon Anschütz now completes the new Synapsis NX series:

Thanks to an unparalleled intuitiveness, Synapsis NX supports users and contributes to efficient operation and safe navigation.

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SOFTWARE, BIG DATA & IOT Class societies go all in on digitalisation

Maritime’s biggest classification societies are rushing to keep up with the digitalisation of the sector, making moves to develop their own guidelines and certification for technology deployment, digital twins, online services and autonomous operations

lass societies Lloyd’s Register, LR says it will assess and give recognition collaboration and DNV GL, Bureau Veritas and to the capabilities of a system provider to exchange of informa- CRINA have all announced a create an asset-specific twin under the pro- tion during the range of separate new initia- gramme, to build confidence in the DHM process. tives to support the effective development system from the commissioning stage. The announcement of technology-enabled vessels at sea as The ultimate goal is to award the was made as LR well as secure support services on shore, as descriptive note ‘Digital Twin LIVE’, introduced a new we move to the era of what RINA which will grant credit for survey activity blockchain-related describes as the ‘Digital Ship’. through demonstrated functioning of the demonstrator project Italian classification society RINA has twin over time. which aims to exam- launched a new ‘Digital Ship’ class nota- This LIVE note is the fourth and highest ine the benefits of tion for shipowners to demonstrate their level in the programme, which starts with using blockchain to effective use of digital technology to moni- ‘Digital Twin READY’ to signify that the register ships into tor and optimise vessel performance. DHM provider and/or service centre is class, based on a new “Digitalisation is set to change the capable of developing, deploying, moni- prototype blockchain- marine industry, driving new levels of toring and maintaining a reliable digital enabled register tool Class societies are looking to guide the operational understanding while optimis- twin. This is a vendor level approval. developed in collabo- digital development of the industry ing systems,” said Paolo Moretti, EVP The next ‘Digital Twin APPROVED’ cer- ration with UK com- marine strategic development at RINA. tificate ensures that the digital model type pany Applied Blockchain. inspected to provide impartial validation. “As a class society we recognise that the to be used for a twin is capable of repre- “LR has tested blockchain technology The bluester platform will also be inte- digital journey has only just begun but it is senting the specific physical asset with suf- as an enabler to enter a ship into class and grated into Bureau Veritas’ own digital our firm intention to lead the shipping ficient reliability and accuracy, while the we have identified multiple potential tools like VeriSTAR Info, My VeriSTAR, industry in the development and applica- third-level ‘Digital Twin COMMISSIONED’ sources of value by adopting this technol- BV Approval Explorer and PSC Ready, tion of this technology to drive down costs descriptive note is awarded to the operator ogy in relation to the management of the giving BV users access to the marketplace and increase operational efficiency.” of the asset when they begin using the activities required as part of this process,” via a single sign-on. Once registered, users Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV), part of MSC approved digital twin from the provider. said Mr Brown. can access the portal with the click of a Group, is the first company to receive the The first ‘Digital Twin READY’ approval “A blockchain-based register provides button from their BV desktop and mobile new RINA notation, certifying 11 ships in has already been granted, with an Approval immutability and auditability, therefore platforms. its fleet which have been equipped with a in Principle (AiP) issued to GE for its Predix providing enhanced trust in the informa- data collection system. Asset Performance Management (Predix tion provided on the platform and also DNV GL The certificate will be assigned to ships APM) software and service systems. potentially facilitating the trusted informa- DNV GL reports that it has released a new fitted with a navigation and machinery As such, GE is now recognised by LR as tion to be available ‘up-to-the-minute’ class guideline covering autonomous and data collection system that enables its providing assurance that Predix APM allowing financing, insuring, payments etc remotely operated ships, aiming to cover transmission to shore. That data is then meets the data, technology and software to be provided more dynamically.” new operational concepts that do not fit stored in the Cloud-based RINACube plat- requirements for a predictive system. The “This value discovery project has culmi- within existing regulations, and technolo- form, launched by the class society in AiP also covers the design, build and func- nated in a prototype blockchain-enabled gies that control functions that would nor- December 2017. tioning of the GE Predix APM. register tool. We are now focused on how mally be performed by humans. “Also in the marine industry we are wit- “Digital Compliance is the framework we can extend the value to other stake- “A new set of sensor, connectivity, anal- nessing an increasingly accelerated process that sets the foundation for what we call holders in the maritime supply chain.” ysis, and control functions in maritime of digitisation. Through a process of struc- ‘Digital Class’. Digital Class is the vision technologies is laying the foundation for tured performance management and digi- we have, where advanced technology and Bureau Veritas remote and autonomous operations in tal solutions of advanced data analytics, data-driven techniques will allow our Bureau Veritas has announced a new part- shipping,” said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO GNV constantly monitors ship perfor- clients to demonstrate compliance with nership deal with bluester, linking its digi- of DNV GL – Maritime. mances, optimising in real time,” said Class requirements in the future, remotely, tal platforms with the bluester online mar- “Increased automation, whether in the Mattia Canevari, energy manager at GNV. periodically and/or continuously and we ketplace and providing independent ven- form of decision support, remote opera- “The digital component has seen a are actively engaging with flags to discuss dor qualification services to bluester users. tion, or autonomy, has the potential to rethinking of concepts in a strategic way, how we can extend this to statutory bluester’s online marketplace enables improve the safety, efficiency and environ- as an added value to the company’s core aspects,” said LR Marine and Offshore buyers and suppliers to transact through a mental performance of shipping. To reach business, and it will assume ever greater director, Nick Brown. common interface, where ship managers this potential, the industry needs a robust importance in our processes. We are proud In addition to digital twins, LR has also and service providers automatically, set of standards that enables new systems for the new RINA additional notation that announced a new co-operation project impartially and transparently match to reach the market and ensure that these confirms the good work done.” with Korean shipbuilder HHI to explore against their own predefined criteria for technologies are safely implemented.” the value of blockchain when applied to direct contract conclusion on the platform. The guideline has been introduced to Lloyd’s Register shipbuilding. “Whether it is diving inspections, assist those who wish to implement these Lloyd’s Register (LR) meanwhile has “We are glad to explore blockchain lifeboat maintenance and repair services, new concepts by providing a process announced that it has developed what it technology with LR to find out the value compass calibrations, CO2 bottle refills, towards obtaining approval under the claims is the first ever data-driven compli- for new building,” said Hong-Ryeul Ryu, load testing of cargo cranes through to dry alternative design requirements of flag ance framework for the marine and off- vice president at HHI. docking or hull or damage surveys, states, while suppliers can also use the shore industry, to be named ‘Digital “We expect (the) blockchain project (will bluester is providing visibility and trans- guideline to obtain an approval in princi- Compliance’. enable) us to ensure that our project plan- parency in a competitive market place,” ple for newly developed technologies. The ‘Digital Compliance’ framework ning and initial designing work are more said Christoph Kiese, CEO of bluester. The guideline covers navigation, vessel relates to the use of ‘digital twins’ in the efficient. All relevant information is trace- “Both the market coverage of bluester engineering, remote control centres, and ongoing optimisation of a vessel and its able, demonstrable, transparent, recorded and the functionality has established what communications, and maintains a particu- systems, and has been developed in collab- in a way (that) all parties can trust that we think is a unique platform in the mar- lar emphasis on cyber-security and soft- oration with a range of industry partners. activities happened in the prescribed way, itime industry.” ware testing. The framework is applied through a and the outcome of such activity conforms Desktop and global online verification of Both the concept qualification process series of defined levels with a system to requirements of the contract.” bluester-listed service providers will be pro- and the technology qualification process provider and the vessel operator, to build Blockchain technologies are expected to vided by Bureau Veritas to offer an added include cyber security aspects in the risk confidence that the digital twin is being be used to better manage the entire multi- layer of safety when directly contracting analysis, covering the systems themselves used within an effective digital health stakeholder chain related to shipbuilding, through the platform, as service providers’ and associated infrastructure and network management (DHM) system. to allow for more effective and efficient qualifications and documentation will be components. DS

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Digital Ship Japan comes together for Internet of Ships Open Platform

Stakeholders across the Japanese maritime industry have joined forces to create the Internet of Ships Open Platform (IoS-OP), with the aim of promoting data sharing and collaboration for the benefit of all members. Digital Ship spoke to two of the consortium’s leaders about the project’s plans

n May 2018, 46 organisations span- initiative is aiming to co-create data-driv- senior general manager at Monohakobi on their membership level) will also have ning every sector of the Japanese en new value, new solutions, and foster Technology Institute (the technology R&D access to standardised open APIs (applica- Imaritime industry announced their innovation.” arm of consortium member NYK Line). tion programming interfaces) to allow for membership of a new consortium “Since the establishment of ClassNK’s “In the era of digitalisation, how to the integration of data sets with external aimed at promoting collaboration in tech- subsidiary in 2015, ShipDC has discussed share the data generated from ships during applications. nology development and data sharing with industry players how to best utilise the operations is one of the key issues,” he “That’s why ShipDC runs the secure between stakeholders, with the launch data related to ships, as well as managing told us. data centre and IoS-OP consortium com- of the Internet of Ships Open Platform data centre operations and technical trials to “To support continued growth in the mon rules are developed – the provider of (IoS-OP). transmit the ship data to shore. The players maritime industry of utilising data in the data, expected to be shipping companies, The creation of the IoS-OP has been came to a conclusion on the necessity of digitalisation era, several levels of stan- can identify and decide the extent to which fuelled by a recognition of areas of com- common rules for data properties and dis- dards, rules and other common ground are they distribute their data, and the related mon interest among users of services pro- tribution, and the need for a neutral, reli- necessary for sharing that data. ShipDC processes and legal points are standard- vided by Ship Data Center (ShipDC), a able, and independent scheme.” and IoS-OP were borne from such discus- ised as per the common rules,” said ClassNK subsidiary established in 2015 Since the ShipDC was established, work sions by the leaders of the maritime indus- ShipDC’s Mr Ikeda. with the goal of providing maritime stake- has been underway to design and develop try in Japan.” “We hope the services and solutions holders with access to an open data plat- the technical platform required to effec- “How to share the data from ships created utilising the data distributed form that could be used as a basis for infor- tively allow data sharing among users, among the maritime industry is not only through IoS-OP will encourage more mation collection, sharing and analysis. shaped by discussions with various indus- an issue in Japan, but also a common issue people and convince them of the tangible ShipDC will provide the operational try partners (the potential users of the sys- in the global maritime industry. So, we benefits.” platform for the IoS-OP, managing securi- tem) to establish the policies and rules they expect our approach in Japan and lessons Dr Ando is similarly aware that ship- ty and data access control, which will be would require from an open platform. learnt there will be shared globally. As a ping companies will likely have reserva- run independently from ClassNK. In 2017, an exploratory group was creat- result, we expect we will have common tions about sharing data about their opera- Members of the consortium will pay an ed to prepare for the creation of the IoS-OP rules about sharing the data from ships in tions with third parties, and notes that annual membership fee to be part of the consortium, which gathered approximate- the global maritime industry.” assuaging these concerns is a priority in platform, which is expected to run at a ly 50 industry stakeholders to discuss Some of the early work in this regard development of the platform. marginal profit based on these contribu- issues like data governance and potential will be informed by previous maritime “That is, of course, a very natural con- tions but is not a moneymaking venture. business models. technology development efforts in Japan cern for shipping companies. And it is not “The Internet of Ships Open Platform A framework for this first incarnation of through the Smart Ship Application only the concern of shipping companies, (IoS-OP) is a common platform to share the IoS-OP was drafted in early 2018 as a Platform initiative, a joint industry project but also shipyards, equipment manufac- and distribute operations data from ships result of these discussions, before the offi- led by Dr Ando that has run through vari- turers and others,” he said. to enable shipbuilders, manufacturers and cial launch and introduction of the mem- ous phases since 2012 and is backed by the “So, data security – especially against other stakeholders to access that data with- ber group a few months later. Japan Ship Machinery & Equipment competitors – is a basic requirement for the out infringing on the data providers’ inter- Association (JSMEA), the major Japanese open platform and is implemented as part ests,” explained Yasuhiro Ikeda, president Data sharing rules shipping companies and shipyards, as well of the rules of IoS-OP. IoS-OP is also dis- of Ship Data Center Co, Ltd, in an inter- The first major objective for the consortium as a range of other stakeholders. cussing anonymisation and statistical pro- view with Digital Ship. is to define the data sharing rules on the In particular, standards developed by cessing to find an agreeable level of “IoS-OP consists of the data centre ser- platform and to frame a policy to cover any the SSAP project to manage onboard data abstraction for sharing data, even with vice and the common rules for data distri- issues that may arise in relation to data collection will be expected to be adopted competitors, for each data type.” bution agreed among the industry. The sharing, according to Dr Hideyuki Ando, by the IoS-OP. “I think the important thing is to “Two ISO standards, ISO 19847 understand each customer in their way of (requirement for the onboard data collec- operation, business, people, organisation tion box), and ISO 19848 (standard for the etc. With a good understanding of them sensor data model and format), are the and their problems, those providing solu- work of the SSAP (Smart Ship Application tions should support solving their prob- Platform) Project,” Dr Ando explained. lems first, rather than pushing uniform “They are now at the final stage, called solutions.” FDIS (final draft International Standard), and the FDIS drafts are being voted on up Sharing benefits to the middle of September 2018. We Regulatory changes in the maritime sector expect they will become ISO standards may drive some of the early movement officially before the end of this year.” among reluctant data sharers, as authori- “The benefit of being ISO certified is to ties demand increasing levels of emissions reduce lots of cost and effort. Otherwise data and ports look for access to voyage many people have to spend lot of hours details to improve vessel transit times, but on similar redundant work. The objective it is hoped that the ‘carrot’ of potential ben- of the two ISO standards is to define an efits from data sharing will soon outpace onboard IoT gateway and the IN/OUT the ‘stick’ of compliance. data communication protocol/format of “In view of safety and economy, several the gateway. These specifications are not members refer to operational performance an area of technical competition, but analysis and condition monitoring of rather they should be an area of common machinery as their purpose for this. The ground.” key driver at the initial stage will be a solu- The IoS-OP is envisioned as a central data platform connecting vessels at sea Data hosted by ShipDC will be available tion whose return on investment is identi- with a wider ecosystem of maritime stakeholders to users in the open data format specified fiable, like the one for tightened environ- for the IoS-OP, and members (depending mental regulations,” said Mr Ikeda.

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SOFTWARE, BIG DATA & IOT

“Considering the nature of ships, which “We think that IoT technologies are fea- “Ship owners and operators need the Mr Ikeda of ShipDC concurs with this is a self-contained system with lots of sible for retrofit on existing ships. help that can be provided by the technical sentiment, noting that “IoT and Big Data machinery and equipment remotely oper- However, on some of the older ships, knowledge of the shipyards in many will affect the entire business, including ated from land, surrounded by a complex where the IAS (Integrated Automation aspects, and that creates a business oppor- logistics.” external environment, our industry has a System) or engine data logger doesn’t have tunity for the shipyards.” “The IoS-OP Consortium is the propos- chance to benefit from Digital Twins as a function to export data, in these cases Convincing potential new members to al and initiative to control and best utilise digital replicas of physical assets. Digital extracting data from such equipment is dif- get involved will require a certain level of maritime data by our industry itself. It Twins will give us the insight to under- ficult and applying IoT technologies may faith in the gains that the consortium is will work as the cooperative platform stand what will happen, as well as what is not be feasible,” said Dr Ando. describing for other stakeholder groups. for sharing the data, which will minimise happening on the specific ship.” “In newbuilding ships, we may be able Vessel operators should get access to a the incurred burden and cost, so that “Any data stored or distributed through to install additional sensors and control greater range of data-driven and IoT the maritime players can focus on devel- the IoS-OP will be the element of future systems more easily. Automated processes powered services, while equipment oping its own solutions to strengthen Digital Twin. Each manufacturer in the IoS- and partly autonomous ship development manufacturers can hope to gather better competitiveness.” OP Consortium will be able to utilise them will certainly be more suitable for performance data about their installed With the project having just got fully to form Digital Twins for each product.” newbuildings.” products to improve new generations of underway, plans are already in place to Dr Ando agrees that the ability to per- machinery. widen the scope of the IoS-OP beyond form a greater level of vessel performance Member growth Regulatory authorities could benefit by Japan, with the consortium noting that its analysis and voyage management will pro- There is a certain level of ‘chicken and egg’ building reporting schemes around the system will be open to interact with other vide the ‘quick wins’ for IoS-OP members balancing in the development of the IoS-OP standards set out by the consortium and data sharing initiatives in different regions, on the ship operations side. – ship operators may be reluctant to share gain a better level of vessel operational in line with its ‘open platform’ design. “There are still not many applications their data until there are a range of tangible understanding, while cargo owners can These expansion plans will also include the that exist yet, but engine plant perfor- benefits on the table, but equipment manu- integrate more closely with the maritime addition of new members across the globe mance and safety management would facturers and other solution developers sector and drive knock-on benefits across in the next few years. have a lot of potential in IoT and Big Data will need a critical mass of data contribu- the supply chain. “We set the goal to invite 85 companies usage. And, though there are several types tors to the platform to develop the value “Our approach to IoS-OP is to try to to take part in IoS-OP by the year 2022. of cargoes, cargo management also would adding services that those operators want. draw a future vision of the maritime indus- This figure includes members from outside be a target,” he said. One group the consortium would like to try created by the maritime industry our- of Japan,” said Mr Ikeda. These benefits are also dependent on see more enthusiasm from is shipbuilding selves, rather than waiting for external To almost double the number of IoS-OP the data collection capabilities of the vessel firms, who Dr Ando believes should players to bring disruption to the indus- members in just four years will be no easy itself, with newer vessels outfitted with embrace their role in the development of try,” said Dr Ando. task, but having the backing of the majori- modern networks and sensors in an smarter, more connected vessels. “With the capabilities of modern com- ty of stakeholders in the world’s second advantageous position. Nevertheless, the “The challenge for them is still their puting, we have to maximise our utilisa- largest shipowning country means that the consortium believes that there will be business model is just to deliver the new tion of digital technologies to enhance consortium is at least starting from a posi- opportunities for many types of ships to building ships. However, I think more our safety and efficiency. Otherwise tion of some strength. Their success in per- improve performance by retrofitting involvement of shipyards in operations a smarter approach from outside may suading others to join the party will be required systems. will be necessary,” he said. bring disruption.” interesting to observe. DS YA-SA Ship Management signs fleet tracking deal

satellite AIS together with Inmarsat-C guish between Panamax, Super Handy at all times. We also need to be able to mon- www.bigoceandata.com position reporting. Max and other vessel types showing on itor the conditions they are operating in at YA-SA Ship Management & Trading, “We consulted with the YA-SA team their displays.” any time, including weather, sea-state, and based in Istanbul, Turkey, has agreed a over several weeks to ensure that they The browser-based BigOceanData sys- position relative to certain defined zones, contract for the supply of global vessel received a bespoke service exactly match- tem allows fleet managers to monitor ves- as well as the conditions that they may tracking and monitoring services from ing their requirements,” said Ryan Dawe, sel locations and store this information for encounter ahead on their route,” said BigOceanData following a successful ini- BigOceanData. later analysis. It also issues automatic Mehmet Kayhan, general manager of YA- tial trial on five vessels. “This customisation and development alerts if a vessel strays outside an SA Ship Management & Trading. The deal covers fleet monitoring ser- work included such elements as abbreviat- approved route that has been previously “BigOceanData provides us with more vices for an initial twelve-month period for ing each vessel’s name and colour coding input into the system. capabilities to understand their present and the YA-SA fleet of 26 bulk and tanker ves- the different classes within the fleet as to “We at YA-SA Shipping and YA-SA future situations than other providers due sels, combining data from terrestrial and enable YA-SA users to immediately distin- Tanker need to know where our vessels are to its advanced features and options.” C-MAP updates Integrated Wilhelmsen introduces FRED www.wilhelmsen.com cally slower to realise and effectively har- Maritime Suite ness the power of new technologies. We’re Wilhelmsen Ships Service has unveiled a focused on changing that, and especially www.c-map.com manager for C-MAP. working pilot of its new FRED when it can totally transform our cus- “This new release of IMS enhances (Framework for Enterprise Data) customer tomers’ experiences and interactions.” C-MAP has announced an update to its these characteristics by integrating our portal, which will provide customers with “FRED was developed as a direct Integrated Maritime Suite (IMS), with ver- chart and publication management an instant overview of all their transac- response to customer feedback and it cures sion 2.0 having been developed based on tools so voyage optimisation and naviga- tions on demand. an established and totally avoidable pain collaboration with customers to integrate a tion are available in a single application. Developed by the company’s Marine point. Transactional data on demand frees range of different voyage management C-MAP IMS 2.0 is mission-ready for a new Products division, the FRED integrated up an enormous amount of time. But more tools. era of back-of-bridge efficiency.” platform offers direct access to transaction importantly it allows us to provide cus- The new system combines modules for The system offers digital and paper information, including invoices, delivery tomers invaluable insight into specific chart and publication management, chart and publication management, gener- notes and order history, and allows users to needs and create efficiencies related to the weather, route planning, and route opti- ation of voyage and passage reports, route view the current delivery status of orders. pre-purchase/purchase and post purchase misation into a single package, built on a planning and weather viewing, as well as Certificates for products such as ropes can processes for the management of marine modular design so users can select only voyage optimisation based on the owner’s also be retrieved within the portal. products for customers.” the functionality they need. or operator’s commercial objectives such “Whether it’s online banking, or e-com- FRED is accessible via desktop or on “C-MAP has long assisted bridge as on-time or earliest arrival, least cost or merce, as consumers we take for granted mobile devices, and has built in alert set- teams during all stages of the passage, ordered speed. that we can access our account details, or tings relating to order status, or usage from appraisal and planning to execution This functionality is combined with ordering information anywhere, anytime such as highlighting when cylinder assets and monitoring to ensure safe and cost- multiple data layers, including weather with just a few keystrokes,” said Nakul have been on board for extended periods. efficient transit while supporting the ship layers, voyage planning and ports Malhotra, vice president, technical solutions The system also features 24/7 support, master with compliance,” said Captain databases, C-Routes, ECA and risk zones, & marketing, Wilhelmsen Ships Service. via a dedicated rope selector tool and Sujit Padhye, routing team operations to qualify decisions and control processes. “But shipping, as an industry, is typi- Voice-Activated Chatbot.

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NAVIGATION, AUTONOMY & NEW TECHNOLOGIES Digital Ship Live demonstration for collision avoidance system SEERAD system to improve sea rescue

www.raytheon-anschuetz.com within an intelligent and cooperative www.fhr.fraunhofer.de water sports equipment could return the framework that can reliably detect poten- signal of the maritime radar with twice its A new COLREG-compliant collision tial close encounter situations and assist Fraunhofer FHR has announced a new frequency. avoidance system developed by the navigators in taking effective collision project with FH Aachen and Raytheon Extending future maritime radars with MTCAS project has completed its first avoidance measures. Anschütz to develop a cost effective sea a harmonic radar module that sends sig- demonstration test in Germany, taking MTCAS uses conventional navigational rescue radar to be used to locate individ- nals in the S-band and also receives them place in Wilhelmshaven on September 6th. information from sources like electronic ual persons or small boats over long with twice the frequency in the C-band MTCAS (Maritime Traffic Alert and sea charts, ARPA and AIS, which are aug- distances. would allow these reflected signals to be Collision Avoidance System) is run by a mented by additional technologies to Fraunhofer says that the SEERAD sys- recognised and locate a person who has consortium including Raytheon Anschütz, improve positioning and prediction. The tem will involve small transponders, fallen into the water, the researchers said. Airbus Defence & Space (formerly SIG- system also provides a platform for infor- located in life jackets for instance, that The system’s range will reach up to NALIS), OFFIS - Institute for Information mation exchange between ships, to create reflect the signals of future maritime one kilometre using passive reflectors Technology, ISSIMS - Institute of transparency about their intentions and radars, which then receive these signals only (without battery) and up to more Innovative Ship Simulation and Maritime support decision-making based on a using an extension module. than ten kilometres using active Systems of Wismar University of Applied shared perception. The project is funded by the German transponders powered by a water-activat- Sciences, and DLR - Institute of The navigator on the bridge conse- Federal Ministry of Education and ed battery. These tags can be produced at Communication and Navigation of the quently has a greater level of situational Research (BMBF), and is based on the appli- prices of less than ten Euro per piece, the German Aerospace Centre. awareness and is provided with recom- cation of harmonic radar technologies. companies said. The partners have developed a new mendations on how to respond to the pre- With conven- system that aims to make maritime traffic sent traffic situation. The proposed tional maritime safer by applying processes and technolo- manoeuvres that are suggested will always radars, Fraunhofer gies already used in the aviation industry be in compliance with the International says that it can be Regulations for Preventing difficult to detect Collisions at Sea (COLREGs), small objects at sea according to MTCAS. in increasing swells For the live demonstration in because their reflec- Wilhelmshaven, two vessels and a tions can barely be vessel traffic service centre were distinguished from equipped with prototype tech- the uneven surface nologies by Raytheon Anschütz of the water. For and Airbus to experience SEERAD, transpon- MTCAS’ capabilities in real-time. ders the size of a The project has received fund- bank card which ing from the German Federal can be integrated The SEERAD system will use new technologies MTCAS aims to improve situational awareness Ministry for Economic Affairs into life jackets, to improve sea rescue capabilities and offer decision support and Energy. safety devices, or V.Group announces ‘Fleet Cell of the Future’ for technical management

www.vgrouplimited.com each other, work together, and solve prob- is creating value. This strategy also means dashboard metrics that continually moni- lems for our customers as a team. Little that we maximise the value of any new tor and analyse ongoing crew manage- Vessel management company V.Group has things, like stand-up meetings every day technology we adopt – we don’t adopt new ment, providing real-time reports. For sea- launched a new prototype concept for and giving everyone in the cell the permis- tech for its own sake, but only once it’s farers, the system will include standard- technical management and marine support sion – and responsibility – to solve prob- proven that it’s effective.” ised recruitment software, a new global services called Fleet Cell of the Future, lems, can have far more impact than a new In addition to its new Fleet Cell con- payroll system, and an app that seafarers redesigning its traditional Fleet Cell model piece of tech. It’s about changing our work- cept, V.Group has also announced a can use to search for assignments, sign to shift away from a single-user focus to flows and empowering everyone on the recent tie-up with management consul- contracts, and manage documentation. full-team problem-solving. team to try new things and seeing if they tancy Accenture to develop a new project “As a business, our focus is on deliver- The Fleet Cell of the Future will act as a make a difference to the results we deliver called Embark, which aims to enhance ing consistently high-quality, engaged and test bed for new innovations, the company for our clients.” crew management through the introduc- motivated crew ensuring maximum vessel says, allowing the technical management “There’s no end point to this – we’re tion of an in-house shared services model performance. With around 3,000 shore- team to more effectively measure opera- embarking on an iterative process that will which leverages technology to optimise based colleagues and a seafarer pool of tional, financial, and customer KPIs for the continually ensure that we’re adopting key processes. circa 44,000, we need to ensure that we are Fleet Cell, and to quickly assess the suit- innovations in our Fleet Cell in a way that For customers, Embark will provide spending more time on more rewarding ability of new approaches and technolo- work, focused on doing the right thing for gies, based on agile processes. our seafarers and customers, and reducing The new setup allows for quicker com- paperwork and manual activities,” said munication and recall of data between the Allan Falkenberg, group managing direc- Fleet Cell and crew, as well as within the tor, crew management at V.Group. Fleet Cell itself. “In turn, this leads to improved com- By adopting this new approach, munication with seafarers, a reduction in V.Group says it has already seen signifi- last minute changes and rectifying errors, cant improvements in the operational KPIs and access to accurate data that allows for for procurement, certification, defect more informed decision making on the reporting and application of best working planning side. For seafarers, it means more practices within an existing Fleet Cell of 17 time to spend with family and friends on vessels. shore leave, and more certainty about their “Digital transformation isn’t about giv- career planning and travel.” ing everyone an iPad, putting a giant V.Group will open a new crew manage- screen on a wall to make a room look like a ment centre in Mumbai later this year, NASA control room, or creating an app which will coincide with the rollout of a and saying job done,” said Jon Key, direc- new digital platform that will allow seafar- tor of strategy, innovation and transforma- The Fleet Cell of the Future concept aims to speed up data sharing and analytics ers to apply for assignments, upload docu- tion at V.Group. processes, supporting the testing and introduction of new technologies and processes mentation and track progress and travel “We’re looking at how people talk to arrangements.

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NAVIGATION, AUTONOMY & NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Elcome to bring new technologies Raytheon Anschütz to supply to ship services Ritz-Carlton newbuild

www.elcome.com remote face-to-face consultations with www.raytheon-anschuetz.com “We believe that combining our exper- experts, all superimposed holographically tise and capabilities in Integrated Dubai-based Elcome International has in a 1:1 image over the real-world view. Raytheon Anschütz has announced a deal Navigation Systems with the wide scope introduced a new field service manage- The built-in camera can also be used to to supply its Synapsis NX Integrated and power of ABB’s marine solutions will ment concept harnessing technologies like document the repair and record the repair Navigation System (INS) to the first vessel deliver customers a unique set of benefits, mixed reality, artificial intelligence (AI), work in the job report. in a new series of passenger ships being in particular in advanced projects like pas- holographic computing, Cloud-based “We plan to deploy the HoloLens head- built for The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection senger ships.” Internet of Things (IoT), collaborative sets to all service engineers as part of their at the Spanish Barreras shipyard of Vigo. The supplied bridge systems will databases and knowledge-based software standard kit,” added Mr Grewal. The INS is part of a larger contract include multifunctional workstations with tools to create a new data-driven ship ser- “We will also make them available to awarded to ABB’s Marine and Ports autopilot and a track control system, as vices model. ships covered by Elcome annual service Business, which is acting as the total ship well as radars, navigation sensors, and The new platform was developed for plans. This will enable the ship’s crew to system provider and integrator for the communication systems. The navigation Elcome by Hitachi Solutions and built on communicate with Elcome’s service centre new class of ships. system is integrated with ABB’s automa- Microsoft Dynamics 365 software, inte- to diagnose the problem, so our techni- “Being selected to deliver our high-end tion, propulsion and dynamic positioning grated with Microsoft HoloLens wearable cians can help the crew to troubleshoot it navigation systems to these most systems. mixed reality technology. before sending a service engineer onboard advanced passenger ships marks another All bridge equipment is integrated All aspects of ship service are digitally and to prepare the service kit of parts and milestone for Raytheon Anschütz,” said within a network environment and managed within the system, including ini- tools tailored for the job before boarding Andreas Lentfer, director of business includes two 19” racks for PCs, network tial service request, scheduling the service the ship.” development at Raytheon Anschütz. components and extenders. call, assigning the most appropriate ser- vice engineer for a specific job, ensuring the proper service kit with the right spares Danelec improves ECDIS line Martek Marine has announced the and tools, performing and documenting official appointment of Erik van Wilsum as the repairs, logging manhours, testing, www.danelec-marine.com provides a summary of the status and per- head of its M.A.D.S (marine anti-drone recertifying and following up. formance of all connected navigation sys- system) division. Mr van Wilsum has pre- “The new Elcome Onboard 365 field Danelec Marine has improved its ECDIS tems and sensors, such as gyrocompass vious experience in a variety of roles across service platform will create a paradigm line with the inclusion of a universal radar heading, speed, water depth, engine the power electronics and counter UAS shift in the maritime industry,” said Jimmy overlay module that allows radar images RPMs, wind speed and direction, rudder (Unmanned Aerial System) industries. Grewal, Elcome’s executive director. to be superimposed on the electronic chart angle and rate of turn. Bakker Sliedrecht and RH “This revolutionary suite of service display, and a new conning display dash- In related news, Danelec reports that its Marine have announced a new partner- management tools will provide greater board with the status of all navigational DM700 and DM800 G2 systems have also ship agreement that will see the compa- transparency, improve efficiency, reduce subsystems and sensors. now received type approval certificates nies collaborate on knowledge sharing errors, speed up repairs, lower operational The new functionality is now available from the US Coast Guard. projects and which will enable both com- costs and minimise downtime to a degree with Danelec Marine’s DM700 and panies to offer cross-market systems from never before possible in this industry.” DM800 G2 ECDIS products. their respective portfolios. “The result is a seamless end-to-end The radar processing unit (RPU) RIMS (Robotics In Maintenance experience for Elcome’s service organisa- can be interfaced with most current Strategies) has added another class tion, engineers, shipping companies and radar systems from major manufac- society approval for the use of its Remote OEM partners. We believe these tools will turers, Danelec says. The unit Inspection Techniques (drones) during enable us to achieve a near-perfect first- receives the data stream from the surveys of enclosed spaces, from time fix rate, improving on our current radars and converts it into a format ClassNK. This adds to existing industry-leading 96 per cent score.” for overlaying on the ECDIS chart approvals already secured from Bureau As part of the implementation of the display, with a single RPU able to Veritas, Lloyd’s Register, ABS, new service programme Elcome says it is feed radar images to multiple RINA and KRS. digitising its massive service files, contain- ECDIS workstations on the ship. The UK Hydrographic Office ing hundreds of thousands of job reports The conning display dashboard Danelec’s DM700 unit (UKHO) has appointed Cathrine dating back nearly 20 years, roughly Armour as the new director of its cus- reflecting the average lifespan of a ship tomer division. Ms Armour joins the and most equipment onboard. UKHO from Catapult’s South West This data will be used to construct a StormGeo buys Nautisk Centre of Excellence in Satellite searchable library using Big Data and AI Applications, a partnership led by the tools to provide insights into different www.stormgeo.com first, fully-integrated navigational plan- University of Exeter to stimulate the data types of equipment failures, repetitions, ning solution in the market.” economy in the UK, having previously led fault symptoms and remedies. StormGeo reports that it has entered into The new, all-in-one platform will allow the development of the Ordnance The integration of HoloLens headsets an agreement to acquire Nautisk, a suppli- StormGeo and Nautisk customers to opti- Survey’s Geovation Hub and accelera- will provide service engineers with hands- er of charts and publications to the mer- mise routing, obtain appropriate charts, tor programme. free access to necessary data, including chant marine sector, from NHST Media and create a voyage plan without switch- equipment history, diagnostics, schematic Group, a deal which will see StormGeo ing between disparate systems, integrating drawings, technical manuals and even integrate its routing and weather services navigational information with weather with Nautisk’s digital navigation data intelligence and proprietary route optimi- offerings. sation algorithms. “The acquisition of Nautisk is a natural “The Nautisk team is excited about complement to our existing solutions to combining with such a trusted company the global shipping industry,” said Per- within the shipping community and Olof Schroeder, CEO of StormGeo. beyond,” said Nautisk CEO, Thomas Fjeld. “In recent years, Nautisk has developed “Our complementary offering means state-of-the-art software for use in plan- that together we can provide a solution ning and navigation, while maintaining that has no rival and will drive usability, one of the industry’s best run operations provide richer functionality, and offer for delivering paper charts and publica- more value for our customers.” tions to vessels worldwide.” Thomas Fjeld will take on a position as Cathrine Armour, new at UKHO “The power of the combined StormGeo- vice president planning and navigation Nautisk solution will directly benefit cus- within StormGeo post-acquisition. The www.rhmarine.com tomers as we advance our vision as a pre- transaction is expected to close by the end www.rims-bv.com Elcome service engineers will be equipped mier shipping services player. We are of October, and the financial details of the www.martek-marine.com with HoloLens technology proud to lead the industry in creating the transaction have not been disclosed. www.admiralty.co.uk

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NAVIGATION, AUTONOMY & NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Rolls-Royce and MOL complete Intelligent Awareness pilot NYK joins Japanese

www.rolls-royce.com and the Sunflower Gold crew were very In related news, Rolls-Royce has also autonomous vessel satisfied with the results.” recently announced the signing of another Rolls-Royce and Japanese shipping com- Data obtained from this and other Rolls- new agreement, this time with Associated project pany Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have Royce Intelligent Awareness (IA) projects British Ports (ABP) and global towage completed a pilot project aboard a 165m will now be fed into the company’s operator Svitzer, part of the Maersk www.nyk.com passenger ferry, Sunflower Gold, testing machine learning algorithms to further Group, to develop a range of digitisation the applicability of Intelligent Awareness develop the IA system, with the objective and ship intelligence systems for use in NYK, and its Group companies MTI, and machine learning technologies to mar- of putting a permanent installation aboard port operations. Keihin Dock Co, and Japan Marine Science itime operations. the Sunflower Gold later this year. The tri-party Memorandum of (JMS), have announced their participation Results from sea trials on the vessel, “To achieve MOL’s high-level safety Understanding (MOU) was instigated by in a demonstration project being carried which operates night-time sailings policy, Rolls-Royce and our project team ABP and will look for new ways to lever- out by Japan’s Ministry of Land, between Kobe and Oita, Japan, found that had a discussion about how the Rolls- age technology to improve safety and effi- Infrastructure, Transportation and the navigating officers were able to use the Royce Intelligent Awareness System could ciency within work processes at the port. Tourism (MLIT) to demonstrate remote systems to visually detect objects that help our crew’s navigation duty aboard “New technologies emerge all the time operation of an unmanned ship. would otherwise have been obscured by passenger ferry Sunflower Gold,” said which offer us exciting, additional capa- By 2025, Japan aims to begin demon- darkness. Kenta Arai, director at MOL. bilities. ABP is always looking to make strations for the practical implementation The vessel navigates the Akashi Kaikyo, “Our crew always needs to be under these new technologies work for us and of autonomous vessels, and will leverage Bisan Seto and Kurushima Straits, routes intense situational awareness because our our customers,” said Mike McCartain, research already done by the NYK Group which can become heavily congested with ferry runs through an area with heavy ABP’s director of marine & compliance. in the sector, including an MLIT-spon- fishing nets and small to mid-sized fishing marine traffic in the dark and the relative “Where a solution does not yet exist, sored study on collision risk judgement vessels during night-time crossings. speed is high.” we will work with companies of the and the autonomous operation of vessels Rolls-Royce installed an array of “We specified the configuration of calibre and expertise of Rolls Royce and that is being conducted together with Intelligent Awareness sensors, thermal Intelligent Awareness for our ferry with Svitzer to invent them and bring them three marine equipment manufacturers in imaging cameras and its Light Detection Rolls-Royce’s advanced sensing and data into service.” Japan. and Ranging (LIDAR) system on the vessel fusion technology. The trial result was suc- “A sustainable future for ABP means NYK says that it applied to participate in April 2018, following the 2017 signing of cessful and we had good feedback from a constant effort to be greener, safer in MLIT’s new initiative because one of its a joint development agreement with MOL. our crew. We are expecting to get a more and more efficient, so that we can contin- projects has now entered a demonstration “We turned night into day,” said Iiro effective and helpful system for our pas- ue to play a crucial role in Britain’s econo- stage prior to implementation. Lindborg, Rolls-Royce, general manager senger ferry from the findings and the my, industrial infrastructure and local The shipping company has been work- remote & autonomous solutions. “MOL result of this project.” communities.” ing with maritime equipment manufactur- ers and other partners to develop a manned remote manoeuvring system that can assist the crew on board through the collection, integration and analysis of data from around the ship. This data is used to suggest actions to be followed, which are then approved by remote operators or the personnel on board. The demonstration phase of the project aims to make use of this system in real life situations, on board a tugboat operated by Wing Maritime Service Corporation (WMS), an NYK Group company, in the The Intelligent Awareness system was used to improve situational awareness at night latter half of 2019. Next-generation DP aims to New e-navigation and compliance improve navigation automation platform from ChartCo

www.abb.com The system also allows the operator to www.chartco.com sion of its PassageManager software, used switch to joystick control for manoeuvring by approximately 6,500 vessels world- ABB has launched its new Ability Marine the vessel at any speed, all the way to ChartCo has announced the launch of a wide, which integrates all of the key func- Pilot Control dynamic positioning (DP) docking. new e-navigation and compliance plat- tions and content of the previous version system, aiming to improve the automation “ABB Ability Marine Pilot Control is an form called OneOcean, incorporating data to allow users to access information in of navigational tasks through integration example of pioneering technology that is from its existing environmental manage- one place. with existing onboard equipment. already available today and will act as a ment systems to help crew plan the han- This will allow for additional function- The new equipment employs algo- stepping stone into the future of dling of waste and minimise the risk of a ality such as the ability to overlay critical rithms that calculate the optimal way of autonomous shipping,” said Mikko faulty discharge, as well as integrating its content required for passage planning executing a command for controlling the Lepistö, senior vice president digital solu- passage planning and document manage- purposes on Electronic Navigational vessel in any operational situation, to tions at ABB Marine & Ports. ment applications. Charts (ENC) without the user having to allow the crew to maintain focus on situa- “To enable autonomous shipping, we The new product was launched at the switch screens. tional awareness rather than having to need a DP system that replaces traditional SMM exhibition in make decisions on changing control solutions designed for disconnected oper- Hamburg in September, modes. ations. Embracing new technologies for building on the platform the human-machine interface developed for the compa- and offering tangible safety ny’s EnviroManager and efficiency benefits, ABB software. Ability Marine Pilot Control EnviroManager is used does exactly that.” to help crews comply with The new DP system can con- both MARPOL, regional nect with the ABB Ability and national regulations, Marine Pilot Vision system, and includes the baseline launched in 2017 to offer multi- information for each nation ple real-time visualisations of a as required by the regula- vessel’s surroundings to create tions within the application. a full 3D situational awareness ChartCo is also intro- The new ABB Ability Marine Pilot Control system ChartCo’s new OneOcean platform picture for ship operations. ducing an upgraded ver-

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NAVIGATION, AUTONOMY & NEW TECHNOLOGIES Iridium to support autonomous ship development

www.iridium.com will stay connected.” is a natural and exciting next step that we crew to take preventative measures to “The small form-factor antennas and are fully equipped to take.” avoid incidents and unplanned off-hire.” Iridium reports that it has signed a Letter terminals enabled by Iridium Certus have In related news, Rolls-Royce has also The Health Management technology of Intent with Rolls-Royce Marine (RRM), no moving parts, reducing the risk of announced an expansion to its ship intelli- integrates both performance and health currently in the process of being acquired breakdowns, and are built to withstand the gence range with the introduction of a management data, so users can under- by Kongsberg, to support RRM’s harsh conditions at sea. The journey of Health Management system for ship equip- stand how an anomaly in the propulsion autonomous vessel development pro- enabling Iridium Certus to be compliant ment, which uses ship data combined with system can influence performance in other gramme by integrating L-band satellite with RR remote and autonomous opera- machine learning techniques to manage the areas, for instance fuel consumption, and services on Iridium’s forthcoming Certus tional requirements sets the stage for an operational health and performance of all vice-versa. network into the RRM range of Ship exciting offering that we look forward to the machinery installed on board. A secure end-to-end platform collects, Intelligence systems. begin exploring.” “Our ambition is to ensure that cus- transfers, stores, and evaluates the data “When evaluating partners for our Certus is planned for commercial avail- tomers are able to take more informed before encapsulating the information into remote and autonomous vessel develop- ability before the end of 2018, with initial decisions about maintenance of the most machine learning models that are relayed ment programme and Ship Intelligence service offering speeds of 352 kbps that critical components on their vessels, with back to the ship. End-users then have real- solutions, Iridium is complementing our will later be upgradable to 704 Kbps with a the help of the latest secure technology,” time access to information regarding the connectivity strategy for a number of rea- firmware upgrade. said Marco Cristoforo Camporeale, Rolls- health of their onboard equipment and sons,” said Kenneth Solberg, technical “Enabling the digitalisation of shipping Royce, VP intelligent asset management – systems. product manager, ship intelligence, Rolls- is at the core of our strategy for our mar- ship intelligence. The information is presented on a Royce Marine. itime business, and we are proud to begin “The Health Management system from mobile dashboard on board the ship, with “Their new interconnected Low Earth exploring this opportunity with Rolls- Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine will help the same information also sent through to Orbit (LEO) satellite network is able to Royce Marine,” said Wouter Deknopper, ship operators to extend availability, as a customer portal shore-side, where the provide global coverage with low latencies vice president and general manager, mar- there will be less planned off-hire for main- company’s support personnel and data sci- for both coastal and ocean going vessels, itime at Iridium. tenance. The system will also reduce own- entists can further analyse the data. while at the same time having the robust- “Iridium's constellation is an ideal net- ership costs.” The first contract for the service has ness of the L-band. And being an actor work to support autonomous vessels, due “Another key benefit is that Health already been signed, with thrusters, gener- with truly global coverage, including polar to its inherent resiliency, mobility and Management will increase safety, by ators and engines on Awilco’s recently- regions, vessel owners will have the confi- truly global coverage. Supporting RRM's detecting anomalies on mission critical announced newbuild semi-submersible rig dence that wherever they sail their ship, it revolutionary autonomous vessel initiative components at an earlier stage, helping the to be covered by the system. Integrated bridges for new Crowley ships Route optimisation system introduced by PC Maritime

www.mackaymarine.com Additional electronics provided www.pcmaritime.com required, so that shore-based charts match include CCTV for security and asset track- chart inventories on-board. Crowley Maritime Corporation has ing, IP telephone systems, LAN (local- PC Maritime has launched a new route Routes exported from ECDIS systems installed new integrated bridge systems area-network), and a UHF radio system. optimisation system, developed in line can be imported directly into Navmaster (IBS), designed and delivered in coopera- In related news, Crowley Maritime sub- with the latest ECDIS standards to allow Office via e-mail, disk or memory stick, and tion with Mackay Communications and sidiary Jensen Maritime reports that it has exported vessel routes to be reviewed and analysed, verified and modified before shipbuilder VT Halter Marine, onboard completed a pilot project with ABS using modified by ship managers, port authori- being reimported into the onboard ECDIS. two vessels, El Coquí and her sister-ship 3D CAD models to support the class ties and relevant shore-based authorities. Where an operator’s ECDIS does not Taíno. design review process. The Navmaster Office application is support the new IEC61174 route format, El Coquí entered service in late July The joint project, focused on tug and itself written as fully type-approved ECDIS the software allows import via text or 2018 as one of the world’s first LNG- barge designs, used a 3D model environ- software, minus the live instrument inter- Admiralty’s e-Navigator format, although fuelled ConRo vessels (combined contain- ment that integrates with ABS classifica- facing and hardware. As such it provides these options provide less route detail. er & roll-on roll-off). Taíno was launched tion processes, eliminating the require- actual ECDIS tools for creating and modify- “ECDIS was always intended to be at VT Halter’s Mississippi shipyard in ment to create 2D drawings for design ing routes and for checking them against more than a position-monitoring system. It December 2017, and is currently undergo- review. The 3D models can be developed chart data for warnings and hazards. forms part of the IMO’s e-Navigation strat- ing final construction and testing in prepa- using all major CAD modelling software, Vessel routes and distances sent in by egy, of which a key task is support for ration to enter into service later in 2018. ABS says. Masters can be assessed ashore, checked to ‘standardised and automated reporting’ The bridge system includes communi- “Being able to send our 3D models see if they can be further optimised for dis- and data sharing,” said David Edmonds, cation and navigation electronic equip- directly to ABS for engineering review tance without compromising safety, and managing director, PC Maritime. ment integrated into 13 system consoles, saves us time and resources that are cur- re-issued to vessels. “Navmaster Office provides a very with the console units designed by rently used to develop 2D drawings,” said The system is supplied with official cost-effective way of engaging with the Mackay using CAD (computer-aided Crowley Maritime vice president of engi- ENC charts, which are updated as emerging e-Navigation strategy.” design) to meet Crowley’s specifications neering services, Jay Edgar. and DNV GL’s NAUT-OC standards. The “ABS’ CAD agnostic approach is an integrated system was outfitted and pre- important factor in this process because it Kongsberg brings Sensor Fusion from wired by Mackay’s project department allows us to use the modelling program autonomous to manned ships from Houston, Texas. that best fits our needs for a given project.” www.km.kongsberg.com vessels it will provide an improved level of situational awareness for bridge crew, Kongsberg Maritime is to bring technolo- by delivering a real-time navigational pic- gies developed for autonomous vessel ture based on data from diverse sensors. operation to its Integrated Bridge System The new generation IBS also adds a (IBS) equipment, introducing a new inte- new all-speed autopilot, new automatic grated technology platform designed to docking and soft thruster assist functions. support situational awareness through the “Designed to meet all IMO and classifi- process of Sensor Fusion, where traditional cation societies’ requirements, our new navigation sensors such as radar and sonar generation IBS is all about the integra- are combined with cameras and lasers. tion,” said Roger Trinterud, senior sales These additions to its navigation sys- manager, Kongsberg Maritime. tems will build on work Kongsberg has “It adds significant new technologies to already done in the development of deliver safer and more effective navigation new autonomous vessels, such as YARA and vessel operations, either as a stan- Birkeland. dalone solution, or integrated with a full While Sensor Fusion is used to inform Kongsberg vessel delivery featuring The new integrated bridge on board the El Coquí the autonomy controller of an unmanned automation, data handling and energy ship, in Kongsberg’s new IBS for crewed control systems.”

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Digital Ship Bridge electronics Wärtsilä to build €200m Smart Technology Hub range expanded by www.wartsila.com “Constant renewal is in Wärtsilä’s build an inspiring environment for new JRC/Alphatron DNA,” said Wärtsilä president and CEO, creativity.” Wärtsilä has announced plans to build a Jaakko Eskola. Wärtsilä’s has followed up the launch of new €200 million Smart Technology Hub “This company was established in 1834 its new Hub with the unveiling of a wide- www.jrc.am in Finland, which will act as a centre of as a sawmill in the village of Värtsilä in ranging industry initiative it calls ‘An research, product development and pro- Tohmajärvi, and now it is the global leader Oceanic Awakening’, which aims to sup- JRC/Alphatron Marine have launched duction for the company when it opens in in smart technology and complete lifecycle port the evolution of the world’s marine two new products for the bridge electron- 2020. solutions for the marine and energy mar- and energy industry into a single digitally ics market, introducing their ProLine Wärtsilä says it will invest €83 million in kets. The Vaasa Smart Technology Hub connected ecosystem. packages, consisting of a range of naviga- modern testing and production technology represents another generational shift for us The company says that it will begin the tion equipment, as well as a new ready- for the hub, with the rest of the total outlay – it will bring Wärtsilä’s expertise into a project by inviting key ecosystem players to-assemble version of the existing consisting of spending on office and factory whole new realm.” from the world’s most strategically impor- AlphaBridge integrated bridge system. buildings, logistics and infrastructure. The company says it will open the Hub tant marine cities to join a newly estab- ProLine is designed to provide naviga- The Hub will be located in Vaskiluoto, up to third party companies and lished SEA20 forum for cross-border dia- tion equipment packages for a variety of Vaasa, and will house all of Wärtsilä’s researchers to collaborate on various pro- logue and co-creation. intercoastal vessels, workboats, tugboats functions and personnel in central Vaasa jects, with the aim of creating a partners’ Rotterdam, Hamburg and Helsinki have and fishing vessels ranging from under from 2020. Logistics and maintenance campus where research and product been announced as the first cities to support 500GT up to 10,000GT. workshop operations located at the com- development take place together with the idea, with Wärtsilä aiming to connect 20 The packages consist of a full range of pany’s Runsor facility will also transfer to Wärtsilä’s customers and suppliers, start- of the most influential marine cities by 2020 mandatory or non-mandatory equipment, the Hub at this time. ups and universities. into a cooperative network that will including the JRC JMA-5200/5300 ProLine Wärtsilä is the largest private-sector “Amazing ideas do not just appear out embrace digitalisation and support the radar series, GPS, gyro, autopilot and echo employer in Vaasa with around 3,000 per- of thin air,” said Vesa Riihimäki, managing adoption and deployment of best practices. sounder, and will be made available via sonnel employed, and the Vaasa unit is director of Wärtsilä Finland Oy. “We simply cannot afford to wait for JRC/Alphatron Marine subsidiaries in Wärtsilä’s largest single location. Wärtsilä “By bringing together experts from dif- the marine and energy industries to evolve Belgium, Curacao, France, Germany, has approximately 400 employees in ferent walks of life – both from business at their own pace,” said Mr Eskola. Korea, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Turku and almost 500 in Helsinki. and from the university world – we will “The calls for greater efficiency, sustain- Poland, Singapore, Spain and the USA. ability, and connectivity are simply too The new version of the AlphaBridge strong to be ignored. Rapid acceleration to meanwhile is now being made available as benefit the entire sector, as well as society a ready-to-assemble full component pack- at large, is urgently required, and ‘An age, comprising all required materials and Oceanic Awakening’ is our wake-up call to drawings for shipment and assembly everyone, heralding the beginning of our wherever a vessel is under construction. journey to making the future of shipping The Alphabridge was introduced more and energy a reality.” than ten years ago, offering a modular Wärtsilä’s vision includes development bridge system based on standard control of innovation hubs at SEA20 cities’ port panels. More than 800 vessels currently areas, dedicated to the piloting of develop- have the AlphaBridge installed. ments that may potentially be realised more fully in the same port or elsewhere following a small-scale test phase. Wilhelmsen joins Artist’s impression of the new Wärtsilä Smart Technology Hub Singapore drone $30 million autonomous vessel construction contract signed framework programme www.kongsberg.com Every day, more than www.wilhelmsen.com www.vard.com 100 diesel truck journeys are needed to transport Wilhelmsen Ships Service reports that it YARA reports that it has signed a deal products from Yara’s has been selected to join a Singaporean with shipyard VARD worth approximate- Porsgrunn fertilizer plant government project to develop the future ly NOK 250 million (US$30 million) to in Norway to ports in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) regu- build the autonomous container vessel Brevik and Larvik, where latory framework for the city-state, and Yara Birkeland, scheduled to be delivered the company ships prod- will receive dedicated funding for its pro- for launch in early 2020. ucts to customers around posed shore-to-ship delivery system as The new all-electric vessel will initially the world. With this new part of the programme. undertake manned operation before mov- autonomous battery-driv- Wilhelmsen Ships Service is one of four ing to fully autonomous operation en container vessel YARA companies to have received the funding, by 2022. will move those journeys Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg was present for following a Call-For-Proposal (CFP) by In May 2017, YARA and technology from road to sea. the contract signing at the shipyard in Brevik, Norway the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore company Kongsberg announced a partner- “A vessel like Yara (CAAS) and the Ministry of Transport. ship to build the new ship with the aim of Birkeland has never been The maximum funding available for each replacing 40,000 truck journeys a year, built before, and we rely on teaming up to enable remote and autonomous opera- project is SGD$1.5 million, or up to 50 per reducing NOx and CO2 emissions and with partners with an entrepreneurial tions, including the sensors and integra- cent of the total project qualified costs. improving road safety in a densely popu- mindset and cutting edge expertise,” said tion work. Wilhelmsen believes delivery by UAS lated urban area. Svein Tore Holsether, president and CEO “Yara Birkeland represents an impor- has the potential to lower shore-to-ship of YARA. tant next step for the entire maritime delivery costs by up to 90 per cent, improv- parcel station and an automated package “VARD combines experience in cus- industry, representing a major technologi- ing response rate and turnaround time delivery system,” said Marius Johansen, tomised ship building with leading inno- cal and sustainable advancement. The compared to traditional launch boat deliv- vice president commercial, ships agency, vation, and will deliver a game-changing Norwegian maritime cluster has taken a eries, as well as removing safety risks. Wilhelmsen Ships Service vessel which will help us lower our emis- leading position within technology, “(This award) will be important for us Wilhelmsen Ships Service is currently sions, and contribute to feeding the world design, legislation, testing and all other to validate the use case of parcel delivery working with Airbus’ Skyways on a pilot while protecting the planet.” aspects of the development,” said Geir with drones, but it will also enable us to trial to deliver spare parts, documents, Yara Birkeland is scheduled to be deliv- Håøy, CEO of KONGSBERG. develop key technological solutions such water test kits and 3D printed consum- ered from Vard Brevik in Norway in Q1 The project has received NOK 133.6 as ship localisation and precision landing, ables to vessels at anchorage from 2020, with the hull to be delivered from million (US$16 million) in support from payload release system, light and reliable Singapore port’s Marina South Pier, Vard Braila in Romania. Kongsberg is the Norwegian government via its private 4G/LTE communications, onshore which began in Q3 2018. responsible for the delivery of technologies ENOVA arm.

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NAVIGATION, AUTONOMY & NEW TECHNOLOGIES Reaching the digital singularity

Digital transformation continues apace as the value of data-derived insight continues to grow. But to truly benefit from the convergence of data with operational technology and business workflows, less is in fact more, writes Stephen Macfarlane, V.Group

ruly competitive maritime busi- of evidence to suggest that crew feel con- nesses which are geared up to siderably less threatened by digitalisation Taccept and embrace constant than casual observers might imagine. change – companies with the This suggests a tacit understanding that alertness and determination to discern the technology which provides, say, real- ongoing developments in the digital, com- time passage/port/weather/tidal infor- mercial and environmental sphere and mation or engine and hull monitoring data rapidly act upon them – will be the likeliest exists in the first instance to augment their to prevail from digital transformation. Vig- roles, to make their jobs easier. The data is ilance and adaptability equate to longevi- only there to inform the decision-making ty, while stubborn and wilful ignorance process – people still make the decisions threatens an altogether different outcome. while data provides the insight. It would nevertheless be naïve to under- If further proof was needed that ship estimate profound apprehension as a sig- owners and operators are on the clock, nificant factor in preventing certain firms stringent regulations such as the EU MRV from embarking upon a digitalisation pro- (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) CO2 gramme. The market is precarious enough emissions directive and the IMO 2020 as it is, they reason: and in the light of this Sulphur Cap are only going to accumulate volatility, some find it difficult or impossi- in future, requiring more and more compa- ble to balance the prospect of substantial nies to invest in appropriate data collection digital investment with the need to remain platforms. profitable while such a transformation is Inevitably, increasing volumes of data being implemented. will require advanced data storage sys- The next stop along this line of reason- tems; but Cloud computing solutions are ing is a conjoined concern: won’t the intro- simultaneously far more cost-effective Machines are more likely to support humans in their decision making duction of effectively autonomous process- than hardware-based storage tools, than take their jobs, for the time being es unavoidably lead to job losses? infinitely more capacious and considerably The fear that man will one day be com- more sophisticated in terms of integration crewing, financial and regulatory spec- encompassing ecosystem that can collect pletely replaced by automation has cast a with other systems (thereby enhancing vis- trum converts into long- and short-term and analyse every ounce of data produced cautionary shadow over technological ibility and transparency). operational and business gain. across a fleet, we are seeing the advent of progress since the Luddites felt compelled Maritime needs be at the top table on To give just one example, sizeable fuel more holistic platforms that are already to smash looms in the early 19th century – developments around low and medium savings can be effected across an entire proving aids to informed decision making but generalised anxieties about the future earth orbit satellite systems (LEO/MEO) to fleet if both crew and shore-based person- with a wider scope. are usually rooted in short-term worries. maximise the potential of analytics, real nel can evaluate ship performance and In the foreseeable future, decision-mak- For ship owners and shipping compa- time monitoring and joining the global take the relevant steps to offset fuel con- ing processes – and consequent industry- nies the profit motive and cost savings are data eco-systems that will evolve. sumption against vessel speed, with wide improvements in safety, environ- obviously paramount, but if maritime dig- inbuilt route planning flexibility based on mental consideration and economy-mind- italisation can be shown to save time and Smart Data changing conditions, so as to achieve opti- ed efficiencies – will be further assisted if effort by driving long-term operational However, it goes without saying that Big mal energy efficiency. proprietary company systems can share efficiencies, with a concurrently positive Data doesn’t become Smart Data until In addition, smart incentives of this data, and the insights derived therein, with effect upon finances, safety, emissions, owners and operators understand the nature will also ensure compliance with each other. compliance and corporate image/reputa- necessity of data analysis for leveraging emission regulations. The changes that There is no maritime standard for this tion, the logic becomes irrefutable. crucial insights and planning accordingly. bring these efficiencies aren’t enabled by sharing yet, no common API, but if it were Where maritime staffing is concerned, Less enlightened bodies may regard the data, but what you do with the data. to come, perhaps the digital transforma- meanwhile, digital functionality may well accumulated data in the same way that How do you give it value? tion singularity would be reached. result in job migration over time with the they might think of teetering piles of mag- Diligently-interpreted analytics from a Many of the world’s largest shipping creation of more shore-based, remote roles azine back issues which are crying out for comprehensive variety of data sets enable concerns and cruise companies are fully requiring a broader variety of skill sets. But a good car boot sale or bonfire, but the a holistic approach to ship management, in committed to the principle of a data-driven even with nominally autonomous vessels willingness and capacity to respond to which insights relating to parameters maritime culture, so are suitably prepared appearing on the horizon, there is a body real-time data from across the operational, including IoT networks, supply chains, to benefit from the outcomes – and, if nec- personnel, predictive maintenance, finan- essary, roll with any intermittent punches cial transactions and global trading condi- in their digital journey. tions can be as readily accessed and acted The number of owners and operators upon as insights involving, say, cargo and who have yet to make the digital leap is port operations. dwindling: if you still find yourself in that This information is readily available camp, the ship hasn’t sailed yet, but the today, but a ship owner or manager may engines have started. DS need to access a daunting number of differ- ent solutions or platforms to access it. And About the Author because of this diversity, analysing different Stephen MacFarlane is data-sets against one another is either CIO at marine services impossible, or an extensive manual process. provider V.Group, oversee- To squeeze every ounce of value and ing development and appli- insight from data, all of this information cation of the ShipSure 2.0 needs to be available from a single inter- marine digital platform, a data ecosystem face, for everyone involved in the opera- integrating a range of different perfor- Small changes based on insight into actual vessel performance tion of a vessel or fleet. And while it may mance information in a single interface from real-time data can lead to significant improvements be some years before the advent of an all-

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