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Maersk agrees Microsoft partnership IN THIS ISSUE for digitalisation programme satcoms Maersk, currently in the process of digitalising all operations across its Transport Fleet Xpress gains hundreds of vessels & Logistics division, has agreed a deal with Microsoft to use the US company’s with new deals – 12 technology as the preferred infrastructure for its new services Connectivity at CMA Ships – 14 aersk has joined forces MMwith Microsoft to apply Satcom trends in Asian shipping – 18 the software giant’s Azure Cloud platform in the ongo- Digital Ship Round Table Discussion: ing digitalisation of its business, as it Maritime IT – Today and Tomorrow – 20 looks to drive improvements in car- rier performance, equipment utilisa- tion and supplier management by developing new digital products and Thisservices across edition all brands in the A.P. of Digital Ship magazine is sponsored by Moller – Maersk Transport & Logis- tics division. Microsoft will act as the preferred Cloud partner for Maersk’s digital software transformation programme, using Blockchain – applications Azure as the platform to power a variety of changes in its business for maritime – 40 model, in particular Maersk’s forth- coming app store, an initiative Ibrahim Gokcen, A.P. Moller – Maersk, and Judson Althoff, Microsoft Maritime data sharing platforms – launched in January 2017 to create a digital platform for the company’s New Dawn or New Coke? – 42 own software products. first, the company says, before it millions of dollars on its bottom This will include development of looks to take advantage of any com- line annually. Taming training’s applications to digitise and manage mercial opportunities that may “Our aim is to simplify and ‘Paperwork Monster’ document flows, integrating data potentially be gained by expanding enhance visibility in supply chains by with LMS – 46 across multiple transport modes and their availability to the wider market. providing a seamless end-to-end dig- improving collaboration across the ital experience for our customers,” port ecosystem to improve efficiency. Bottom line savings said Ibrahim Gokcen, chief digital electronics and On the vessel side, management Azure will be used as the sole plat- officer, Maersk. apps will analyse data generated form in building all of these digital “Microsoft Azure is the corner- navigation from assets and operations to opti- products, with the aim of reducing stone in our digital strategy, provid- mise speed, vessel characteristics development costs and ensuring that ing one common platform shared by M&A continues in (e.g. trim) and fuel efficiency, to new products are scalable across all our transport and logistics busi- shipping tech – 59 maximise the effectiveness of voyage the different brands in the Transport nesses. On Azure, we are also creat- plan management. & Logistics division. In total, Maersk ing a marketplace of apps and digital Maritime technology at Nor-Shipping The apps created by Maersk will estimates that the smarter use of products that improve operations be developed and used internally at digital data will help save tens of and drive better business decisions.” – Preview – 61 continued on page 2

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Maersk agrees Microsoft partnership IN THIS ISSUE for digitalisation programme satcoms Maersk, currently in the process of digitalising all operations across its Transport Fleet Xpress gains hundreds of vessels & Logistics division, has agreed a deal with Microsoft to use the US company’s with new deals – 12 technology as the preferred infrastructure for its new services Connectivity at CMA Ships – 14 aersk has joined forces with Microsoft to apply Satcom trends in Asian shipping – 18 the software giant’s MM Digital Ship Round Table Discussion: Azure Cloud platform in the ongo- ing digitalisation of its business, as it Maritime IT – Today and Tomorrow – 20 looks to drive improvements in car- rier performance, equipment utilisa- tion and supplier management by developing new digital products and services across all brands in the A.P. Moller – Maersk Transport & Logis- tics division. Microsoft will act as the preferred Cloud partner for Maersk’s digital software transformation programme, using Blockchain – applications Azure as the platform to power a variety of changes in its business for maritime – 40 model, in particular Maersk’s forth- coming app store, an initiative Ibrahim Gokcen, A.P. Moller – Maersk, and Judson Althoff, Microsoft Maritime data sharing platforms – launched in January 2017 to create a digital platform for the company’s New Dawn or New Coke? – 42 own software products. first, the company says, before it millions of dollars on its bottom This will include development of looks to take advantage of any com- line annually. Taming training’s applications to digitise and manage mercial opportunities that may “Our aim is to simplify and ‘Paperwork Monster’ document flows, integrating data potentially be gained by expanding enhance visibility in supply chains by with LMS – 46 across multiple transport modes and their availability to the wider market. providing a seamless end-to-end dig- improving collaboration across the ital experience for our customers,” port ecosystem to improve efficiency. Bottom line savings said Ibrahim Gokcen, chief digital electronics and On the vessel side, management Azure will be used as the sole plat- officer, Maersk. apps will analyse data generated form in building all of these digital “Microsoft Azure is the corner- navigation from assets and operations to opti- products, with the aim of reducing stone in our digital strategy, provid- mise speed, vessel characteristics development costs and ensuring that ing one common platform shared by M&A continues in (e.g. trim) and fuel efficiency, to new products are scalable across all our transport and logistics busi- shipping tech – 59 maximise the effectiveness of voyage the different brands in the Transport nesses. On Azure, we are also creat- plan management. & Logistics division. In total, Maersk ing a marketplace of apps and digital Maritime technology at Nor-Shipping The apps created by Maersk will estimates that the smarter use of products that improve operations be developed and used internally at digital data will help save tens of and drive better business decisions.” – Preview – 61 continued on page 2

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continued from page 1 “Eventually Maersk’s vessels and con- formance improvement for its fleet of near- and predictive analytics. tainers and other assets will be generating ly 600 container vessels, and efficient man- “The future of Maersk is very exciting. terabytes of data on operations and activi- agement of the nearly 4 million repairs car- As a forward-thinking company, it is digi- ties in real time, and machines and people ried out on its containers each year. tally transforming its massive logistics net- Vol 17 No 9 will be talking to each other, learning Damco, Maersk’s business unit for sup- work to bring even greater value to its cus- things about our operations and our cus- ply-chain solutions, recently launched sev- tomers,” said Judson Althoff, executive Digital Ship Limited tomers that we can’t even imagine now — eral digital supply-chain systems built on vice president, worldwide commercial 1st Floor, 30 Warner Street and they’ll be available as products, for Microsoft Azure. The next app to be business, Microsoft. London EC1R 5EX download.” launched will focus on Customs House “We are tremendously honoured that Maersk notes that better use of data is Brokerage, which combines Big Data from Maersk has selected Microsoft as its pre- U.K. increasingly driving operational improve- both internal and external sources to sup- ferred cloud partner for its most critical www.thedigitalship.com ments across its business, in areas like per- port processes like exception management systems and applications.” DS

PUBLISHER Stuart Fryer FleetBroadband Green Reefers opts for NSSLGlobal VSAT EDITOR moves forward in Rob O'Dwyer: Tel: +44 (0)20 8144 6737 www.nsslglobal.com NSSLGlobal has expanded its range of email: [email protected] GMDSS process value added services with the launch of an Following a successful initial trial project, onboard video-based entertainment sys- CONFERENCE PRODUCER www.inmarsat.com NSSLGlobal reports that it has signed a tem called CrewVision. Cathy Hodge: Tel +44 (0) 20 7253 2700 new contract with Green Reefers which The launch builds on NSSLGlobal’s email: [email protected] IMO’s continuing process of modernising will see Ku-band VSAT systems installed recent acquisition of Norwegian IPTV GMDSS saw delegates at a Navigation, on board more than 18 cargo vessels. company snap.tv, adding an expanded list ADVERTISING Communications and Search and Rescue Green Reefers transports refrigerated of entertainment products. CrewVision Ria Kontogeorgou: (NCSR) Sub-Committee meeting in March and frozen cargoes such as fish, fruit and provides a range of new and previously Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 3401 put Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband system vegetables world-wide, principally around released Hollywood movies, box sets, doc- email: [email protected] forward to undergo technical assessment the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Gulf of umentaries, world-wide news and sports by IMSO (International Mobile Satellite Mexico and the Baltic region. summaries. EXHIBITION SALES Organization) pursuant to future inclusion The cargo carrier initially opted to Maritime companies choose and pay for Young Suk Park: Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 3409 as a compliant service, with a report to be undertake a two-month trial of specific ‘content packages’, which are email: [email protected] provided for consideration by the next NSSLGlobal’s IP@SEA VSAT system to test viewable on TVs, tablets and PCs. The con- NCSR in 2018. its capabilities and its working relationship tent is streamed separately over the satel- PRODUCTION According to an assessment offered by with the satcoms provider, which has now lite via NSSLGlobal’s multicast technology, Vivian Chee: Tel: +44 (0)20 8995 5540 without affecting onboard internet speeds. email: [email protected] the IMO’s UK delegation, FleetBroadband turned into a contract commitment which has achieved availability surpassing the will see NSSLGlobal commence work on The system has a content refresh capa- 99.9 per cent required for GMDSS by IMO seven new installs and eleven swap-outs of bility, which updates the movie and TV EVENTS MANAGER Jo McGhee: Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 3412 in every year since January 2010. existing onboard systems. catalogue each month. New movies are email: [email protected] Operating on L-band via the Inmarsat Green Reefers also had a requirement typically made available 6-8 weeks after fleet of four I-4 satellites, FleetBroadband for both a fixed Norwegian IP address and cinematic release. MARKETING terminals are equipped with the same a secure VPN integration into its network, “The importance of crew welfare can Gabi Weck: Tel: +44 (0)20 7253 2700 GMDSS functionality as Inmarsat-C. which will both be provided under often be overlooked by shipping compa- email: [email protected] Today, around 160,000 Inmarsat-C termi- the deal. nies,” said Andrew Sirkett, marine com- nals are installed on ships operating “Within two months of our trial we mercial manager, NSSLGlobal. DIGITAL SHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS worldwide. already knew NSSLGlobal was the compa- “With MLC-2006 regulations in place, €180 per year for 7 issues Inmarsat is currently the only compa- ny for us,” said Sigbjørn Kjetland, group IT there is now a requirement for shipowners contact [email protected], ny approved to provide GMDSS data manager at Green Reefers. to enhance the working environment and or phone Stephan Venter on: and messaging communications, via “Choosing NSSLGlobal came down to boost crew morale. What’s more, crew are +44 (0)20 7017 3407 Inmarsat-C and Fleet 77 services. Iridium three key elements; its superior coverage expensive to replace and re-train, and is also presently undergoing assessment around West Africa and other key areas; its many, particularly younger crew mem- DIGITAL SHIP of its satellite network as it attempts to willingness to offer bespoke terms; and the bers, are unused to extended periods with- CIO FORUM @ NOR-SHIPPING join Inmarsat as a GMDSS-approved good service the company offered.” out access to internet and entertainment Oslo provider. ”NSSLGlobal consistently went above to services.” 30 May 2017 “Given that most of FleetBroadband’s deliver on its promises, providing quick “A simple yet cost-effective way to components already meet IMO perfor- answers and transparent, easy-to-under- enable this is by giving crews access to a DIGITAL SHIP mance standards, the service is on course stand contract terms and service specifica- wide range of TV programmes and films THE MARITIME CIO FORUM for a formal approval, and this is very tion. Installation was fast, efficient and pro- via a service such as CrewVision. This, in Tokyo much in line with the agreed timetable for fessional, and as part of the ongoing service addition to NSSLGlobal’s Crew Unite ser- 30 August 2017 the modernisation of GMDSS,” said Peter we also receive constant reports on band- vice, ensures that crew have access to Broadhurst, Inmarsat Maritime senior vice width usage, which is very useful to us.” entertainment without affecting on board president, safety and security. News of this new deal comes as internet speeds.” Printed by “Our continuing commitment to invest- The Manson Group Ltd ment in L-band includes the development Reynolds House, 8 Porters' Wood of a new Maritime Safety Terminal (MST) Valley Road Industrial Estate St Albans, Hertz AL3 6PZ, U.K. to enable easier functionality, standardised interface and information rich safety No part of this publication may be repro- data.” duced or stored in any form by any “IMO can now move swiftly forward mechanical, electronic, photocopying, with its approval process, so that Inmarsat recording or other means without the FleetBroadband terminals can be formally prior written consent of the publisher. Whilst the information and articles in considered against resolution A1001.25 - Digital Ship are published in good faith the GMDSS mobile satellite communica- and every effort is made to check accura- tion systems criteria for which Inmarsat-C cy, readers should verify facts and state- is approved.” ments direct with official sources before The NCSR also agreed that Fleet One acting on them as the publisher can services from Inmarsat merited technical accept no responsibility in this respect. consideration by IMO to assess their inclu- Any opinions expressed in this maga- sion within GMDSS service provision. zine should not be construed as those Also operating on L-Band, Fleet One offers of the publisher. The CrewVision system offers news, TV and movies via satellite to ships at sea the same coverage as FleetBroadband.

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SATCOMS KVH launches Connectivity as a Service (CaaS)

www.kvh.com the benefits from day one.” “As we approach the 10th anniversary KVH has announced the introduction of its of our mini-VSAT Broadband service, this new AgilePlans, a monthly subscription- is one more way we are innovating for our based VSAT contract that requires no initial customers, particularly in the crucial areas CapEx by the user and no long-term com- of connectivity and business flexibility.” mitment, meaning it can be cancelled at any KVH notes that Reederei Köpping time – a product the company is defining as Gmbh & Co. KG, technical manager on ‘Connectivity as a Service’ (CaaS). behalf of a ship portfolio managed by the The subscription fee covers hardware, Ernst Russ Group, has already placed an connectivity, installation at select ports, order for one of the new service plans. entertainment and training content, and “The programme’s low investment cost global support. This includes a TracPhone was a deciding factor (for us), given that IP series antenna, a belowdecks Integrated KVH provides not only the equipment CommBox Modem (ICM), and a usage- itself, but the installation and mainte- based airtime data plan with speeds up to nance,” said Oliver Clauser, nautic/IT, 4 Mbps. Reederei Köpping. News and entertainment via KVH’s IP- The AgilePlans service will be added as MobileCast content delivery service can an additional option to existing purchase also be included, along with computer and lease packages offered by KVH. based training, weather and electronic The launch of these new services chart data. was announced shortly after KVH had The TracPhone v11-IP with ICM, one of the hardware options available under the new Subscribers can end a subscription at confirmed that it has passed the milestone CaaS plans any time without penalty by notifying of shipping its 7,000th mini-VSAT KVH and returning the onboard hard- Broadband system, a few months short ware. KVH says that the offering has been of the tenth anniversary of the launch of “Our continuing dominance in the All of the V-IP systems include an ICM, designed to enable customers to adjust the service. VSAT market is testimony to our heritage a below decks unit for antenna control, quickly to changing market conditions and The mini-VSAT service was intro- of innovation. It’s even more exciting to onboard network management, and access support fleet expansion or contraction as duced in July 2007, and the system is now look ahead to how we can augment our to modem functions, as well as onboard needed. in use on vessels ranging from small existing network and enable KVH to sup- news, entertainment, and operations con- “We are thrilled to bring the benefits of recreational sailboats to 1,000-foot com- port the dramatic surge in demand for tent sent via KVH’s IP-MobileCast content the all-inclusive AgilePlans subscription mercial freighters. data that the shipping industry is projected delivery service. service to the maritime industry,” said “Our mini-VSAT Broadband network to experience over the next 10 years.” The ICM was introduced to the KVH Martin Kits van Heyningen, CEO of KVH. is robust and fully global, and we are KVH’s TracPhone series of antenna sys- range following the company’s acquisition “Ship operators know they can drive thrilled that thousands of our TracPhone tems include the V11-IP, a 1.1m dual-mode of Norwegian maritime technology firm efficiency when they bring fast and reliable V-series antenna systems are already in C/Ku-band antenna; the V7-IP, a 60cm Virtek in 2010, which had been selling the broadband onboard, and with the service around the world,” said Mr Kits Ku-band unit; and the V3-IP, a 37cm Ku- CommBox as a standalone network man- AgilePlans service they will be able to get van Heyningen. band maritime VSAT antenna. agement device. Port-IT launches Orilla Mail e-mail system 40-vessel VSAT deal

www.port-it.nl for Castor Marine

Port-IT has introduced its new Orilla Mail www.castornetworks.com e-mail system, an independently devel- oped application integrated with the com- Netherlands-based Castor Marine, fresh pany’s existing IRIS anti-virus platform for from its recent acquisition of fellow Dutch global multi-engine cyber-security scan- maritime IT company Watum Solutions, ning of messages. has announced that it has been awarded a Orilla Mail includes core features such multi-year contract to deliver more than as POP3 and SMTP and is not tied to any 40 Ku-band VSAT systems with single airtime provider. A web portal FleetBroadband as back-up to vessels allows for the management of settings per operated by Wagenborg Shipping. vessel or per fleet, and crew e-mail is The contract also covers IT support for included as standard at no extra cost. the vessel LAN infrastructure, installation Perhaps the key selling point is the inte- and onboard support on a worldwide basis. gration with Port-IT’s IRIS service, which “Increasing business and crew demand sees all incoming attachments scanned for fast and reliable internet requires an using multiple anti-virus engines. The integrated IT and communication solution company notes that this multi-engine from a proven satellite service provider,” approach is of particular importance in the said Theo Klimp, fleet director at maritime market, given the distributed Wagenborg Shipping. nature of operations. “Castor Marine is not only a satellite For example, an anti-virus vendor in System settings can be accessed via a web portal network operator with its own teleport China will more quickly protect its users facilities, but also understands and sup- against a virus that is built in China than ports our IT infrastructure onboard. They against a virus that was built in the United important, often the country or region detection rate of all viruses sent by e-mail, are able to provide a full end-to-end solu- States, the company says, purely as a where that virus was built is the region and claims to have maintained a 100 per tion including hardware lease, VSAT result of time zone differences. that it will be detected first. This cent detection rate on IRIS since it was bandwidth, Inmarsat FleetBroadband air- “Although anti-virus vendors do deliv- also helps with zero-days. A zero-day in launched in February 2016. time and installation and support.” er signatures during their local night-time, the Netherlands may have already Orilla Mail supports all e-mail clients, “We found in Castor Marine a partner their detection database can be somewhat been detected in China, with IRIS you with other features including an unlimited that has, and can further develop, services outdated as they may not necessarily be can be protected against these kinds number of mailboxes per vessel, vessel to support our IT requirements over time. fully staffed at that time,” explains Youri of threats.” GPS tracking, and break recovery to pre- Castor Marine has installed VSAT systems Hart, managing director of Port-IT. Port-IT expects that its multi-engine vent message loss should the data connec- on nine vessels already, and our crew “The origin of the outbreak is also approach will ensure a 99.99 per cent tion be lost during transmission. members are very satisfied.”

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GTMaritime releases maritime spam and virus e-mail figures

www.gtmaritime.com 31,836 are classed as spam (including Real- could easily become the captain’s PC, nav- time Blackhole List blocking), and a further igational equipment, or engine control sys- Communications software company 2,196 are found to contain a virus. tems,” said Robert Kenworthy, CEO of GTMaritime has released details of the While spam e-mail can be a nuisance, GTMaritime. level of unwanted e-mail traffic required to potentially slowing down satellite connec- “You only need to look back to 2010 to be blocked by its cybersecurity applica- tivity and adding additional data costs, the Stuxnet virus, which specifically tar- tions before being sent over satellite to viruses carry a more serious and longer- geted industrial control systems and was ships at sea, with some 3.3 per cent of all lasting threat should shipboard networks perhaps the first major incident in modern messages constituting spam or viruses. become infected and compromised. cyber warfare – while this looks to have For an average 5-day period, the com- “In the event of a cyber security incident been a state sponsored activity, the rise in pany says that its e-mail gateways deal on board a vessel, the best case might be a anti-globalisation rhetoric and the ever with some 1,038,144 e-mails, of which crew PC becomes unusable, however this evolving capabilities of activist groups increases the risk for the industry.” Robert Kenworthy, CEO of GTMaritime “In a traditional land based operating environment compromised systems can to seven years of messages while retaining cause huge inconvenience and loss to an access for searching across numerous organisation. Out at sea this can become parameters in a matter of seconds. much more acute as the ability for the IT “As data plays a more critical role in the department to intervene is much more dif- maritime industry, the ability to access, trace ficult. While in all areas of cyber security and retrieve e-mails in a fast, safe and secure prevention is preferable to a cure, this manner is now vital,” said Mr Kenworthy. mantra is never more relevant than in the “Listening to and working with our cus- remote environment of a vessel at sea.” tomers, we’ve responded by developing Best practices recommended by GTArchiving, which fully integrates with GTMaritime for protection against a cyber our industry leading GTMailPlus e-mail incident include continual updating of solution to provide customers with a robust, anti-virus software, keeping regular sys- reliable and secure archiving solution to tem backups, avoiding opening attach- help maintain and protect their businesses.” ments or Word/Excel documents that con- Customers can scale the service to their tain macros (.docm, .xlsm files), and ignor- needs by adding in new vessels as ing links in e-mails unless they are to a required, with pricing calculated on a per trusted website. vessel basis that allows unlimited mailbox- GTMaritime has recently improved its es to be included. messaging options by adding a new ser- The service is encrypted and data is vice called GTArchiving, a Cloud-based e- stored in multiple locations to provide addi- GTMaritime has added an archiving system that is integrated with its existing e-mail services mail archiving platform that can store up tional security and constant availability. Speedcast partners Maarten Post M2M unit launched for IoT applications has been appointed with Tampnet in Gulf chief operating www.rock7.com RockBLOCK 9603 can send messages of officer (COO) and 340 bytes and receive messages of 270 bytes of Mexico member of the gen- Rock Seven has launched a new two-way using Iridium Short Burst Data (SBD). eral management Machine-to-Machine (M2M) satellite com- “With space at a premium on many of www.speedcast.com team of the Radio munications system with integrated anten- the core RockBLOCK applications, due in Holland na for Internet of Things (IoT) applica- part to the environmental and financial Speedcast has signed a reseller agreement Group. Mr tions, using the Iridium network. restrictions system designers and integra- with Tampnet for 4G/LTE services in the Maarten will be RockBLOCK 9603 is a smaller variant of tors face, RockBLOCK 9603 enables engi- Gulf of Mexico, the first service provider responsible for the the RockBLOCK MK II platform, used at neers to introduce global M2M communi- to partner with Tampnet for its high management of the sea and on land. The unit is delivered as a cation with even less impact on the capacity offshore network in the region. Maarten Post, new global operations complete system with electronics, antenna required form factor of their sensing plat- Tampnet announced in March that it has COO at Radio of the Radio and power conditioning contained in the forms and products,” said Nick Farrell, reached 25 per cent of its planned coverage Holland Group Holland Group module. director, RockBLOCK. for the Gulf of Mexico. Upon completion at and further build- The system can interface with all main- “Likewise, the overall cost, from capital the end of 2018, Tampnet will have a low ing the global service network. stream computing platforms, from expenditure through to satellite airtime is latency, high capacity fibre and microwave Windows, Mac and Linux through to enabling our users to do more with less, network made up of more than 60 base sta- Thuraya Telecommunications miniature computing hardware such as especially when integrating RockBLOCK tions that it estimates will cover 98 per cent has announced that Ahmed Al Shamsi, Arduino, Raspberry PI and Intel Edison. in tens or hundreds of identical systems.” of all manned offshore assets. chief technology officer, has been appoint- Tampnet currently owns a similarly ed as temporary designed offshore low-latency network in acting chief exec- the North Sea which has been in operation utive officer of since 2001. Offshore LTE has been avail- the company, able in the North Sea since 2013. assuming the role “Speedcast has been a partner of immediately to Tampnet in the North Sea for 15 years and replace the we’ve seen first-hand the value that they departing Samer bring to offshore communications,” said Halawi. Mr Al Keith Johnson, SVP energy, Speedcast. Shamsi has been “Their robust, redundant network com- a member of plements the core communications tech- Thuraya’s man- nologies that we provide to our customers agement team Ahmed Al Shamsi, operating in the Gulf of Mexico. Speedcast Thuraya's acting CEO since its inception remains committed to providing innova- in 1997. tive services to keep our customers reli- ably connected and this agreement repre- sents one more step we are taking to www.radioholland.com ensure we’re delivering the solution that www.thuraya.com The RockBLOCK 9603 best fits their needs.”

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SATCOMS Norwegian Cruise Line commits 14 ships to Global Eagle connectivity

www.globaleagle.com onboard revenue. “In addition, Global Eagle’s portal will Global Eagle Entertainment has signed a enable us to manage our onboard revenue- multi-year strategic partnership agreement producing services, entertainment and with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings information more efficiently.” (NCLH) to provide internet and entertain- Global Eagle has recently improved its ment services across its Norwegian Cruise at-sea web browsing capabilities by Line (NCL) brand’s fleet of 14 ships. upgrading its SpeedNet system with Under the agreement, Global Eagle is Application Performance Enhancement implementing packages to offer Wi-Fi, tex- Technology (APET), designed to improve ting and video on board, with guests the internet quality of experience (QoE) for expected in the near future to be able to passengers on board. use their own devices to access an integrat- First introduced in 2012, SpeedNet uses ed portal that includes TV programming, predictive algorithms to automatically on-demand movies, games, and special download the most popular websites to the event telecasts. ship’s local server, so they can be accessed Monitoring of usage and dynamically simultaneously by multiple users. In side- adjusted bandwidth provision for each by-side tests, this has been demonstrated to ship based on real-time demand will also provide up to five times faster download be part of the system. speeds when accessing sites like Yahoo, 14 NCL ships are covered under the agreement. Photo: NCL “Under this new agreement with Global BBC News, CNN News and ESPN over a Eagle, we’re looking to expand our satellite connection, the company says. and tuned automatically based on band- games and news directly to passengers’ onboard communication and entertain- APET further optimises performance width availability and the applications mobile devices anywhere on the ship. ment experience for our guests,” said Ross through dynamic intelligent bandwidth being used. The Airtime Portal is based on Global Henderson, NCL’s vice president of management. Data buffers are prioritised “When large numbers of passengers Eagle’s technology platform already return to the ship after a port call, there is a deployed on hundreds of commercial air- tremendous surge in internet usage,” said lines. The company says it will transition Ole Kristian Sivertsen, president of Global its existing cruise ship portals to the new Eagle’s cruise, ferry and yacht services. system over the next 12 months. “SpeedNet APET helps to manage these Global Eagle’s Airview reporting dash- periods of high demand and ensure the board also offers a range of back-office best-possible user experience by automati- tools to monitor and analyse portal cally prioritising so as to provide the performance. Payments, performance fastest speeds for the most important data and logs are offloaded, and fresh con- applications.” tent is uploaded via Wi-Fi when the ship is “Protections are built into APET to pro- in port. vide the best QoE for users without com- “With the launch of the Airtime Portal, promising their security and privacy.” we can now offer our customers a fully The ability of passengers to access these integrated package of connectivity ser- services at different locations across the vices, live TV programming and content vessel will be boosted by Global Eagle’s browsing, all merged together with a high- recent launch of a new Airtime Portal for ly flexible front-end that supports the opti- cruise ships, a platform to enable cruise mal onboard guest experience aligned ship operators to deliver Wi-Fi, instant with the cruise line’s profitability,” said Global Eagle’s Airtime Portal for cruise vessels messaging, social media, live TV, movies, Mr Sivertsen. Thuraya signs nanosatellite MoU Dobroflot signs for www.thuraya.com component of FUTURA and further reaf- ported by the ESA through its ARTES pro- Orange VSAT firms our commitment in building value gramme. Thuraya reports that it has signed a mem- through partnerships.” The first satellites are scheduled for www.orange-business.com orandum of understanding (MoU) with The ELSE team has supported more launch by 2018, as a demonstration mis- space start-up ELSE, a Swiss company than ten European Space Agency (ESA) sion, with a plan to have a total of 64 satel- Russian fishing fleet operator Dobroflot developing a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) con- missions, seven nanosatellite missions and lites in orbit by 2021. Once fully opera- Corporate Group is to implement VSAT stellation of nanosatellites, to create a is building a network of low-earth-orbit tional, the constellation will provide communications systems from Orange strategic alliance between the two organi- (LEO) nanosatellites named Astrocast that remote monitoring, geolocation services, Business Services on 14 vessels following sations and grow Thuraya’s future capabil- will provide IoT and machine-to-machine predictive maintenance and intelligent the agreement of a new contract. ities in the M2M and IoT sectors. (M2M) services. This mission is also sup- data gathering. The fully-managed system provides a The agreement will allow both compa- guaranteed speed of 2 Mbps over the nies to collaborate and benefit from each VSAT, with Orange providing all the nec- other’s capabilities on technical and regu- essary equipment, installation and mainte- latory fronts, as well as in sales and mar- nance services. The package also incorpo- keting, while extending their product and rates voice communications and traffic service portfolios. optimisation within the contract. “This agreement forms the foundation “Harvesting and processing fish during of an extensive framework and an exciting long periods at sea is tough work, and long term collaboration towards providing modern ICT technologies can help the a progressive platform for our partners to entire crew stay connected,” said Yuri offer services beyond basic satellite con- Badodin, technical director, Dobroflot nectivity,” said Thuraya’s chief strategy Corporate Group. officer, Jassem Nasser. “Another of our main goals was to “FUTURA, our future plan, encompass- introduce new communication technolo- es three main pillars, one of which is ‘New gies on our vessels, and we wanted an out- Wave’ services for M2M and IoT applica- of-the-box communication solution with a tions. Our alliance with ELSE serves as a ELSE is launching a constellation of 64 nanosatellites predictable budget. Our partner Orange building block for the development of this Business Services has offered us just that.”

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www.rolls-royce.com necessary for autonomous navigation, These research areas are seen as being to implement Sealink using the University’s purpose-built essential to the development of future Rolls-Royce has signed three new autonomous ship simulator. marine data based solutions, and will be Business VSAT Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Tampere University of Technology has applied to technology demonstrators to separate organisations in Europe and in existing research expertise in intelligent show how they can be used by specific www.marlink.com Singapore, as it continues its quest to machines and networked systems, having ship types. develop autonomous vessel technologies. worked on autonomous systems and how “TCOMS is in a unique position to Hamburg-based Leonhardt & Blumberg The first agreement is with MacGregor, huge quantities of data can be analysed, pro- enable synergy between industry, research (L&B), an independent charter owner of part of Cargotec, which has signed an cessed and transferred during their opera- institutions and academia for the advance- handysize containerships, has become the MOU to collaborate on research and devel- tion, while also doing research on signal ment of the marine and offshore engineer- first customer for Marlink’s new Sealink opment to explore the impact of develop- processing and human machine interaction. ing (M&OE) industry,” said Professor Business VSAT service, agreeing a guaran- ments in autonomy for cargo ship naviga- The University also already has experi- Chan Eng Soon, CEO of TCOMS. teed minimum bandwidth Ku-band pack- tion and cargo handling systems on board ence of researching autonomous control “We look forward to a fruitful collabo- age to be rolled out to its entire fleet. container ships. systems in other industries, most notably ration with Rolls-Royce, where we will co- Marlink’s new Sealink Business service “MacGregor wants to reshape and the mining and automotive sectors. create innovative solutions in smart ship plans feature a choice of seven Committed transform the industry to make it much “We have been working with Rolls- technologies, and play a pivotal role in ele- Information Rates (CIR) from 32 to 256 more efficient, safer and more sustain- Royce, in the AAWA Project, on the devel- vating Singapore’s position as a key hub kbps to guarantee constant minimum able,” said Pasi Lehtonen, senior vice pres- opment of remote controlled and for M&OE research globally.” bandwidth at all times, alongside ident, strategy, business development and autonomous ships since 2015,” said Dr TCOMS is a joint venture between burstable Maximum Information Rates marketing, MacGregor. Kuosmanen, dean of the faculty of engi- Singapore’s Agency for Science, (MIR) up to 2 Mbps. “In the segments where we operate, we neering sciences, Tampere University of Technology and Research, and the The contracted CIR provides a guaran- see a lot of unnecessary waste in the forms Technology. National University of Singapore. The teed amount of bandwidth that will of inefficiency, damage to cargo, and con- “This collaboration moves us a step Centre is also supported by the Singapore always be available, ensuring access for tinuously dangerous working conditions. closer to making our vision of an Economic Development Board and the applications at the defined speed, regard- Our aim is to minimise this waste from the autonomous vessel in operation a reality in Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. less of data consumption by other users, value network and this collaboration on the near future.” TCOMS is currently constructing a new such as the crew. autonomy for container ships is a good In Singapore meanwhile, the Deepwater Ocean Basin equipped with Available as a regional or global service example of where industry leaders work Technology Centre for Offshore and wave and current generation systems to on a range of antenna sizes from 60 cm to together to transform the industry.” Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) has also simulate harsh ocean environments. 1 metre, Sealink Business also features The next MoU is between Rolls-Royce signed an MoU with Rolls-Royce regard- Scheduled for completion in 2019, the facil- between two and four voice lines and and Tampere University of Technology in ing the development of smart ship tech- ity will be used to assist in the develop- remote access for equipment maintenance Finland, covering the development and nologies, such as smart sensing, digital ment of concepts including autonomous using XChange Universal Remote Access testing of technology to support systems twinning and integrated modelling. ship systems. (URA). In addition, Sealink Business cus- tomers will have access to Marlink’s Lars Thrane launches Iridium satcom terminal XChange communications management system, with features including XChange www.thrane.eu antenna unit. receiver is integrated and the unit has a BYOD for crew to use personal devices Data rates of 2.4 kbps are available, or Bluetooth interface supporting voice, SMS, on board; XChange Media for daily news Lars Thrane A/S, the eponymous enter- 10 kbps for compressed data. A GNSS and data connectivity. and sport bulletins; and XChange prise created by Mr Thrane in 2014 after Telemed for managing illness/injuries at the 2012 sale of the Thrane & Thrane com- sea. XChange also offers the ability to set pany he founded with his brother Per to policies for separated crew and corporate Cobham, has launched its first satellite networks. communication terminal with the intro- The contract with L&B was agreed in duction of the LT-3100 Iridium collaboration with Telemar Germany, Communications System. with the German shipping company to The terminal will be commercially use the system to focus on operational available from summer 2017, and is aimed improvements in areas including elec- at the professional market, particularly the tronic document handling, and collabora- deep sea, fishing, and workboat sectors, as tion between vessels and shore-based well as being suitable for leisure craft. personnel. The LT-3100 system has voice and data While business processes are L&B’s pri- capabilities and consists of a control unit, mary driver for implementing the VSAT handset, and antenna. A single coaxial service, the company also expects to improve its crew communication facilities cable connects the control unit with the The new LT-3100 satcom terminal as a result. L&B vessels will use 1 metre antennas LR adds to Cyber Security programme in implementing the system, connected to XChange to manage automatic switching www.lr.org LR’s cyber security specialists will work cate their day-to-day operations. We will to the existing L-band system on board for with clients to identify the specific risks work with our clients to develop a cyber back-up purposes. L&B will also have Lloyd’s Register has added a range of new posed to their people, assets and business, risk management plan specifically tailored access to Portal360, an online portal inte- services within its cyber security pro- and co-create a tailored cyber security to their business and operational needs, grated with the service for monitoring and gramme, in keeping with its ‘total-systems’ management plan. They will also work to with the aim to embed cyber security seam- configuration purposes. approach to digital asset protection. incorporate cyber security across the lessly within their organisation,” said LR’s “L&B will receive a significant boost for The new services are an addition to LR’s organisation, to ensure that people know Marine & Offshore director, Nick Brown on board communication across its fleet, introduction of mandatory cyber security how to respond effectively if something “We recognise the importance of hav- enabling it to operate smarter and more requirements in November 2016, adding goes wrong. ing the best capabilities, so have chosen to efficiently,” said Tore Morten Olsen, pres- guidance and training on vulnerability and These services are informed by initia- work with QinetiQ, a leading science and ident maritime, Marlink. impact assessment to help clients develop tives such as the US Coast Guard Strategy engineering company operating primarily “We see that German ship owners are a cyber security strategy for their business. on cyber security and forthcoming IMO in the defence, security and aerospace increasingly making the move to VSAT The new set of services is designed to regulations, as well as the cyber security markets. Through this unique partnership, and Telemar’s customers, like L&B, are help clients understand how cyber secure best practice already established in other we can bring the benefits of QinetiQ’s leading the way. With a focus on cost com- they currently are and what level of securi- industry sectors, such as Naval. world-leading cyber security skills, bined with fixed service levels, Sealink ty they want to achieve in the future, by “We understand that cyber security is knowledge and experience, to comple- Business makes the decision to migrate providing cyber security gap analysis and essential to our clients’ business, but some- ment our own expertise in marine and off- from pay as you go L-band services to other readiness services. thing they do not want to impact or compli- shore risk management.” VSAT even easier.”

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Inmarsat’s Ka-band Fleet Xpress service is starting to gain ground in the maritime VSAT market, with new ship owner and manager contracts committing hundreds of ships to the satcom system

aving managed significant suc- look forward to bringing a new level of “IT integration of our fleet has grown on some of our vessels. The results of this cess in securing commitments high-speed connectivity to our vessels.” rapidly and will further develop. As a con- trial showed that Ka-band outperformed HHfrom maritime satcom service sequence, Hapag-Lloyd has to ensure that Ku-band. The FX service is extremely provider partners over the last twelve Hapag-Lloyd the ship-to-shore connectivity not only sup- robust and weather conditions were not months to potentially bring more than Also opting for Inmarsat’s Ka-band service ports the increasing demand, but is also really a factor, which is something that 5,000 ships on to the new Ka-band Fleet is Germany-headquartered Hapag-Lloyd, future proof,” said Jens Habler, head of could have played a role due to the Xpress service, the first half of 2017 has which has agreed a five-year deal with the Hapag-Lloyd IT - operations management. increased rain fade at higher frequencies ended with the announcement of a number satellite operator to migrate approximately such as those utilised by FX.” of direct customer contracts that could see 80 owned ships to services enabled for Thenamaris Ship “In addition, the other great advantage the satcom system rolled out to hundreds Fleet Xpress. Management that Fleet Xpress Ka-band has is that the of ships across the world over the course of Hapag-Lloyd, the sixth largest container The final deal in this recently announced backup usage over the FleetBroadband is the next year. shipping operator in the world by Twenty grouping is with Greece-based Thenamaris unlimited and it is included in the month- First among these new deals is a recent- Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) capacity, will Ship Management, which has begun a fleet- ly fee. These factors, combined with the ly announced contract with Fleet transition those ships from Inmarsat wide rollout of the Fleet Xpress service fol- attractive commercial packages that Management Limited (FML), which man- FleetBroadband services to Fleet Xpress, lowing the agreement of a contract with Inmarsat introduced for Ka-band meant ages a fleet of over 400 vessels of various that, for us, the choice to go for Fleet types with more than 14,000 crew. Xpress was straightforward. Furthermore, The Hong-Kong based ship manager we have a very solid relationship with reports that it has now upgraded all ves- Navarino and we know they are capable of sels previously equipped with Inmarsat’s undertaking large projects such as this. We XpressLink Ku-band service to Fleet look forward to rolling out the service with Xpress (FX), and expects to roll out Fleet them across the entire managed fleet.” Xpress to the majority of its fleet globally Thenamaris has chosen two Fleet Xpress by 2018. speed packages, the 1024/512 kbps maxi- FML says that it will now make Fleet mum information rate (MIR)/committed Xpress its preferred communications sys- information rate (CIR) plan for its managed tem for the fleet of bulk carriers, container bulkers and tankers, and the 2048/1024 vessels, general cargo ships, oil tankers, kbps MIR/CIR plan for its LNG carriers. gas carriers and chemical tankers under its The company currently has 72 vessels management, using a Cobham 1m GX under management and the most suitable antenna for Ka-band connectivity com- plan for each vessel will then be chosen bined with a FleetBroadband terminal for depending on the usage patterns seen L-band back-up. on board. “We have been working with Inmarsat Fleet Management expects to implement Fleet Xpress on the majority of its fleet by 2018 “Thenamaris is one of the world’s lead- for more than 20 years, so they have ing ship management companies and we proven they are the most reliable satellite along with five 10,500 TEU newbuild vessels. satellite communications provider Navarino. are very proud to have been chosen to help communication service provider and Hapag-Lloyd has been an Inmarsat cus- “We currently have FleetBroadband them bring Fleet Xpress to their managed partner in the world,” said Mayank tomer for more than a decade, and is mov- with Iridium backup on all our vessels. fleet,” said Andreas Dimitriadis, Mishra, general manager at Fleet ing to Fleet Xpress following the expiry of a When we heard about the capabilities of Navarino’s director of strategic relations. Management Limited. service contract based on FleetBroadband, Fleet Xpress and saw that it was commer- “Fleet Xpress is continuing to impress “We have been thoroughly impressed which unusually also included Ku-band cially available we were immediately inter- us all with its high speeds and the new with the service provided by Inmarsat and VSAT as its back-up service. ested in what new capabilities it could capabilities that speed brings to modern expect to implement internet connectivity The agreement stipulates redundant ser- bring to our managed vessels and in evalu- shipping companies. We are excited to across the majority of our fleet as quickly vice provision that would be scalable for ating the service,” said George Tsivgoulis, begin implementing this project in con- as possible.” any future fleet growth, and includes termi- electrical supervisor at Thenamaris. junction with them and look forward to “We are committed to delivering the nals from both Inmarsat approved manu- “We considered both Ku- and Ka-bands building an even stronger relationship best possible on-board user experience and facturers Intellian and Cobham SATCOM. so we carried out a pilot trial of each band with Thenamaris.” DS

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Improving connectivity is not only a matter of buying a bigger data allowance for satcom bits and bytes – building a true ‘connection’ between ships and on-shore offices requires a much broader overview of IT integration, an approach currently being followed by container ship operator CMA CGM

rench container shipping giant CMA visit the ships. That’s now allowing us to machines and systems, we have men and WeTransfer or things like that. So we’re CGM has been progressing through do much more management of the IT women on board the ships, we need to pro- determined to have a process for sending FFa comprehensive process of change infrastructure from shore.” vide to them effective internet access. To run large files that is optimised for satellite sys- and restructuring over the last twelve The IT architecture on the ships is set up this we also need to provide them with value tems,” he said. months, with the company expanding its to collect a much greater amount of data added services, like video chat or media con- “That also applies to remote access for operations through its takeover of Singa- from the vessels than was previously the tent, some things that can improve their third parties, like I mentioned before. pore-based NOL in June 2016 while also case, which is then reported back to the internet experience and to feel a bit closer to People might be doing it through LogMeIn celebrating the launch in April 2017 of the shore offices so it can be integrated into their friends and family on shore.” of VMWare or things like that, but we Ocean Alliance, a vessel and slot-sharing CMA CGM’s various systems and databas- think that, while they are good systems agreement with Evergreen Line, China es. The data is processed and applied to per- that work fine, we need to be much more Cosco Shipping and OOCL, within which formance analytics so that expert assistance secure and have more traceability of who is CMA CGM will be the biggest player. can be relayed back to the vessels as needed. logging in, and what they are actually In conjunction with its evolving com- “Another thing we want to put in place doing on board our vessels. We need to mercial growth the company has also been that we’ve been working a lot on is the have control of the system that is provid- involved in a multi-year project to improve ability to provide direct support to the nav- ing access to our ships from the outside.” and standardise the IT infrastructure igation, automation and engine controls across its managed vessels, under the guid- from the manufacturers,” said Mr Bieguin. Data analytics ance of its shipmanagement arm CMA “We see that having suppliers coming to The IT infrastructure that CMA CGM has Ships, which is responsible for 34 per cent the ship in port with very little knowledge put in place on its ships is just one part of of the fleet, or some 176 ships. of what incidents have happened on the an integrated data sharing and analytics One of the guiding principles for this vessel can eventually lead to more follow- system implemented across the company ‘We believe we should work in cooperation process is a determination to improve con- up service on the vessels. If we can get the that has a high degree of focus on identify- with suppliers’ – William Bieguin, CMA Ships nectivity between the vessels and CMA manufacturer most of the data they need to ing and implementing areas of potential CGM’s shore based operations – not sim- perform pre-checks of the system so they efficiency improvement, whether they ply in the sense of creating a satellite com- can have an early understanding of the “Finally, we need an optimised video- exist in on board operations or in manage- munications link, but through the develop- cause of the problem, then we gain in effi- conferencing tool, we need it for the ment of port visits, for example. ment of an onboard infrastructure that ciency by increasing the number of first- onboard crew but we also need it for “At CMA CGM we have a company truly ‘connects’ the land and sea-based time fixes when maintaining the navigation, telemedicine, to allow a direct connection reporting system, used on our own ships parts of the business together, as William automation and engine control systems.” between the ships and a hospital. It’s not and on chartered vessels as well. That has Bieguin, head of vessel systems, including “That’s why we are very much in favour enough to just be by telephone, we want to all the information related to navigation, navigation, communication systems and IT of having them being able to connect to our be able to have a videoconference for that. engines, fuel consumption and port opera- systems, for CMA Ships explains. systems. In return it means that we have to These are things that people are used to tions, which is reported back to the office. “Connectivity is not just about a strong put in place an environment that is secure working with, but when it comes to vessels Then we also report back vessel position, satellite link, it’s about much more than enough to allow that.” it’s slightly more complicated.” engine performance, the loading conditions that. Connectivity includes the value added Data traffic is not all in one direction – CMA Ships’ approach to implementing and things like that,” said Mr Bieguin. services that you have around that satellite an increasing number of systems on these systems has seen the company “At CMA CGM and CMA Ships we link,” he said, during a presentation at the CMA’s ships are requiring larger down- design an architecture consisting of three have a Fleet Centre which is gathering all recent Digital Ship CIO Forum in Marseille. loads as the company moves away from separate shipboard networks, segregated this information, and from this information “The first part of this is having the abil- some of its paper based processes and into and organised based on the usage access they can optimise the fuel consumption, ity to manage our IT infrastructure on a wider range of digital services, while required. they can reduce time spent on port opera- board the vessels. We’ve gone through the crew access to online applications is also “One network is what we call the ‘crew tions, and enhance safety at sea. This pro- process of upgrading the IT on board the increasing the demands on the ships’ satel- network’, for Wi-Fi access and entertain- cessed information is then fed back to the vessels because we want to have a server- lite connectivity. ment. The second network is the corporate vessels to improve operational and com- based environment, to have more of the IT “We have more and more applications network, where we connect the shipboard mercial performance.” standardised and more automated systems on board the vessels which need large con- computers, and in the future will add “The data is also used by the superin- on board the vessels.” tent delivery. When we talk about electron- things like CCTV and telemedicine and tendents and the energy innovation “Now that we have this IT architecture ic charts for instance, or training systems, things like that,” said Mr Bieguin. department at CMA Ships to optimise in place we have the ability to report a lot we can’t rely anymore on CDs or USB keys “The third network is the instrumenta- engine performance, and that information of information from our onboard infras- and so on. We need to put in place systems tion network, where we connect informa- is fed back to the vessels.” tructure back to the office, where we can that allow us to deliver large amounts of tion coming from the engine, from fuel con- This creates an ongoing improvement provide remote IT maintenance for the ves- content to the vessels,” said Mr Bieguin. sumption, from the containers, from the cycle of data coming back to shore from the sels and as a result minimise the need to “Since the vessels are not only made of navigation systems. All of that data needs to ship, being processed and analysed by be collected centrally, so that can mean experts on shore, with suggested improve- sending it 150 metres through cables.” ments then fed back to the ship. After those “This connectivity set-up is not only for changes are implemented a new set of data newbuilds for us, we’re working to outfit it will be created and those results sent to on existing vessels, though of course there shore, continuing the cycle. One example are some challenges to do that, particularly of how this is applied in a practical fashion to run all of the cables and transport the is in improving vessel hydrodynamics. information over large distances.” “We collect the vessel watch reports, In the future, Mr Bieguin would also like and since we went to slow steaming a few to extend this further into the online space, years ago we’ve seen that the fact the ves- incorporating greater usage of Cloud ser- sels were designed for higher speeds has vices for better fleetwide integration. had an impact on performance. With slow “We need to develop maritime Clouds, steaming we don’t need to have the same because the need to actually have large hydrodynamic set-up for the ships. So amounts of content going from shore to the what we did was, from the vessel watch CMA Ships has invested in improving the ‘connection’ ships will require us to have an optimised reports, take lots of data and statistics to between its ships and its shore operations system rather than public systems like study the vessel operational profile versus

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its original design,” Mr Bieguin explained. analysing weather risk and HFO consump- about sending the data, there are also chal- other so that the systems that they put in “From this comparison between what tion by the vessel, checking if they are lenges in analysing all of this information place are compatible between each other.” the vessel was actually doing and what it meeting loading conditions and trim con- on shore. The more information you send “We believe we should work in cooper- was originally designed to do, we could ditions in the optimum way. Passage plans the more systems and organisation you ation with suppliers because we don’t see it would make sense to retrofit a bul- are also analysed. All of this is fed back to need to put in place.” expect suppliers to give us their ideas and bous bow on board the vessels. Retrofitting the vessels so they can adjust the speed or “We would like performance dash- for us to implement them, we need to par- the bulbous bow, going from a large bul- the route, adjust the trim in real time, and boards with real time data, we have dash- ticipate much more from the beginning bous bow to a small bulbous bow, means become more efficient in port operations.” boards with near real time but the chal- and be involved with the systems they are we need less power. Since we need less lenges are there with a large wave of data developing so at least, if it doesn’t fit our power, we need different propellers, so we Remaining challenges every five minutes to process all of that. requirements, we see that before the sys- replaced some propellers on some vessels. CMA Ships has made significant progress How do you turn this into something visi- tem is fully finished and we can help to By replacing the bulbous bow and the pro- in implementing a highly integrated tech- ble that you can understand? There is a improve it.” pellers we use less power again, so it’s a nology infrastructure across the organisa- challenge in managing how we use data in This is, at least, an area where Mr second area of saving. Finally, we adapted tion, with its use of operational data cer- the organisation too, because we need to Bieguin says that he has seen noticeable the main engine to be optimised for this tainly at an advanced level compared to have different types of profiles for the data, progress in recent years, a development that new environment.” average industry standards. Nevertheless, we need data scientists and performance should begin to produce benefits for both “All of this came from the information Mr Bieguin notes that there are still IT chal- managers. So it’s a real challenge in terms shipping companies and vendors alike. from our watch reports, which showed we lenges that remain to be dealt with as the of organisation.” “I must say that I’ve seen progress over could make combined savings from the company looks to continue its improve- Another area where Mr Bieguin hopes to the last two years, I’ve seen people that bulbous bow retrofit and propeller retrofit, ment in the future. improve in the near future is in increased might not have been talking together pre- so it’s a prime example of what data can be “For the time being we are not yet send- collaboration with various vendors pro- viously are now sharing ideas, and it’s cre- used for.” ing real time data, we are just starting viding services to the company, to stream- ating great new ideas,” he added. Another area where this continuous along this path and there are still some line support processes and CMA CGM’s “I think we see it in all aspects of the performance improvement cycle is applied challenges in collecting data from the ves- ability to get the most out of its technology. vessel, when it comes to automation sys- is in voyage optimisation, as the company sel sensors and control systems, especially “We have a lot of suppliers worldwide, tems or engine systems, we know that the strives to learn as much as possible from on existing vessels. You can have a proac- they have a lot of good ideas and systems for main manufacturers now are talking with the data produced during the operation of tive system put in place on a newbuild, but transferring data from vessel to shore, but the communication companies, and this is its ships and move ever closer to maximum on an existing vessel, which is about 90 or we see that there is not a lot of cooperation. part of a trend which is quite new over the efficiency. 95 per cent of our fleet, collecting data is a So we end up with protocols that are differ- last couple of years. I think that’s a very “The vessels nowadays are sending much more complicated process. We are ent that we need to use for data exchange, good path to go down.” much more information than just the working on it, but for instance if you want which makes it a challenge to share infor- “I also see that the communication com- watch report, they are sending passage accurate fuel information you might have mation among suppliers,” he said. panies are getting deeper inside the ves- plans, they are sending weather informa- to retrofit flowmeters because the ones on “It might be something that people are sels, they’re no longer staying at the border tion, loading conditions, trim conditions, the ship may not provide the information not that used to in maritime, but I believe and stopping with the VSAT antenna like ballast information and lots of other you want,” he said. that’s the way we should go. As a ship- before. By doing this they are getting clos- things,” said Mr Bieguin. “What we want is to reduce the manual manager we try to encourage different er to the engine manufacturers and the “Now all of this information is pro- errors by getting automatic reporting from suppliers, from navigation and communi- navigation system manufacturers as well, cessed and analysed at CMA CGM, the vessels, but the challenges are not just cations systems for example, to talk to each so this is all positive.” DS Iridium NEXT satellites enter service

www.iridium.com replace a network of this magnitude is an lights in our company’s history. Iridium ten Iridium NEXT satellites as June 29, incredible task, and only Iridium has the NEXT is an extraordinary story, and we 2017. All planned Iridium NEXT launches Iridium has announced that the first set of team and technical capacity to manage are both proud and greatly moved to have will take place from SpaceX’s US west the company’s NEXT satellites, launched this project. We have been preparing for successfully passed this major milestone.” coast launch facility at Vandenberg Air in January, have been integrated into its this process for years, and since first “In our industry, when things go as Force Base (VAFB) in California, on Falcon operational constellation and are now pro- launch the team has worked non-stop to planned and even exceed expectations, it’s 9 rockets. viding service to customers. manage each manoeuvre to successfully an impressive achievement, and we are The late-June launch will bring the total The new satellites went through a test- integrate the new satellites into the active very excited to be looking forward to the count to 20 Iridium NEXT satellites in ing and validation process following the network.” second launch.” space. A total of 75 satellites will be launch and before being brought into serv- “We are thrilled to say that these new Iridium has also announced the target- launched over eight launches, which are ice, and should now offer better call quali- satellites are exceeding expectations and ed launch date for the second payload of expected to be completed by mid-2018. ty and faster data speeds with increased are already delivering capacity to existing Iridium customers that faster speeds to our cus- connect with the satellites as they pass tomers.” overhead. The Iridium NEXT satel- The testing and validation process lites are manufactured by included an assessment of each satellite’s Thales Alenia Space, the performance against established metrics, prime contractor, and and a formal acceptance process between assembled at Orbital ATK’s Iridium and satellite manufacturer Thales, facility in Gilbert, Arizona. to ensure a smooth integration into “We are deploying the Iridium’s existing network architecture. largest satellite constella- Once testing is completed for each new tion in the world, and it satellite, a process of replacing the original works. We met challenges satellite with a new NEXT satellite, known that were unprecedented in as a ‘slot swap’, is performed. To date, the the space sector, in terms of team at Iridium’s Satellite Network end-to-end system per- Operations Centre (SNOC) has successful- formance and production ly completed three individual slot swaps, rate,” said Bertrand and two dual slot swaps. Two of the new Maureau, executive vice satellites are currently drifting to their president, telecommunica- assigned orbital plane. tion at Thales Alenia Space. “To say that I am proud of the Iridium “Seeing the satellites satellite network operations team is an exceed our expectations understatement,” said Scott Smith, chief and be smoothly integrated operating officer at Iridium. into the existing network The NEXT satellites were launched in January 2017 “Conducting multiple slot swaps to was one of the top high-

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A recent double-blind anonymous survey of more than 100 Asian shipping company executives has revealed some interesting facts about what vessel operators in the region really think about satcom, writes Tore Morten Olsen, Marlink

sia has been the driver of the glob- their competitive edge from satcom, and ty management system on board will rep- it was suggested to sell spare capacity to al economy over the last decade, have no perceived need to increase data resent a big hike in data volume. As such, the crew. AAbut what do Asian shipping com- consumption. data plans are increasing in size among panies want from technology and how do Owners are generally aware of the some users, with 2, 4, 6 or 8 GB plans all in Technology cycle they differ from the rest of the world? amount of capacity that is coming into the use as well as some uncapped plans. In terms of the upgrade opportunity, ship These questions were the starting point for VSAT market and believe that increased A ship owner running a complete fleet owners and managers considering VSAT a recent research project that questioned competition will drive down prices. This is on L-band commented that even on a 4 GB are looking at HTS Ku-band, Fleet Xpress executives from over 100 Asian shipping expected to primarily benefit crew rather plan using video conferencing and/or and established wide beam networks companies about their demands and than business users but there are some more data exchange between ship and when they are considering moving from expectations when it comes to satcom. supposed operational advantages. shore would only be possible if a move to L-band. Using a double-blind format, with One ship manager describes the use of VSAT took place. In discussing upgrades, it was clear that respondents not told that the survey was satcom to gain a competitive edge as “a It was also reported that charterers many of those surveyed understood the sponsored by a satcom service provider chicken and egg situation”, and claims that increasingly want more communication to benefits of VSAT, although the banks who and with an external agency asking the no owner will buy even attractive Value and from the ship, to work better with the may ultimately own the vessels are harder questions to make sure that those respon- Added Services (VAS) while prices are master when fixing and for organising to convince. Improved on board communi- dents would remain fully anonymous even high. Only once VSAT prices are closer to loading plans, and the use of Skype as well cations are a lower priority than making to ourselves at Marlink, we can be confi- $1,000 will such services pick up, other- as e-mail was mentioned. interest payments, so wider stakeholders dent that what follows is a fair representa- wise, he says “VSAT will continue to have For other owners, monthly cost, lack of than the ship owners themselves are also tion of how many in the Asian market view small market share.” bandwidth for desired applications and important to the decision. the need for measurable return on invest- Managers are looking to shorten the ment were referred to as barriers to greater VSAT contract period to a two-year maxi- usage of connectivity. mum and at the same time lock-in hard- There is a divergence among large ship ware or software upgrades. They want ser- managers in their buying strategy. One vice providers to provide value-added ser- manager sold its in-house broker because it vices such as split billing, smart boxes, believed its resources were not enough to high quality admin, helpdesks and techni- compete with the technology resources of cal support. external service providers, while another The dry bulk and container markets are maintains a service provider in-house, conservative in the context of VSAT quoting against all competitive business installs at present. Under challenging mar- but with no preferential treatment. ket conditions, a typical bulk/container/ In addition to basic pooling of data tanker owner may be content with existing, plans, two companies reported they had lower bandwidth solutions. pursued group purchasing from Satellite There are other challenges in moving to Asia has been the driver of the global economy for a decade Network Operators (SNOs), where they VSAT. Highlighted concerns included the could deal direct. fact that it was a new technology to under- Respondents indicated that the large stand, and the impact of changing suppli- the world of satellite communications. Other barriers to VSAT adoption number of VSAT vendors means that their ers. This makes some owners more cau- The research was focused on the larger include an uneven coverage map. This is size matters a lot and flexibility in creating tious and likely to postpone the decision. end of the owning and management spec- important because where L-band is used as packages is key, pointing to the fact that it In summary, the Asian market holds trum, and found that many of the compa- the backup, the costs can be very high. is a buyers’ market at present. Cultural dif- significant potential for increased use of nies questioned recognise the potential Some owners commented that they are ferences were also highlighted as affecting satcom technology in the future. benefits of satcom in running high quality considering alternative backup solutions buying strategy. FleetBroadband is the dominant solution operations, even though they would like when they move to VSAT. Perhaps in contrast to the common per- today and after completing upgrades from costs to be lower. ception, the attitude to provision of crew Fleet to FleetBroadband, many Asian ship It was clear that ship owners in Asia Consumption drivers services via satellite is generally positive operators and owners are now exploring remain highly focused on managing the Drivers to greater bandwidth consumption within the Asian shipping community, VSAT solutions. The main shipping hubs cost of communications, despite its small are split between business and crew usage with the Maritime Labour Convention in South East Asia are likely to lead the overall impact on vessel operating costs. but it seems that where a company has and the need to retain crew cited as the way in VSAT, but North East Asia is not However, Asian ship managers are been an L-band user they have limited main drivers. far behind. increasingly attempting to push their own- experience of applications beyond e-mail It was noted that the future of this mar- Ship operators are open to both Fleet ers towards greater use of connectivity to and internet browsing. ket will evolve into pay on demand apps, Xpress and other VSAT solutions and it enable better access to applications for For business usage, there is a perceived similar to Apple TV or Netflix and this pro- will be incumbent upon providers to clear- operational efficiency and compliance. increase in demand stemming from the use vision of apps and content would be a dif- ly explain the benefits and drawbacks of Clearly the type of ship under manage- of electronic navigation systems like ferentiator among service providers. There different solutions. Increasing efficiencies ment will influence that interest in ECDIS, where charts must be regularly is also contrast between paid and free crew in business processes will likely be the key increased usage as well as the chances of updated, but to date the use of heavy- services, with reports that some crew element in justifying the investment, with upgrading. There continues to be a belief at weight applications has not been consid- would rather wait until they were in port crew connectivity playing a lesser role than the commodity end of the market that ered a priority. or near land and use their own resources. in some other markets, but still important. 250MB per ship per month is acceptable. In sectors, such as tankers, with a high An example provided was that where crew Access to value added services is also like- Among those who are VSAT users or safety profile, there is a need to demon- internet is free they may use between 40- ly to be critical in determining the winners considering an upgrade there is a percep- strate quality to charter customers and 100GB. When they pay, the usage is very and losers amongst providers in the Asian tion that it presents an opportunity to some owners believe satcom can represent low – as little as 2GB. market. DS obtain a better experience, with higher a competitive edge in this sense – in this A ship manager noted that gaining data volume at lower prices than was pre- sector VSAT is becoming more and more owner agreement for extra VSAT capacity About the Author viously available. However, among those relevant for business operations. can be contingent on assigning a propor- Tore Morten Olsen is president of maritime more recently connected to the most com- The availability of data sources for the tion of it to the crew on a paid-for basis. at satellite communications service mon L-band systems, the perception is navigating master is increasing rapidly. In a recent proposal, where the monthly provider Marlink ‘business as usual’. They see no increase in The ability to replicate, for example, a safe- bill would increase from $1K to $2.5K,

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©2017, KVH Industries, Inc. KVH and AgilePlans are trademarks of KVH Industries, Inc. Subject to change without notice. SATCOMS Maritime IT – today and tomorrow Digital Ship recently organised a round table discussion session in the US, alongside the CMA 2017 exhibition, bringing together a panel including vessel operators controlling hundreds of ships, technology specialists, and other major maritime stakeholders. Amongst a wide range of subjects the conversation covered the growth of the connected ship, the cyber threat in maritime, and the ongoing march towards autonomous vessels

or the 2017 edition of the annual routes, including Inmarsat, Intelsat, SES, connectivity while at sea. While we’re in capabilities whether it’s on the operations Digital Ship round table discussion Telenor Satellite and others. port we’re always connected, but we can’t side with different applications, or even on FFseries, a global roadshow which has In the longer term this will presum- stay continuously connected at sea so we the crew side with social networking and included London, Gothenburg, Copen- ably mean more megabytes per dollar for can’t rely on systems that cannot run offline. other crew retention applications. hagen and Hong Kong among its locations maritime users compared to what we If they’re down any amount of time, we in recent years, we moved westwards to have had up until now. Do you believe have to have systems that that can operate DS – Has the change in pricing had much of gauge the opinions of industry stakeholders that cheaper data access will have a sig- offline. Right now, that rules out the a knock on effect when it comes to people’s in the United States on the continued devel- nificant impact on the way that maritime Cloud and other technologies that require attitudes on what they want to do with opment of the shipping technology sector. companies do business? connectivity. data, or is it purely a financial benefit? The discussion session, titled ‘Maritime Amiee Cords (AC) – I think the main AQ – I think it’s both, the prices have IT – today and tomorrow’, was kindly host- concern is less expensive and not as much DS – So you don’t want to build process- got us to a different level where more end ed by Marlink at the Hilton Hotel in about capacity. Less expensive communi- es that are too reliant on connectivity? users can say that it’s now affordable and Stamford, Connecticut, and took place dur- cations would be a game changer for us. AC – Not at this point, until we’re cer- they can buy a service that works for them ing the Connecticut Maritime Association’s and meets their needs, whether it’s on con- annual CMA Shipping conference and exhi- sumption based plans or bandwidth driv- bition, one of the biggest events in the North en on speeds. American shipping calendar. On the other side, different applications For the discussion, Digital Ship invited a are convincing people to go down that panel of seven experts with a wide range of road, so the demand comes from both per- experience and varying perspectives in the spectives of being able to afford it, and field of vessel operations and the applica- needing to have it to use various tools. tion of technology in the shipping environ- Tony Nassif (TN) – Cheaper data is real- ment, to test how their views differ from ly going to empower operators to send those you might hear from some of the IT more data to shore, provided there is conti- sales professionals in the maritime sector. nuity and a connection, and a lot of this data The goal of the event was to examine is going to be operational data. However, Clockwise from left: Rob O’Dwyer, Digital Ship; Tony Nassif, ABS; Anthony Queenan, some of the current, emerging and planned there are challenges associated with getting Marlink; David Burke, Ridgebury Tankers; Tim Twomey, Principal Maritime future developments in technology for the Management; Alexander Soukhanov, USMRC; Angus Frew, BIMCO; Amiee Cords, the data to shore and developing the right shipping market, and to gather opinions on Crowley Maritime Corporation analytics for problem-solving. how movement in this sector might change This is one of the areas that we’re look- the maritime operational environment for ing at with ABS FutureClass – how data different stakeholders across the industry. DS – So the volume of data you use at the tain that we’re going to have connectivity integrity and data management will evolve Digital Ship posed some initial questions moment, you have no real desire to throughout the entire voyage. to change classification requirements lead- to the panel (identified in the table below) increase that dramatically? ing to less disruptive and more predictive to get things underway, beginning with a AC – While we are exploring opera- DS – Marlink is on the other side of this class services. discussion on how the changing landscape tional applications on a pilot basis, we do as a satellite provider, do you have any For example, can we class a vessel with in the satellite communications market is not plan to increase data volume right now comments on this issue Anthony? equipment based on predictive mainte- expanding the connectivity options avail- because of the cost. Anthony Queenan (AQ) – We’re seeing nance data without having to open up cer- able to vessel operators, and driving down more and more applications that are tain pieces of equipment or bring the vessel the cost of being connected. DS – You have a budget that is more or demanding more and more bandwidth, back to shore to drydock? Doing so would less set, and would like to do as much as and we’re seeing vessels use more and be less disruptive and easier for our clients. The connected ship possible within that? I guess satellite ser- more bandwidth than ever before, it’s Digital Ship (DS) – Let’s get started with vice providers haven’t convinced you yet applications driven. DS – Do you think there would be any the changing data connectivity environ- that you need to invest more money in Over the last year we’ve seen the prices change to the process or rules involved ment in the maritime industry. In the last communications, that it would offer sig- decrease significantly so it’s brought out with classing ships if we move towards eighteen months or so, satellite operators nificant benefits. another level of users as well. We’ve seen an environment where ships are consis- have introduced a huge amount of new AC – We’ve operated safely and effec- VSAT prices reduce, which I think has tently connected and online at all times? satellite capacity over global shipping tively for many years without really having been good for everyone as it opens up new TN – I think it won’t only affect classing vessels. It will have an impact on performance management and maintenance as well. Our Panel To answer your question specifically regarding classification, that is a direction (AC) Amiee Cords, Director Corporate Capt Soukhanov is also a director the mar- Tankers, which operates a fleet of 20 that ABS is moving in. A lot of this is based Information Technology, Crowley itime cyber assurance programme, which tankers, ranging from MRs to VLCCs. Maritime Corporation. Ms Cords is conducts evidence-based research on on data and the analytics performed on (AQ) Anthony Queenan, responsible for all shipboard systems on cyber-related issues facing the industry. Vice President data collected from the operating asset. Marlink Crowley’s fleet of 200 owned and man- Sales Americas, . Mr Queenan is There could be tremendous economic ben- (TT) Tim Twomey, aged vessels of various types, including Vice President, Head responsible for the development of busi- efit from this. Principal Ro-Ro, Lo-Lo, tugs and barges. Of Technical Services, ness in the Americas region for satellite Angus Frew (AF) – Is that this year or Maritime Management. Mr Twomey communications provider Marlink, and is next year, or is that further down the road? (AF) Angus Frew, Secretary General and heads up the technical department at based in Houston, Texas. Because for the moment we don’t general- CEO, BIMCO. Shipowners’ association Principal Maritime Management, a (TN) Tony Nassif, ly have the ability, or more probably the BIMCO has more than 2,200 members provider and owner of vessels, and pro- Executive Vice ABS sensors and the equipment fitted that is worldwide, including shipowners, opera- vides ship advisory services for a fleet President and COO, . Mr Nassif is capable of reporting back performance. tors, managers, brokers and agents. including chemical tankers and product also based in Houston, Texas, and has TN – I don’t think it’s this year, and I don’t tankers. global operating responsibility for US- (AS) Captain Alexander Soukhanov, Vice headquartered classification society ABS, think it’s next year to be honest, but I think as President International Shipping & (DB) David Burke, Vice President of with 200 offices in 65 countries. maturity builds, it will get closer. With a lot Maritime Operations, United States Engineering, Ridgebury Tankers. Mr of the data that’s collected, we have to ask (DS) Rob O’Dwyer, Editor, Digital Ship Maritime Resource Center (USMRC). Burke oversees engineering for Ridgebury what data is meaningful and what is not.

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That is something that ABS is exploring. AF – Actually we don’t hear complaints nine out of ten ships we’ve assessed – and To answer the question of when we see about cost, though obviously it’s good that we’ve done many in the last two years as part this happening, obviously some of this has costs are being driven down. of this ongoing research – have had one big to be done within the context of regulatory Our membership goes from very basic thing in common, that the companies don’t requirements because we need to meet to very sophisticated systems, as Tony have a cyber policy or they have a cyber those requirements as well. For example, mentioned the offshore industry is enor- policy that they want to be inclusive but there may be a requirement for a certain mously sophisticated and their ships are leaves out the maritime systems on board. piece of equipment to be opened up every enormously expensive and equipped with They end up being standalone, so you five years. That’s a constraint that we’re things like dynamic positioning and the have a network that is managed and a net- working within; so we need to work with rest. That’s a long way away from a fifteen work that is not managed. So all the best the regulators to make sure we are going in year old bulker. attempts to create resilience and do the the right direction. We have a lot of smaller members and a right thing, not everything is holistic. We We don’t have an exact time frame, but lot of large members, our job is to cater to all can talk about new technologies and I can tell you that for the offshore industry, of them. We’re more interested in making greater availability of data, but there has to for some drilling units, we’re doing this sure that the safety aspect of this, and the be governance from the company and an 'If you could refine the maintenance today. Some of their maintenance manage- security aspect, is addressed by the industry. understanding of what they are opening schedules, that would be an improvement' ment is based on data we’re collecting. themselves up to. - Amiee Cords, Crowley Maritime AC – We’re already piloting applica- DS – Do you think having a constant Corporation tions which are connected to the opera- online connection would possibly be DS – Do you see this as being mainly a tional system that are feeding data back to detrimental to safety and security then, as matter of awareness, with companies con- dred thousand of the same line and basical- shore, so I believe that it is not in the very it introduces a cyber risk element among centrating on one part of the infrastruc- ly every one is identical. Almost every ship far future. other things? ture without taking heed of the fact that is a one-off, even sister ships are not identi- AF – I think it’s very positive, and it has cyber threats are an issue across the organ- cal. So with a middle-aged fleet you’ll have DS – So the data connectivity you have to be, we just need to make sure that exist- isation? Is better training then one of the a range of engines, for instance, and a range already is sufficient to run those kinds of ing ships are cyber resilient and that we best ways to approach cyber security? of other equipment. How do you get some systems you are looking at, in areas like build ships in the future that are actually AS – Yes, in fact we just did that with a commonality of data for all of them? engine monitoring? cyber secure. Clearly we’re still a little bit ship two weeks ago down in Houston, I’m sure the next generation of engines AC – For our purposes now, yes. away from that. they were brand new ships. will come with built in sensors as the engine However, we are piloting three monitoring The kind of stuff we’re doing is in areas The other thing is that you have to manufacturers will be wanting to monitor systems right now to collect data. I think like, for instance, software maintenance for update the operational technology on the them, but for the existing fleet one feels that, progress will depend on the value of the onboard systems, working to develop an ships, oftentimes threats can come through because it’s such an amorphous mass of data. If the data is valuable, we may need ISO standard for that which is in a test the administrative network, and although individuals, it will be more difficult. to increase our data usage and what we phase at this very moment. One of the big they’re segregated they connect to each I’m also a director of a company with 18 have today may not be sufficient. areas where you get problems is when you other as soon as someone transfers a file, container ships and the size, engines and Also if there was a continuous connec- have the engineer turning up to upgrade through USB or some other means. everything else about them are different tion then the capacity of data lines might the software or download port informa- And now you have Wi-Fi on board a lot for almost every one of them. It’s hard to grow to be important. Today, because we tion, so we need to be aware. of vessels, which is all for the right reasons believe how it could be done in a cost effec- have an offline system, we have to store We’re all for connectivity because we as the crew has to be taken care of, they’re tive way. significantly more data on the vessel than believe the job of the crewmembers could human beings and they need to be able to AQ – There’s another side to this too, we would if the system was entirely be made a lot easier as well, every port live, but that’s another potential connection. it’s not just about having applications with Cloud-based. they go into there’s data to prepare and So we’re seeing some things change. But sensors and remote monitoring but having Once systems are Cloud-based we no send, that could all be done automatically some things are not changing. the infrastructure within the shipping longer have to be offline and the amount of working in the background. I think IT will company where the right people can really data we would have to move at a single drive efficiencies and safety for our indus- DS – Tim, maybe I can bring you in here. do the analysis. Who should that be? You time dramatically decreases, however we try so I definitely wouldn’t want to step in Going back to the issue of cheaper data have the IT department, but you also have would be exchanging data more often. the way of that, it’s very positive. and improved connectivity to ships at sea, the operations department, engineering is it something that will make a big dif- and people in different areas that are in the DS – So that’s an ultimate goal for you, to The cyber threat ference to you and the way your company position to analyse data and make changes. be fully online on a continuous basis, DS – Alex, maybe we’ll come to you now, is operating its ships, or will you just be AF – That’s very true, and if you’re run- once it’s cost effective to do so? I know you’re working a lot on cyber happy to get data a bit cheaper? ning with a shipmanager you wouldn’t AC – It is a goal because it would dra- security in the maritime sector. Do you Tim Twomey (TT) – I think the most have that in-house capability. Global Ship matically reduce our cost to manage think the increased level of connectivity used application on the computer side is e- Lease has 18 container ships and eight peo- onboard systems. However, it poses new will impact shipping by opening up a mail traffic back and forth. We’re not ple employed in the business, they rely on challenges. Up until now the only thing new range of threats that haven’t really presently using any enterprise software their manager to do all of that. And the that was connected externally were some been considered up until now? involving add-on sensors for engine and manager has an even bigger amorphous shipboard systems, nothing that is signifi- Alexander Soukhanov (AS) – I definite- fuel monitoring packages. mass of individual ships to deal with. cant in terms of the ship operation. ly think so. The availability of new tech- It’s a significant investment for a benefit AC – If you could refine the mainte- nology and greater data connectivity is that needs to be weighed, particularly in nance schedules, that would be an DS – Angus, I’ll come to you now, is there actually a really good thing, the problem is today’s market. It could be $50,000 just for improvement. Right now the information anything you can tell us about the that the maturity of the networks isn’t nec- a basic system. is not as detailed so we lose some accuracy. appetite for data connectivity among the essarily accepting to these new technolo- We must maintain equipment at certain BIMCO membership? Is it something gies both in how they operate and the secu- DS – So ‘cheaper data’ might not be so intervals whether they have really worn that people are talking about, or just rity configurations they need. cheap when you have to make further out or not, based on recommended guide- something they complain about as a cost? We’re seeing this time and time again, investments in changing processes and lines. That data could give you better infor- infrastructure to operate in a different mation to put those pieces of equipment on way and with different applications. a tighter maintenance schedule and make TT – It’s great if we can get reduced it more predictive. rates for data, but the other part of it, the You would get a good benefit just out of investment on everything else on the extending the life of the equipment. For engine side is more significant. And it can example: if we didn’t have to drydock to fix present other issues too, in terms of the this particular piece of machinery that was- reliability of the data coming off the ship, n’t really at its end of life just at the end of accuracy and calibration. With things like the guideline, it would cost less, particular- fuel it comes down to checking high-tech ly if we look across a reasonably sized fleet sensors with a sounding tape in the end. that all uses the same basic equipment. These are interesting topics and some TN – To summarise comments from nice ideas, but it’s more complicated than Tim, “there may be a value, but we’re not just having more data. able to quantify the value.” As we said ear- l-r: Tim Twomey, Principal Maritime Management; Alexander Soukhanov, USMRC; Angus Frew, BIMCO; Amiee Cords, Crowley Maritime Corporation AF – One of the issues about ships is that lier, a lot of the value is in the data analyt- it’s not like trucks, where you build one hun- ics and what you use the data for. That’s

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the challenge, and for a company like ABS We spend a great deal of time budgeting it’s an area of focus. We see a need for for vessel operations. Crew costs are signif- framing what data analytics means. icant, roughly 58 per cent of the entire oper- Applying the ABS FutureClass concept ating budget is allocated across salaries, that I mentioned earlier, we want to be able transportation, training, and other crew to help quantify these values, whether it’s related expenses. There are annual planned an economic value, serving the customer maintenance items, class surveys, service of better or having less disruption to opera- safety and firefighting equipment – all of tions and having a vessel available more of these costs can be identified and budgeted the time. These are all types of value that accordingly. Managing communication can be derived from collecting data and costs effectively is beneficial to us. using it properly. Communication costs previously would vary month to month depending on where DS – If we talk about engines again, are the vessels were trading; anywhere from we then talking about the engine manu- $1,000 to $10,000 per month in extreme cir- 'When a real emergency comes you don't want somebody sending off clips to CNN' - facturer being the person to look to in cumstances. This leads to significant vari- Anthony Queenan, Marlink (left) terms of putting the system together and ances to defined budgets, leading to diffi- running the analytics, taking that out of culties in accounting and monitoring your building cyber resilience, through organi- is bound to see a more measured use of the hands of the vessel operator? They are manager’s performance. sational structure and governance. That’s the satcom system as people are aware in the best position to advise on the best something that’s available today. that poor decisions will lead directly back time to do maintenance, or on any other DS – Do you think you spend less or more to them. issues relating to the equipment. on the communications now, per year, DS – Alex, is there anything you’d like to AQ – It can have the effect of keeping AC – That is the case right now. In with VSAT than with L-band? add on cyber policies and resilience on people away from gambling sites or porno our three pilots they are all with the DB – Our analysis indicates that our ships? sites or whatever else as well, which will manufacturer. costs are effectively the same. We now AS – What we’ve noticed is that there is keep the networks safer, so these are things have the predictability of fixed costs, Wi-Fi generally very tightly controlled internet that we’re being required to bring forward DS – So you send the data directly to them onboard to enhance crew liveability and for the crew. I went to sea for 16 years and for customers. and they advise a course of action based retention, and since the equipment is I remember when it was e-mails that were AF – It’s an interesting concept isn’t it, if on that data? leased, the flexibility to upgrade in an printed out and hung on the cabin door, so you had a land-based employee and told AC – It has to be extrapolated, so if it’s appropriate and timely manner as technol- it’s come a long way. them you were going to turn social media not predictive for the other vessels in the ogy moves forward. There are some more amenities that access off it would be seen in a very differ- fleet and only being done as a one off, it’s The impact of crew retention cannot be we’re seeing for the crew, which is really ent way I’m sure. It’s remarkable the disci- not as useful. overstated. Over the last few years this has good and really important, because times pline of the seafarers that they are pre- Although everyone might see where the been an important topic of discussion have changed and the generations are dif- pared to, and should, accept these things. benefit could lie, quantifying that benefit is every time that I have visited a vessel or ferent. There are five different generations more difficult. attended a crew conference. of seafarer and they all think differently DS – From the BIMCO perspective, do about their time at sea, they work with the you see crew connectivity and social Managing access and equipment differently which is something media as an important element of modern social media we see in the simulators, they make deci- seafaring? DS – Following on from that point on sions differently. AF – Absolutely, it’s difficult enough to crew access, with a younger generation of As far as social media access, it’s all recruit people to go to sea and get them to people that are snapping Instagram pho- been very tightly controlled up until now stay, to leave them in the Stone Age on tos and making Facebook posts, it’s from what we can tell. We’ve been on communications would just be encourag- becoming necessary for companies to board cruise ships too, and that’s a city ing them to go and look for land based have proper policies in place governing basically so it’s very different how they jobs. Particularly for the younger genera- what can be shared about what’s happen- handle things, but they also try and imple- tion, it’s really important. ing in and around a ship, controlling ment policies that ‘what you say matters’, I think we’re going to see different peo- what’s going out to the world. letting people know that what they share ple joining our ships as well. As all of these DB – Policies are needed, as well as a with the world really matters. People seem technological advances make their way monitoring process, to see what’s being to get it, and the companies that do have onto the ships we’ll have crew that are posted on publicly available sites such as policies in place tend to monitor that. much more tech-savvy, and we’ll need it 'Managing communication costs effectively Instagram and Facebook. AQ – We’re seeing great demand for because as the risk increases from operat- is beneficial to us' - David Burke, AC – It also introduces an interesting value added services to help monitor and ing systems being exposed to the internet Ridgebury Tankers new dynamic on board the vessel. If they manage this traffic, our XChange box (a we need to have people out there that can are always connected and can stay con- communications management system con- understand the problems and possibly do DS – I have a communications question nected with people outside the crew, then nected to the satcoms) gives the master the something about it. for our vessel operators here on the panel. they might not spend as much time inter- ability to take a look at what’s happening. What type of satellite communications acting with their peers. But it could Each member of the crew will have a PIN Critical applications system are you using at the moment? Are improve the quality of life on board. number and you can see that ‘John’ is DS – Moving away from data connectivi- you mainly on flat fees or pay as you go DB – I think that is an issue, the days of spending too many hours online at a time ty, what do you think are the most critical contracts, and do you have plans to people sitting around the lounge watching that could be impacting his work, and so on. software applications when it comes to change that anytime soon? a movie are over, because of Wi-Fi avail- But also, if there’s an emergency or efficiently running a modern shipping AC – We have both, it depends on ability. What the Masters onboard are operational issue the master can shut company? Are there important applica- whether it’s owned or managed. doing now is controlling the availability of down the crew access, so the focus is strict- tions that you think could benefit from Wi-Fi, when it’s on and when it’s off, to ly on the issue that they’re dealing with. having online access that are currently DS – Do you have any great desire to ensure that the crew is working and more More and more we’re putting in various running offline? move the pay as you go vessels over to a importantly, resting when they should be. firewalls for people, to protect the shipping AC – Maintenance and repair software flat fee arrangement? TN – A quick comment on the policy company you have to be aware that people are the most talked about today. It would AC – The flat fee would be more issue, and cyber policy specifically. This is are increasingly using different types of also be advantageous if our purchasing advantageous. one of the areas that, as Alex mentioned, social media and you need to be able to application could be connected so that the TT – I agree with that, the flat fee is ideal there are a lot of ship owners and operators manage and monitor that. goods and services were ready when the for budget preparation and maintaining a that don’t have a policy in place. They may When a real emergency comes you ship docked. level of cost management. That’s what we have all the systems and meet all the don’t want somebody sending off clips to For crew welfare, we’d like to have some have on our ships, which we moved to not requirements, but they don’t have a way to CNN or something, you need to shut that of our HR systems online so crew could man- too long ago. It has worked out well. protect themselves. down. That kind of demand is there now, age their finances and other personal items. (David Burke) DB – We use a flat fee Part of what we’ve done at ABS is create tools to monitor and manage all of that. structure, VSAT with Iridium back-up. guidance that provides information that, DS – Are there big benefits in having all of From an owner’s perspective, especially until last year when our guide was pub- DS – With something like a log-in system, those connected rather than running offline? one that uses third party managers, it helps lished, didn’t exist. We have five guides, where a person is personally identifiable AC – Right now they can all run offline, to control the budget variances. starting from very basic cyber security and as responsible for their traffic, a company there aren’t any of them where it is critical

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to be connected because or we would not virus program where we are downloading angle, Amiee mentioned the purchasing DS – To an extent you are waiting for the be able to put them on the vessel now as regular new virus profiles. With this type and inventory systems – when you talk infrastructure to be created on shore for we cannot be sure a good connection will software you have a lot less connectivity so about Big Data and enterprise software the ships to connect to. be available. you also have less risk. systems, we haven’t quite got to that point AF – We are participating in some of TT – Another critical software program yet but I see that as something in the future these types of projects, one of the ones DS – Tim, what’s your view on the most on board for tankers and bulkers would be that can add value in this area with on- being talked about at this moment in time important software applications in mod- the stability software, and typically that is a time delivery of spare parts, knowing wants to create a system where the ship ern shipping? standalone computer. Usually you have a what’s on board, knowing the values of the can see when the tugs are available, when TT – The most critical is the navigation back-up laptop that’s put in a locker some- spares on board. the berths are going to be free, whether the software, ECDIS, for sure, and that could where. Typically that won’t be connected to Another thing touched on was HR; bunker barges are there, and all the other benefit from a live connection. The issue there any system, just the radar transmitters and there are a surprising number of crew reception facilities. That would allow them is when the mate gets the software update of tank level indicators. It’s segregated, but members showing up on a vessel, bringing to see exactly when would be the best time the week for the charts and then he plugs it once you start implementing more connec- their files with them, or having them sent for them to arrive, and as such be more in with a memory stick for example, you tivity and maybe have data incoming and via e-mail, and there will be issues with efficient and spend the least possible time can have a vulnerability there. You could out from it, you could run into trouble there. certificates out of date, or a medical certifi- waiting around. have a virus and take the whole system cate that will have expired, or some other I think we’ll see more and more systems down, even though they’re independent. DS – In a lot of cases it will be very old training has expired. driving greater efficiency in areas like software that came with the ship so it These are all things that, if we had truly these, we’re in an industry that struggles to DS – So a connection just for chart won’t be particularly robust, and won’t integrated HR platforms that ships were make money at the moment so any effi- updates? have been patched over time with any connected to, wouldn’t be such an issue. ciency drive, particularly between the port TT – Yes, just for the chart updates. The updates, and may be running on operat- and ship interface, will help enormously ECDIS units have two separate PCs and ing systems that are no longer supported. Regulation and and could deliver great value. That would one is able to run if the other goes down, TT – A lot of times you don’t need to technology be much appreciated by the industry. but there’s an interconnection when you update it if you’re using it the same way DS – Let’s move on to regulation. With come to updating the charts so there’s a since the beginning, but companies come new technologies becoming available possibility you could have both affected if out with new versions and if you want to and the data traffic between ship and your update includes an undetectable update that’s another instance where you shore expanding, do you expect to see virus. So we have to trust that the file that’s could be infected. major changes in the regulatory environ- coming in from the chart supplier is accu- AS – You bring up a great point there. ment reflecting how those technologies rate and free of any problems and not We were on an assessment last Fall and a are having an impact on ship operations? affected by other unknowns on the com- sister ship lost its ECDIS due to a major Are monitoring and reporting require- puters on the vessel. computer failure. What happened was that ments likely to increase significantly as AC – We have software that we put on they were in port and the vendor came on ships come online? the computers now that are able to learn board and updated the ECDIS software. TN – I believe we’ll see more steps in particular behaviours. So it’s looking for Twelve hours after departure, the ECDIS that direction. It hasn’t really materialised behaviours rather than certain types of (both units) crashed. yet, but one could argue that if you have a files or data. It determines if something The investigation determined that the ‘smart ship’, then you need the regulatory starts encryption or execution. obsolete operating systems on both units environment to also become smarter – There was a time when we just worried were incapable of handling the software from a reporting perspective and from a about perimeter defence and stopping peo- upgrade. This was a paperless navigation monitoring perspective. 'The vendor came on board and updated ple getting in, but now, we have to worry ship. We talked earlier about the continuous the ECDIS software. Twelve hours after about internal defences from removable They were at sea for the next three days, flow of data and how that allows us to look departure the ECDIS crashed' - Alexander Soukhanov, USMRC storage devices. Every one of the machines still in compliance, as they had some paper at equipment health from a risk-based per- has to be ready to look for those kinds of charts, but operating very differently to the spective. Having more accurate informa- attacks. way the crew had been trained, and differ- tion about equipment health allows us to DS – It always seems difficult to generate It’s not just looking at the files and stop- ently from how the crew is used to making move away from a prescriptive mainte- the collective will across the industry that ping them, it is looking at types of decisions. nance schedule to a predictive one and would help in pushing some of these ini- behaviours. There are legitimate executa- It was very disruptive, though it could gives us the ability to provide less intrusive tiatives forward. Great ideas have often bles you have to run, but if there are exe- have been worse – the point being that classification services. Sensor data will let stalled and died in maritime technology, so cutables that start an encryption routine these systems are more and more integrat- us know when it is necessary to open up a will we need regulation to force the issue? then those would be shut down. They will ed, and even if you have a backup they’re piece of equipment because we will know AF – I don’t think so, I’m talking about also need to change over time to combat still networked in the sense that you still the actual condition of the machinery. initiatives coming from the ports working new types of attacks and vulnerabilities. have to do the updates. If you update one We do see this evolving for regulatory with oil majors and major container lines. ECDIS, you update the other. reporting, but it remains to be seen how They’re speaking together and will deliver a We have worked with other shipowners that overall system will come together. way of working with increased efficiency. I who experienced a similar failure in port, think everyone has to invest together in this. but as a result of viruses. The ships could DS – Another thing that comes to mind on But we’re also involved with the EU, not sail until the problems were resolved, this regulatory issue is chart updates, which is trying to deliver increased effi- costing them enormous amounts of money where connectivity could mean, in theory, ciencies through its ports as well, and is in delays, investigation, and repairs. that ships should have instant access to putting development funds aside to do any chart updates and that they could these kinds of things. I think we’re just at DS – That’s a good example of how it’s potentially not be compliant if those the beginning of Big Data and improved important to remember that cyber threats updates are not immediately applied. efficiency in shipping, it’s not just about are not all about new advances in tech- Which would then open up other poten- onboard systems it’s about how we can nology, it can be as simple as ignoring tial legal issues in the event of an accident. make the whole chain more efficient. software versions and suffering the con- These are the kinds of issues that the sequences despite there being no mali- industry may have to begin considering DS – So maybe port development can act cious action against you. at a quicker pace as technology develop- as a springboard in this area, as ports AS – The focus is really too much on the ment continues. Perhaps greater commu- become more sophisticated shipping com- malicious, that’s altering everyone’s per- nication with authorities on shore would panies will be encouraged to make sure spective in the wrong direction. Cyber sys- help in smoothing this process, is that they have the technological capabilities to 'I think we're just at the beginning of Big Data and improved efficiency in shipping' tems themselves are not safe, if you are not something that anyone believes would connect to any systems that will offer them - Angus Frew, BIMCO doing all of the things you need to do, then contribute to improved operations? potential efficiency improvements. they are not safe. AC – It would be a benefit to be able to AF – I’d say it’s probably best that they do more information sharing in real time work together on these kinds of ventures, DS – That’s not maritime technology com- DS – David, any thoughts on the software and automatically, it would take some of the experience of the shipping lines is panies you are dealing with for this? side of ship operations? the burden off the crew to manage the important in this as you need to under- AC – It is the same software we use on DB – Coming back to a more opera- communication with all the ports and find stand both sides of the issue. the shore. There’s no connectivity issue tional focus and looking at efficiencies and the best fuel. I do not believe we have seri- TT – I think it’s something that’s more since it’s not really the same as an anti- actual value as opposed to the security ously considered this yet. likely to start in container shipping, there

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are so many other variables with bulkers TN – It becomes a Port State Control much value to be gained compared to look- and tankers that it becomes a little more dif- issue, but if it’s digital you can access it ing at things across the board and being ficult when coordinating that implementa- immediately whenever you need to, without able to do comparisons across all vessels. tion timing across different vessel types. the administrative tasks of having to keep up with the paperwork and trying to find DS – Anthony, you're involved with DS – Would it make a big difference to the right documents when you need them. putting communications infrastructure in your operations if you were able to do DB – When we talk about paperless place on ships, do you see people setting that and coordinate better with other ships, we’re sitting an hour from New up to take advantage of Big Data or organisations in port and make the pro- York, where Port State Control would like- Internet of Things technologies? cess more streamlined? ly be fine with this, but in other parts of the AQ – We do see some, mainly linked in to TT – It would take some pressure off the world it’s not acceptable to have anything what we were talking about earlier in moni- Master for sure, he’s standing by his com- but paper, they definitely won’t be accept- toring performance, having sensors and puter a lot of the time waiting for that mes- ing digital signatures. being able to see things they couldn’t before. sage to come in. I see more and more each We’re seeing a bit more that the IT year coming on e-mail than with the phone DS – So the issue arises again that some of department is looking to bring in some of calls from agents now, and then it becomes the technology is only really valuable these applications, but getting the rest of the 'There's a cultural element to this within a back and forth. The paperwork burden is when it provides a conduit for greater organisation up to speed and able to use the companies, in terms of using data' - very significant on board in the digital age. integration, and that requires both parties information effectively in a way that saves Anthony Queenan, Marlink A side topic to that, looking at the class to have systems sophisticated enough to money can be tricky, so that’s the next step certificates on board, every time you have an provide those benefits. in a lot of ways. There’s a cultural element DS – So I guess we’re talking about inspection, like a Port State or SIRE inspec- AF – IMO could be the driver of that to this within companies in terms of using Internet of Things as a more suitable tion, the first thing the individual does is go and take the initiative in the end, but it data, otherwise it’s just an IT project. technological enabler for shipping rather through every single piece of paper. should be happening. than Big Data concepts, using small but We talk about digital ships, we’re in a DS – Do you think the introduction of useful amounts of data from equipment day and age where all of this paper should DS – However, on the flip side of that if we these technologies is lacking top level and machinery to improve our under- go away, it should just be online in the look at things like ECDIS or ballast water management buy-in generally at this stage? standing of what’s happening across var- Cloud or in a SharePoint-type system. treatment, the IMO process of pushing AQ – It depends, there are some ship- ious disparate systems. When the ship comes into port all they through new technologies has been far ping companies out there today where the TT – Once all of those bits of small data have to do is send a link to the agent or from inspiring. It’s difficult to strike a bal- top management is fully committed, espe- come into one hub like with the EU MRV inspector or other required party, and ance between regulation of technology cially in the Middle East, some of them are situation, then that will be a source of Big everything is there to be reviewed. and the speed with which the develop- working with some of the most sophisti- Data. That will also apply to the class soci- That’s better than sending multiple two ment of IT is changing the landscape. cated ‘smart ships’ ever produced, and eties and even some Flag States, that will megabyte files to everyone too, it should Tim, if we look at ECDIS for example, they are able to manage monitoring and so be Big Data in shipping. The class is prob- just be something like having a digital sig- the tanker deadline for mandatory car- on with just 256 kbps. So it’s not just about ably the number one place where data nature for that ship that can say if it’s com- riage has passed – had you installed having Big Data, you need smart data. Not from across the industry is feeding in. pliant, up to par or not. ECDIS a long way prior to the deadline or reporting on things that are operating as TN – From a Big Data perspective, I did the regulation make the difference? normal and focusing on deviations that tend to agree with Tim, I think class is cen- TT – We had a lot of ships that came out need attention. tral to a lot of the data that’s coming from as newbuilds that were fitted with ECDIS, Many customers are using a 256/128 the industry. The definition of what big some just had one unit and we put a sec- kbps (download/upload) committed data is really depends on the value you’re ondary unit on board. For the other tankers information rate (CIR) and use all of those trying to derive from its analysis. I think we were ahead of the game, we had applications, it’s very few that need more We talk about predictive maintenance implemented it and made sure our crews than 512/512 kbps for these types of pro- systems. They’re going to require a lot of were fully trained and using it for several cesses. A lot can be done with efficiency different data that you might not be collect- months before we went fully online with it. without large amounts of data. ing today. If you’re going to optimise fuel DB – Big Data is kind of a nebulous consumption or trim on the vessel, a lot of DS – Is it something you see as beneficial term, it doesn’t really mean anything. I other data will be required that in most to operations, or a compliance issue? have experience with many different ship cases companies are not collecting today. TT – It’s definitely beneficial, the whole managers and none of them are operating If you keep adding to this data and have chart correction process for the second an enterprise system that I would consider the data flowing continuously, as opposed mate, which could take hours depending ‘Big Data’. It’s all well managed right now to once per day or once per week, it’s going on the voyage, that goes away. Everything with the upload and download speeds that to increase significantly and very quickly, is standardised in the corrections now so we have, there’s nothing complicated or and that will increase the data analytics 'If it's digital you can access it that minimises human error on board. That overwhelming about it. you’ll need to have and will make our immediately, wherever you need to' moves the responsibility to the chart devel- TT – I agree with David, almost every- world a lot more data centric. - Tony Nassif, ABS opers, and I think that’s a good way to go. thing coming off the ship is an attachment That really does increase our vulnerabil- DB – I think ECDIS was well received on an e-mail. You have other types of data ity when it comes to cyber resilience and because it makes sense; it is easier and uploads for preventative maintenance or cyber security. Alex made a comment DS – What would you see as the biggest more cost effective than paper charts. maybe the purchasing system, updating about integrated systems on board, and obstacle to a system like that? files once or twice a day perhaps, but that’s what we call management of change, the TN – I can say at ABS that we’re work- Big Data and IoT about it. ability to manage a change or an upgrade ing on a huge initiative to do the kind of DS – Let’s move on to two of the trendy Big Data might potentially come with to a system and making sure that it’s not thing Tim is talking about. We call it ABS current topics in the technology world, something like the EU MRV (Monitoring, going to result in any downtime for the Freedom. It’s a system we’re building to Big Data and the Internet of Things. Are Reporting, Verification) regulations, that rest of the operating systems. automate all of the certificate issuance and these issues that you think have had an will create new forms of reporting, but at That is something that we include with- to make all of the collected data available impact on maritime yet? the moment that still all takes manual in the ABS definition of cyber safety. It’s to our customers online. AC – We have been talking a lot about inputs of data. Some owners are proposing not just about the cyber intrusion or cyber- We’re taking what we have been operat- the idea of monitoring the engines, I’d say to put in performance monitoring systems, attack. It’s inclusive of software quality ing with over the past 10 or 15 years and that’s an area where the Internet of Things but basically all you need is soundings and management and management of change. digitising it, putting it on the IBM Maximo has affected the maritime industry. Maybe carbon monitoring for the report. It’s inclusive of the integrity of data and platform and customising it to do exactly not as much as other industries, we tend to Maybe later, with that and MARPOL data management. These are pillars of the what you’re describing. It will give access to be behind by many years in technology. and so on, eventually you will have a sen- programme that we have in place as we a lot of the certificates as well as vessel sta- We have only recently had to worry about sor in the stack that will say ‘this ship is look at cyber safety. tus and will serve as a critical data hub to managing cyber-crime on the vessels. compliant’ or ‘this ship needs to be help clients make more informed decisions. Big Data probably not as much, it has detained’ when it comes into port and DS – Alex, maybe I can come back to you been self-contained data within small sends out an alert. As sensors develop this on cyber safety and the Internet of DS – Do you need regulatory authorities ecosystems. The vessels are not carbon is the kind of data that could become part Things. There has been a lot of recent talk to buy into that and accept the digital ver- copies of each other, they are different in of the regulations, and you’ll have live about household ‘smart devices’ being sions of various documents as being legit- many respects and the set of data is not ‘Big’ online reporting of it through the satellites turned into surveillance tools, with one of imate for inspection purposes? in the same way. There has not been as saying ‘this ship is breaking the law’. President Trump’s senior advisers even

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dubiously warning people that their in the aviation industry with drones, oper- TN – The subject of unmanned ships has something I’d like to see. It’s complicated microwaves can be turned into cameras to ating remotely but not autonomously. been debated quite a bit. To follow David’s at the moment, requires technicians and spy on them. AS – For us seamen, ‘trust but verify’ is comment, I’d really expect to see a transfer there’s quite a bit of below deck equipment While the microwave isn’t a real cyber what we’re taught from day one, whether to shore-based controls and being able to too. I can envision systems will continue to threat, do you think a greater proliferation you’re taking readings or navigating, look- allow remote asset monitoring – not even develop towards smaller equipment foot- of sensors and other reporting devices will ing at the weather, all of those things. I necessarily remote operations, but asset prints with faster speeds. create a higher risk factor in shipping? read an article in the Wall Street Journal monitoring while the vessel is out at sea. Also in the next ten years I can see more AS – I don’t know anything about about how AI (artificial intelligence) is That will drive a lot of improvements in of shore side environmentalists taking microwaves except how to turn them on transforming the workplace, and it talks maintenance. It will impact a lot of the sur- advantage of the connectivity on the ships and off, but there are different business about how AI actually has biases. vey side of the business and it will drive a and using that for reporting and monitor- models where different operations use As a navigator, the word ‘bias’ or the large number of activities associated with ing that support regulations, I believe that technology in different ways. I’m a pilot in word ‘doubt’ is unnerving, there are rules the vessels in the next ten years. will grow more and more. my other job so I see all of this equipment and regulations in place for things like AS – I think you’re going to see a lot and I’m aware of it; it’s great stuff but if that. Not to mention the fact we will be The next ten years more lifecycle management of ship sys- you don’t install, maintain and manage it relying on a vast cyber network that has to DS – It seems that our consensus is that tems, in the last few years we’ve seen it correctly it’s a huge risk. It’s not the tech- be proven in its own assurance before it we are likely to see a growth in remote move from virtually none to people going nology or how innovative or great it is, can handle the vessel, and we need assur- control of vessels in certain situations in in the direction of doing that. Any effort they’re great tools but need to be taken ance of the actions of other vessels. Just like the near term, but true unmanned vessels for the industry to do it on its own ahead of care of and the vulnerabilities understood. driving in winter weather, I’m not worried are still far in the future. With Tony men- regulation is the best way to do it. What we’re seeing is different models about my driving, I’m worried about the tioning the next ten years, as a final ques- We’ve put research together on this for different sectors, like on cruise ships or other guy going too fast and so on. tion perhaps I can ask you all, outside of because we’re afraid that regulations that in the offshore sector, those two sectors are The other thing is the more philosophi- the unmanned vessel issue, what major are unreasonable are going to come down quintessential users of the latest and great- cal discussion of putting human beings out changes you might expect to see in ship- on an industry that has enough to deal est technology. Amazing stuff like remote of work. Is our industry willing to gradual- ping in the next decade with regard to our with every day as it is. So I think we’ll see condition monitoring where I can pull out ly put three or four million mariners out of use of technology? some more lifecycle management, more a mobile phone, look up any ship in the work over a period of time, does that TN – Obviously nobody has a crystal harmonisation throughout the industry as fleet and see what’s going on. become a factor in the situation? It’s really ball, but from our perspective – and I’m companies learn from each other. It’s great to be able to do that, but the a societal thing that we have to talk about. sure it’s shared by many here – we’ll be I’d also agree that we’ll see a greater other thing that they have that most ship- looking to see improved safety. proliferation of performance management ping companies don’t have is the human We want to make sure we have the tech- and remote access monitoring is going to capital to make sure they secure that, man- nology that takes us in that direction, and I be the way of the future. It’s already hap- age it, update it and look after it. That’s the believe that having the capability to allow for pening now with people who need it so I difference. remote asset monitoring, tied into predictive think it will probably spread across more If you’re a small or medium sized maintenance management programmes to of the industry. This is actually a good shipowner, what we’ve seen is that they drive the maintenance of the asset and the thing and we support it. just don’t have the resources, the people, classification of the asset, will be key. AF – A huge amount of it has already and don’t really know who to talk to about AQ – I think over the next ten years been said, but I think a lot of this technolo- it. There are managed solutions from out- we’ll see more standardisation, I think that gy is not going to be retrofitted. I think side but they can get expensive. So there will be the biggest thing. There’ll be some every new engine will be monitored by the are a lot of different factors to weigh, and applications that everybody will be using manufacturers going forward. It will get to the big question is whether you really need to make it a little more standard than it is the point where they will manage the it. The two sectors I mentioned do need it. now with every company doing something inventory of spare parts and when you get different. I think that’s what we’ll see to the next port you will have the piece you Unmanned ships 'If we can send three guys on a space ship going forward. need waiting for you to pick up and fit. DS – We’ve spoken about remote access, to the moon I think we should be able to A combination of a few factors will I can definitely see that, but find it hard automating processes and not having bring a ship across the sea with a small drive this, things like consolidation among to believe, particularly in more commodi- crew' - Tim Twomey, Principal Maritime enough people to manage some of these providers, management companies of tised parts of the industry like dry bulk and Management technological processes – will the ongo- diverse fleets moving towards more stan- in a time of fragmented ownership, that ing research and development into dards they can rely on to be more efficient we’ll see a lot of technology retrofitting and unmanned vessel technologies help to TT – If we can send three guys on a cost-wise, and I think regulators will start interest in things like Big Data. solve these issues? Is this something you space ship to the moon I think we should to move to more standardised require- If you look at other sectors however, feel the industry wants? be able to bring a ship across the sea with a ments in what they are looking for. there’s a huge requirement in industrial AC – It is something that everyone small crew! I still feel that on the shore side DB – I think in the next ten years we shipping, in areas like cable laying or ves- believes is coming, whether it’s desirable you’d need to have a boarding team for will see incremental performance improve- sels that require dynamic positioning and or not is another question. bringing it in and out of port, and you’d ments and efficiency improvements. We’ll that kind of thing, there are huge invest- But it’s still quite hard to fathom having have to consider maintenance also. get a lot more data for analysis that will ments being made there. For cruise ships no one on board, and all of the other com- Maybe that will lead into more exotic start to move us in that direction. as well, the economic consequences of plicated parts of sailing across the ocean materials, things like carbon fibre on deck Incremental improvements in vessel per- being out of operation far outweigh the with absolutely nobody on board. eliminating the rust issue and painting, formance, port calls, logistics, purchasing, cost of the technology. AF – I think in short sea shipping it there are a lot of things to look at. crew management, regulatory compliance, I think they will be the drivers of the tech- might be realistic in our lifetime, but I However, when it comes down to it, is it etc. More data will facilitate these changes. nology, and that will filter into new ships in think for deep sea I’m not so sure. The economical to unman a very large ship if TT – It’s been a long time, but ships other sectors. But I don’t see large amounts other thing is the issue of the cargo – the CapEx cost is going to be $100 million haven’t really changed in construction all of retrofitting into the existing fleet. would companies send a cruise line out for the unmanned ship when you can get a that much for many years. There are new AC – In general our technology tends to without crew? The only people would be similar one carrying the same cargo for $50 engines with much improved economies be ten to fifteen years behind other indus- waiters and bartenders! million? Your payback would take forever and other things that have come out that are tries. First of all there will be a competitive DB – I am not sure this is currently fea- just to have no crew on board. more efficient, but for ship design it has basi- push to be more Cloud-based, I believe our sible. It’s not that the technology for I think the automation is there to do a cally remained unchanged for a long time. systems are going to be all Cloud-based at autonomous navigation does not exist, it lot of it, but the sea can be very unpre- The connectivity on board is slowly get- some point. We’ll be continuously connect- does. A vessel can be programmed to nav- dictable too. It’s an interesting topic. ting better, that’s one thing that is going to ed, hopefully in the next ten years igate and avoid. The issue is weather, traf- AQ – I’d see crews being reduced in keep improving. I think the communica- We might not go back and retrofit our fic management, mechanical breakdowns, number, but that’s going to require technol- tions companies need to make it easier to older assets, we’ll probably do it with our schedule variances, or whatever the case ogy to be used smarter, implemented and make that decision to change to new sys- new ones, but we will have pretty close to may be, where the ‘norm’ is changed. integrated in ways to allow that to work. tems. The whole installation part of it is a no systems left running locally on board, I can imagine short sea shipping, oper- I think it will be similar to what we see major task. they’ll all be in the Cloud. ating as a remote operated fleet, with some with drones, there is a connectivity ele- An advantage would be for satellite I think that’s what’s going to drive it – central vessel assuming navigation and ment to that and I think that’s going to providers to provide systems that can be not so much cost, not so much regulation, command responsibility, but I don’t see become more and more of a requirement, put on by the crew in a day or two without but the realisation that we can’t compete truly autonomous vessels. We’ll more like- where we start with more remote access the need for a crane and all the rest, that with some other company that has ly see remote operation, like what you see into systems on the ships. the crew can connect it on board, that’s emerged with a new technology. DS

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Exchange, for Apple and Android devices. “With Kognifai we are launching an The app will offer content such as news open ecosystem for customers, partners, and job postings, updated daily, and and suppliers,” said Hege Skryseth, execu- includes an interactive forum allowing the tive vice president, Kongsberg and presi- community to ask questions relevant to dent, Kongsberg Digital. them and gain advice from their colleagues. “It will create value for our customers “We wanted to design the app with a by allowing them to harness the power of simple to use interface, making the whole their data on their own terms. This way, experience entirely user-focused. We want they will reap the benefits of the digital people to quickly and simply engage with transformation in an easier and more effi- Kognifai is an open digital ecosystem for users to manage and the content without the need to log in or cient way, and we will collaborate with apply data generated using Kongsberg and third-party systems do any of the things which puts so many them to drive the business outcomes that off using other apps,” said Mike they are seeking.” Backhouse, head of marketing and design, Kognifai is designed to be an open digi- ing to merge different aspects of their tech- tion platform that Kongsberg represents,” eMaritime Group. tal ecosystem for users to collect, store, nology and expertise to create a unified said Stig Linna, CEO of VesselMan. “We will be constantly developing and analyse, and apply the data they generate response to the growing wave of digitali- “For us, it is very important to be part of improving the app and website and look using Kongsberg and third-party systems. sation across all industries, with the goal of a secure, scalable platform. As part of forward to the introduction of many new The company says that it also intends creating value from advances in areas such Kongsberg’s digital platform, we can con- features such as industry videos, games for it to act as a platform for development as the internet of things, automation and centrate on our core business and let and the ability to link with your existing of new data-centric applications, provid- robotics. Kongsberg handle scalability, security social network accounts.” ing a single portal to systems developed by The platform will allow customers to issues – and all the other important things Kongsberg itself along with what it calls subscribe to the systems they need as and that customers have to take into considera- “certified third-party developers.” when they need them, following a soft- tion with global, Cloud-based solutions.” “The launch of Kognifai is great news ware-as-a-service (SaaS) approach, which VesselMan’s Cloud-based management for Kongsberg’s main civilian industries,” Kongsberg says will open the possibility system will now be made available on said Jørn Seglem, SVP digital platform and for smaller and niche companies with lim- Kognifai where it can be used to define analytics at Kongsberg Digital. ited resources to bring their technology to planning processes, perform remote pro- “The Kognifai ecosystem is built on a the Kognifai community. cess monitoring, and manage online infor- core of cybersecurity, customers’ owner- The company says it will also be taking mation sharing. ship of their information, and data integri- steps to maintain an effective level of Customers can use the application on ty, but the open standards make it easy to cybersecurity across the platform infras- top of their existing systems from add and integrate both Kongsberg and tructure, operating a strict certification Kongsberg and other partners on the third-party applications.” process for all third-party services and Kognifai platform. “We are amazed to see the cross- applications. “One of the key aspects of our digital industry innovation and sharing that is VesselMan, a provider of applications platform strategy is to bring innovation already ongoing in our open ecosystem, for dry-docking and repair management, from third parties to our customers to and we are actively working with has become one of the first organisations enable them to optimise efficiency and selected customers and partners on core to join the new platform, having entered break the cost curve,” said Mr Seglem. business transformation challenges where into a partnership agreement which will “VesselMan will add new, valuable new solutions are appearing due to the see its software connected to the Kognifai innovation and collaboration to our platform.” ecosystem. ecosystem, and their applications will go Kongsberg has been working on the “There is a great difference between hand in hand with the segment of appli- Kognifai project since 2014, with different being a small Norwegian company on its cations for the maritime industry on business units across the Group collaborat- own and being part of the global distribu- Kognifai.” The app will offer daily updated news stories Chinese university implements ship loading and stowage software for training

www.navis.com “For more than 60 years, Wuhan on practical orientation,” said Professor relating to hydrostatics, intact and damage University of Technology has pursued its Yang, school of navigation, WUT. stability, as well as the ship’s longitudinal Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) goal of training students at the highest level “We have trained over 400,000 engi- strength. The delivery scope of the educa- in China has partnered with Navis to of excellence, thereby focusing particularly neers and technicians and we look tional licences includes conventional ship- implement the MACS3 ship loading com- forward to being able type modules specific to container ships, puter and the Navis StowMan stowage to offer the global bench- bulk carriers and multi-purpose vessels, as planning program at its training facilities mark for education on well as anonymised data from varying to be used in the education of prospective cargo management in ship types which are in active service. nautical officers. seagoing transport, pro- Included in the scope of delivery of the The software will be used by students to viding future genera- stowage planning software are three contain- learn loading and unloading operations for tions of nautical officers er ship profiles – for classes 4,250 TEU, 8,530 container ships and bulk carriers in the with access to Navis’ TEU and 10,000 TEU – based on ship profiles segment of 76,000 dwt to 300,000 dwt (very internationally recog- which belong to the fleet of the largest large ore carrier), with onboard planning nised loading computer Chinese shipping companies that currently support provided by the MACS3 stability and stowage planning utilise the MACS3 program on board. program. In addition, the shore-side software.” Wuhan University of Technology fol- stowage planning software, StowMan, will The onboard MACS3 lows Dalian Maritime University in becom- be available to learn about stowage optimi- Students will use the software to learn about loading computer covers ing the second Chinese educational institu- sation of containers on ships. optimised cargo loading a range of calculations tion to use Navis’ educational software.

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We built www.iumi.com Some areas are protected for IUMI Nathalin, a petroleum and chemical tanker the Vetting module to help our customers members, professional partners and affili- operator based in Thailand, has agreed a ensure continuous compliance with inter- The International Union of Marine Insurance ates but password access can be made deal to implement the BASSnet fleet man- national standards, accommodate indus- (IUMI) has launched a new interactive available to others if required, IUMI says. agement software package from Norway- try changes and Oil Major requirements,” online information portal, offering access to “In line with our drive to enhance our based BASS across its three offices and on said Derrick Lee, vice president of sales the Union’s bi-annual statistics as well as an education and communications activities board its fleet of 38 tankers, with shipping Asia at BASS. integrated searchable archive of the com- our fresh new information portal supports company and shipyard PT Usda Seroja “We believe that it will help to plete set of presentations given at the IUMI our mission to be the influential and trust- Jaya (Usda) in Indonesia agreeing a sepa- improve ship-shore communication as annual conference from 2010 onwards. ed voice of global marine insurance. This is rate deal to deploy BASS applications in Nathalin will have a clear ‘across the fleet’ Also available through the website are an exciting next step for IUMI and we are Usda offices to support its fleet of 70 tugs visibility of all outstanding observations presentations and recordings from IUMI’s delighted with the results,” said IUMI and barges and its shipyard operations. from the inspection.” previous education webinars on topics president Dieter Berg At Nathalin, the ERP solution will pro- “The biggest benefit we see is the oper- such as cargo liquefaction, the Hanjin “IUMI members are some of the most vide a common base for the three ship ational efficiency that Nathalin gains by Shipping insolvency, and challenges with influential professionals within the marine management arms that fall under maintaining a single all-encompassing sys- insuring perishables, in addition to posi- insurance market and our new interactive Nathalin’s Prima Marine shipping busi- tem, rather than multiple disparate sys- tion papers on topical issues such as fires portal allows for more information and ness unit – Nathalin Shipping in tems. Nathalin has placed great confidence on ro-ro passenger vehicle decks. knowledge sharing.” Singapore, and T.I.M. Ship Management in us, and in return, we will continue to and Nathalin Management in Thailand. innovate and support them to the best of The eight-month evaluation process our abilities.” Videotel adds new HAZMAT training course prior to the agreement included testing of In Indonesia meanwhile, Usda will the application’s ability to allow data inte- begin its own roll-out of BASS software by www.kvh.com dangerous goods and explain how a prod- gration between BASSnet and Microsoft initially implementing the BASSnet uct would be classified for an international Dynamics AX, a third-party accounting Maintenance, Procurement, Operations Videotel has released its latest computer maritime voyage. The course also indicates software currently used by Nathalin for and Financials modules. based training course dealing with safety where to find advice on what personal the transfer of purchase order and invoice The Maintenance module will be used of hazardous materials, designed to enable protective equipment to wear when deal- information. to plan all maintenance work for the fleet, crew and shipping office staff to become ing with a spillage. “As our group continues to grow, it is managing the global stock of spare parts familiar with the rules governing the car- It is estimated that 10 guided learning imperative that we adopt a system that and scheduling maintenance. This will be riage of hazardous materials. hours are required to complete the 15- understands the ever changing business integrated with the Procurement module These rules are specified in the US Code module course, which is designed to be requirements, regulations and challenges to manage the purchasing of required of Federal Regulations, Subchapter C of 49 used on board or ashore for individual of the maritime industry,” said parts. CFR; in the International Maritime self-study. Channarong Tungfung, chief operation The Operations module will be used to Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code and technical officer at Nathalin Group. plan and track voyage and port operations, produced by the IMO; and, in “In the last eight months, BASS has digitally maintain navigation and engine the relevant parts of Section B- proven to us that not only can BASSnet logs, and organise vessel certificates. V/c of the STCW Code. handle a huge database across many Finally, the web-based Financials sys- The HAZMAT Training offices and vessels, but its built-in indus- tem will allow Usda to centrally track all Course is included on the latest try best practices and proven workflows financial accounting data across multiple update to Videotel’s onboard readily caters for most of our existing vessels, suppliers and customers. training servers, known as VOD processes.” “The selection of the BASSnet software (Videotel On Demand). As part of the package Nathalin will is a strategic decision for Usda, as we On successful completion of use BASS’ Vetting module (part of the were looking to adopt a comprehensive the course, the participant is SAFIR Safety & Quality Management system with existing proven best prac- expected to be able to use the module), designed specifically for tankers tices and workflows,” said Joseph Endi, regulations and the IMDG Code and used to plan the various types of vet- director at Usda. to identify, categorise, and Videotel has added a new HAZMAT training course ting inspections to be carried out for dif- “We were impressed by the modular quantify highly hazardous or ferent tanker types. Personnel can view structure of the BASSnet software suite, the ‘requirements matrix’ of the Oil where modules covering different areas of Majors directly in the system and perform operations can be added on at any time Orion expands maritime software range a self-assessment before the actual inspec- and are centrally integrated, ensuring pro- tion is carried out. cess visibility and efficiency in supporting www.orionmarineconcepts.com ments and stakeholders as required. “BASSnet SAFIR is a powerful report- our operations across the organisation.” In addition to this expansion of its NAU Indian maritime software company Orion application, Orion has also launched a new Marine Concepts has released a range of O-VIS (Orion Vessel Inspection System) new updates to its applications, in areas software tool designed to standardise data including vessel inspections and perfor- collection from routine vessel audits and mance monitoring. inspections. The company’s NAU ver. 2.0 applica- The assigned inspector completes a tion has recently been type approved as series of pre-defined questions on the elec- conforming with EU MRV requirements tronic system which allow reports and for monitoring and reporting of emissions, analysis to be generated and shared for and has also added a pool points function- deficiency listing and tracking. Companies ality to monitor the performance of vessels can deploy their own standard audit tem- operating within a pool. plate within O-VIS for inspectors to com- Ship performance is measured on a daily plete the inspections and create reports in basis against a standard pool ship’s fuel and a standardised format across the fleet. speed parameters, and alerts are provided if O-VIS is designed to communicate performance deviates from expected levels. with Orion’s Q-Strata platform, which Reported data is continuously benchmarked stores KPIs and historical data, allowing against standard data to provide rolling customers that use both products to run analytics and fleet KPIs for speed and fuel automated data transfers from O-VIS to efficiency, measured with dynamic aver- Q-STRATA. The software will be used to manage various operational ages for bunker costs and daily hire rates. O-VIS is offered as a standalone web processes for Usda’s fleet in Indonesia Information is displayed in dashboards, browser-based application or integrated which can be shared with various depart- with Q-STRATA in a Cloud-based system.

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requires operators to Xeneta has appointed Michael Braun dent for five and monitor and report on as director, value engineering and head of a half years. Mr CO2 emissions based on the Xeneta Advisor department. Mr Braun Kuutti holds a ship fuel consumption, comes to Xeneta after 10 years with TIM master’s degree and applies to all mer- Consult where he held the position of in Naval chant ships of 5,000 GT project & community manager of ocean Architecture or above calling at EU freight. from Helsinki (and EFTA) ports. University of Online freight for- Technology, warder iContainers Finland, and has launched a new worked at vari- ABS will open its new HQ in 2018 branch in Santo ous roles in ship- Ilmo Kuutti, Domingo, in the yards before join- NAPA Group president ABS has broken ground on its new Dominican Republic, adding to existing ing NAPA in global headquarters in Texas, USA. The offices in the US and Spain. 1991, where most recently he was execu- new world headquarters will be a 10- Indian Register of Shipping tive vice president for design and senior storey, 326,800-sq-ft building that will (IRClass) has opened a new office in vice president, key customers. house employees from ABS and its affiliat- Malaysia as it works towards becoming a ed companies. Completion is scheduled for global classification society, having www.eagle.org the end of 2018. received recognition from the European Michael Braun, new at Xeneta www.dnvgl.com DNV GL has gained accreditation Union and gained authorisation as a www.icontainers.com from German accreditation body DAkkS Recognised Organisation (RO) from www.irclass.org to verify compliance with the EU Thailand. IRClass already established a Ilmo Kuutti has been appointed presi- www.xeneta.com Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Hong Kong office last year and has its dent of NAPA Group, taking over from www.napa.fi (EU MRV) regulation. The regulation regional headquarters in Singapore. Juha Heikinheimo, who served as presi- LR partners with RaonX on ship design FEA software ClassNK e-certificates approved by Liberian Registry www.lr.org In related news, LR CEO, Alastair Marsh, has signed two new www.classnk.com the Liberian Flag Administration. Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) Using elements of the Liberian with RaonX Solutions (RaonX), has with the Maritime and Port Authority of ClassNK has received authorisation from Registry’s own digitised certificates, released new software to assist ship- Singapore (MPA) during Singapore the Liberian Registry to provide Liberian ClassNK’s e-Certificate conforms with builders with the more stringent require- Maritime Week 2017. flagged vessels with electronic certificates the updated Guidelines for the ments demanded in Finite Element The first promotes research and devel- for statutory surveys, the first internation- Use of Electronic Certificates Analysis (FEA) under the latest IACS and opment (R&D) and innovation, building al classification society to be authorised by (FAL.5/Circ.39/Rev.2) issued by the IMO Classification Rules. upon existing collaborations in areas like the Registry to issue certificates in elec- in April, and allows users to verify the LR and RaonX have developed the vessel stability and safety while also tronic form. authenticity of certificates online to ensure ShipRight FastTrack (FT) FEA software to extending into Big Data and intelligent The new ‘ClassNK e-Certificate’ system data has not been manipulated or falsified. generate a qualified FE mesh model from systems for real time condition monitor- issues Class and Statutory certificates in a The Liberian Registry has confirmed 2D / 3D plans without the need for exces- ing, unmanned systems and robotics for secure electronic format. Trials of the sys- that ClassNK will be the sole sive human intervention. The post process operations, maintenance and inspections, tem for Liberian flagged ships were car- classification society authorised to issue has been upgraded and an improved and emerging areas such as 3D printing. ried out in cooperation with Japanese these e-Certificates in the first three-month reporting function has also been added. The second MoU, signed between LR, shipping companies, in conjunction with period of this new initiative. LR says that it worked together with MPA, Alpha Ori Technology Holdings and RaonX over the past year to develop the the Technology Centre for Offshore & software, with Hyundai Heavy Industries Marine Singapore (TCOMS), covers an Seagull adds DNV GL cyber (HHI) acting as a client beta tester. agreement to set up a Centre Of Innovation “We have tested ShipRight FT, which (COI) for SMARTShip Technology. The security training modules has been mutually developed by RaonX COI’s efforts will be focused on projects and Lloyd’s Register, with the major com- related to smart shipping, advanced data www.seagull.no mercial ship type designs and decide to analytics, and cyber security. www.dnvgl.com adopt ShipRight FT for the hull initial “We see a very exciting future for design of our newbuilding projects to Singapore, which is bringing disruptive, Computer based training company Seagull improve our design process by minimising transformational thinking, especially in reports that it has collaborated with DNV our FE analysis and evaluation time,” said digital, data and software to the marine GL to implement the classification society’s Hong-Ryeul Ryu, general manager at HHI and offshore industry,” said Mr Marsh. e-learning modules on cyber security into basic hull design department. “Singapore can take a lead by continuing the Seagull training system. “We are expecting reduction of FE analy- to focus on collaboration, partnerships and “We are now offering a sought after e- sis and evaluation period by 30 per cent and co-innovation – working with key partners learning course on this topic, helping crew more after some modules’ stabilisation.” in government, academia and business.” and shore staff to raise awareness on this very important issue regarding cyber secu- rity,” said Roger Ringstad, managing director, Seagull Maritime. The training modules contain informa- Anita Oestmann, DNV GL and Roger Ringstad, Seagull Maritime tion on threats and countermeasures, explaining how and where cyber-attacks may target not only the direct IT infras- ‘anytime, anywhere‘ training solution to tructure, but also the embedded software raise awareness,” said Volker Bertram, in assorted operational technology (OT) senior project manager at DNV GL. systems on board. “We then got some structure into our The material also references key safety story, starting with maritime cases of cyber management practices and how they can security breaches to demonstrate that it is be applied to cyber security within the an issue for our industry, showing exam- maritime and offshore industries. ples of ’what could be you‘ and highlight- “We developed the modules because we ing the most common techniques to breach quickly realised that the human factor is cyber security, and finally outlining simple the greatest cyber-security risk. 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Further in-depth analysis BMT Group, to roll out the SMARTFLEET as a cornerstone of our Green Ship support is provided by BMT under a man- www.dnvgl.com fleet performance management platform Programme and we are very proud of aged fleet performance agreement. along with a vessel data collection system what we’ve achieved together.” “There is much talk about the digital DNV GL has launched a new application to drive improved efficiency in the opera- “The fuel we save through utilising revolution within the shipping industry; on its My DNV GL portal, a Port State tion of Oldendorff’s ships. SMARTFLEET in our daily operations not however, there are very few real-life pro- Control (PSC) Planner designed to pro- “Oldendorff recognised the potential only reflects well on our bottom line but, grammes being implemented which truly vide an overview of a vessel’s or fleet’s benefits of implementing fleet and vessel most importantly, is a huge win for the demonstrate a long-term commitment PSC performance and to benchmark that performance monitoring. The innovative environment, since less CO2 is emitted per towards driving change in the way ship- performance against the IACS classed solutions BMT SMART offer to the mar- voyage. We believe this truly reflects our ping operates,” said Peter Mantel, manag- world fleet. itime industry bring together the tradition- commitment to continuously reducing our ing director of BMT SMART. The application also provides guidance al practice of good ship operating and the carbon footprint, and through such types of “Only by collaborating closely with for the crew on board by showing them impressive power of Big Data analytics,” initiatives actively supports Oldendorff’s Oldendorff can we provide them with a particular areas to focus on when they are said Christopher Fee, projects manager at sustainable shipping objectives.” turnkey data management solution that preparing for their next inspection. Oldendorff Carriers. The system provides automated analyt- delivers their desired outcomes.” “The rise of risk-based port inspection regimes means it is more important than ever for ships to keep a clean PSC record,” SmartPredict launched to predict vessel position said Claudia Ohlmeier, group leader port state control, DNV GL – Maritime. www.wartsila.com of turn and all associated accelerations. dling decisions to be made, thus lowering “With the PSC Planner, shore side and Also taken into consideration are the the risk of accidents occurring. We see on board personnel can see both the big Wärtsilä has introduced its new manual commands from coordinated con- SmartPredict as being an important step picture and ship specific details. Crews SmartPredict system, developed by the com- trol joysticks, and environmental input from towards more automated procedures, such can easily access the inspection results of pany's Dynamic Positioning unit to reduce any onboard wind sensors. These factors are as docking, and eventually fully their vessel and trends at their next port of manoeuvring risks by displaying the ves- all continuously evaluated to provide a con- autonomous vessel manoeuvring,” said call, which lets them ensure they are sel’s predicted future position and heading. stant updating of the vessel’s path. Maik Stoevhase, director, ANC & integrat- focusing on critical areas, while onshore SmartPredict uses dynamic positioning “Allowing the operator to see into the ed systems, electrical & automation, staff can easily see where their fleet ranks (DP) analysis algorithms to evaluate forces future enables smarter and safer ship han- Wärtsilä Marine Solutions. and can identify and prioritise items or affecting the vessel, thereby providing underperforming vessels for targeted motion prediction. The system is compatible improvements.” for use with an ECDIS overlay and also fea- “Ultimately this is all about working tures a configurable prediction time display. toward the goal of having a safe ship, with The software module utilises all of the a good reputation, that is complying with parameters used for automated control by the rules effectively and efficiently.” the DP and adjusts them for the motion The PSC Planner provides information characteristics of the specific vessel. Such on a vessel’s last PSC inspection as well as inputs include the vessel's current position a summary of the results of all PSC inspec- and heading, as well as its velocity and rate tions over the last 36 months. For vessels that are in DNV GL class or use other DNV GL services, the PSC ECDIS Ltd adds Planner offers extra tailored data, like the NIR (New Inspection Regime) risk factors cyber training course for the Paris, Tokyo, and Black Sea MoUs and their PSC inspection priorities. For www.ecdis.org individual vessels, users can check the Ship Risk Factor associated with calling at ECDIS Ltd has expanded its training port- a selected port and the top PSC inspection folio with two new courses on Cyber priorities in any port. Security Awareness (CSA), one for opera- A list of the top deficiencies a ship has The system provides a visual display of future predicted positions tors and one for management. received in the main PSC code categories The courses cover a range of topics, can be displayed as well as a list of the from the risks of the internet through to Panama Canal to launch top deficiencies that have been identified hacking, while also including a case study in a selected port, in general and for the on a large American company that staged scheduling optimisation system same ship type. The PSC Planner can also a cyber-attack. create a bespoke checklist with the top A pilot of the course was run at the end www.pancanal.com and graphical programming to optimise ten focus items based on the ship and of 2016 to gain feedback from students scheduling and resource utilisation,” said port so users can prepare for individual prior to the release, with the company The Panama Canal is set to launch a new Arnoldo Cano, Panama Canal programme vessel inspections. now aiming to be the world's first to vessel scheduling and maritime resource manager for ACP Renewal of Processes receive UK MCA approval by designing management system to optimise the flow and Core Systems. the course in accordance with the IMO’s of ship traffic through the waterway. “Simply put, the technology is best-in- Interim Guidelines for Cyber Security, as The new system will allow the newly class, and we’re excited to work with our well as Bimco’s Cyber Security Guidance expanded Canal to execute an integrated partners at Quintiq to bring it to bear for and related STCW Tables. operating plan when scheduling transit the Canal and its customers.” “The course went well, we are feeling operations, covering tugboats, pilots and Quintiq is a Dutch company owned by positive that this will be an invaluable tool line handlers, providing more accurate Dassault Systèmes, which specialises in for all shipping companies to gain insight data for better decision-making and delivering supply chain planning and into where they can improve their systems improving situational awareness. optimisation software to the maritime, and indeed their company practices with This is expected to shorten vessel waiting transportation and logistics industries. regards to preventing cyber-attacks,” said times, increasing the number of potentially The new system will be fully integrated course author and instructor, George Ward available vessel slots each day and improv- into Canal operations over the course of The training programmes have been ing the overall reliability of the route. the next two years, with the module designed as standalone courses, or as an “Using advanced modelling language, responsible for managing the Canal’s ves- add-on to ECDIS Ltd’s existing Bridge we’ll be able to leverage path-optimisation sel scheduling expected to be operational Team Management (BTM) course. algorithms and mathematical, constraint by the end of September 2017. Claudia Ohlmeier, DNV GL – Maritime

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www.abb.com platform means we can take advantage of all of its capabilities and add value with ABB has launched ABB Ability, a portfolio our domain-specific offering,” said ABB of digital systems and services across all chief digital officer Guido Jouret. industry verticals that will aim to combine “In effect, we are turning ABB’s decades ABB’s existing expertise with network con- of industrial domain expertise into soft- nectivity and the latest digital technologies ware offerings that our customers can to optimise planning and control for real- access through the world’s largest and time operations. most advanced digital platform.” The digital offerings provided by ABB “From being a hidden digital champion, Ability will include performance manage- we are becoming the partner of choice for ment solutions for asset-intensive indus- customers embarking on a digital transfor- tries, as well as remote monitoring ser- mation. They can now know more, do vices for machinery. Specialised offerings more, do better, together. We can help them will be available in specific sectors, such as assess, automate, optimise and collaborate.” navigation optimisation for maritime Among the first ABB Ability solutions ABB’s new RDS software shipping fleets. to be launched on Azure is ABB’s next- “As a pioneering technology leader in generation asset performance manage- technology capabilities with an upgrade to those from a third party, where applicable. digital solutions, with an installed base of ment solution, Asset Health Center 3.0, its Remote Diagnostic Service (RDS) plat- ABB has also further developed its ded- more than 70 million connected devices which uses predictive and prescriptive form, backed by its Integrated Operation icated hardware for the monitoring of and 70,000 control systems, ABB is analytics and customised models to iden- Centres in Asia, Europe and the USA. large and small rotating machinery with uniquely positioned to support its cus- tify and prioritise emerging maintenance The upgraded software functionalities tighter integration to the RDS software, tomers’ digital transformation,” said ABB needs based on probability of failure and of the new RDS will see ABB improve its and is working to optimise data transfers CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer. asset criticality. proactive monitoring of data from ship- between ship and shore to deal with limit- “With ABB Ability, we are combining Also included in the portfolio is the ABB board systems, as well as its predictive ed connectivity environments. ABB’s entire portfolio of digital solutions Ability Smart Sensor, connecting low-volt- analytics capabilities. “Through our Integrated Operations and services. We are creating additional age electric motors to the Industrial ABB is looking to assist the develop- Solutions and Centres we aim to be con- customer value by bringing together ABB’s Internet, allowing them to be monitored ment of the shore side operations of ship- nected to 3,000 vessels by 2020,” said domain expertise, advanced connectivity continuously. The system can be easily ping companies by giving them the oppor- Kenneth Nakken, vice president digital and the latest digital technologies. With affixed to a motor to transmit data on tunity to replicate ABB’s Integrated services, at ABB’s Marine & Ports business. this, our customers can achieve unprece- vibration, temperature, loads and power Operations Centres in their own “We develop all our digital solutions dented improvements in operational per- consumption to the Cloud. Alerts are gen- Operational Centres, as the latest version with the customer in mind and we believe formance and productivity.” erated as soon as any of the parameters of the RDS software allows shipping com- our new Predict service will strengthen the The digital services are being developed deviates from the norm, allowing the oper- panies to deploy their own analytics or shore side operations of all involved.” and built on Microsoft’s Azure Cloud plat- ator to take preventive action before the form, based on a strategic partnership with motor malfunctions. the software company. In addition to these new services, ABB “Building our solutions on the Azure is also expanding its vessel maintenance Saudi Arabian OSV operator completes ABS NS roll-out INTTRA partners with Organi www.eagle.org Purchasing, Payroll, Crewing and HSQE modules to allow Hadi to unify compliance www.inttra.com have access to INTTRA’s network, which Hadi Hammad Al Hammam Group, a ser- data across the OSV fleet, giving the office includes more than 50 of the world’s lead- vice provider to the oil and gas industry greater visibility to what happens on board Electronic ocean shipping marketplace ing ocean carriers, to make bookings, sub- based in Saudi Arabia, has completed the the vessels and ensuring crew have access INTTRA has announced a strategic mit shipping instructions, and track ship- implementation of the ABS NS fleet man- to maintenance and compliance data to alliance with Organi, a logistics software ments anywhere in the world. agement software package to assist in support day-to-day operations. provider, which will see Organi integrate “Organi’s core focus on the automa- managing its OSV fleet. “The NS software suite is a comprehen- INTTRA's Container Booking and tion of business processes makes them “My goal is to deliver the most sive fleet management solution designed Shipping Instructions products into its a natural partner for INTTRA,” said advanced technology to my OSV fleet to to improve data accuracy to inform better own applications. Sherrie Orzechowski, vice president, ensure success for our clients,” said Hadi decisions in the office,” said ABS Nautical These applications include Organi’s business development, alliances, Hamad Al Hammam, chairman of Hadi. Systems COO Stephen Schwarz. software for the operational and financial INTTRA. “ABS NS offers the most comprehen- “We are seeing an increasing demand management of freight forwarders, stor- “We are pleased that our product will sive solution in the market, and imple- for our software in the OSV sector – par- age operators (for third parties), container enable Organi to provide an even more menting it successfully will position us ticularly in the Middle East – where clients logistics and customs offices. efficient solution to its customers and well for the future.” like Hadi are very focused on improving As a result, Organi’s customers will those that they serve.” Phase one of the project focused on com- efficiency and transparency of what hap- pliance, integrating the NS Maintenance, pens on board their vessels.” Veson adds BI tool

www.veson.com the need for further systems installation and includes standard statistical dash- Veson Nautical has announced that it boards to allow for out-of-the-box analysis. has added a new Veslink Business “Every day, shipping organisations Intelligence (Veslink BI) application to generate massive volumes of disparate Veslink, its online systems platform and commercial, operational, and accounting maritime network. data,” said Agya Garg, vice president of Veslink BI combines voyage perfor- product at Veson. mance data with the underlying contracts, “A spreadsheet or flat report simply pricing, and voyage P&L, and uses cannot compare with the fidelity and Microsoft Power BI to create interactive insight provided by a graphical dash- dashboards and deliver data in context to board. Veslink BI empowers our clients end users. with the ability to accurately assess busi- As a cloud application hosted by Veson ness performance and strategically adapt itself, Veslink BI can be deployed without to stay competitive.” Veson’s new BI application

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f you are reading Digital Ship we can the separate computers in the network put on that system?” said Ms MacDonald. precise rules governing any interactions probably safely assume that you have once again and the new version of the “Who can access that data, who can that take place on the platform. IImore than a passing interest in tech- database will now be in place across the write to that database, who can read As a result, the combined mechanisms nology, and very likely a greater under- blockchain. what’s on the database, who can transact of transparency, security, decentralisation standing of IT than the average man or the asset that this data is representing? and accountability inherent in the technol- woman on the street. Blockchain support These are the protocols, and they’re con- ogy should be enough to create a level of As such, you have most likely come Finding valuable applications for sensus-based usually, with a community trust within the system – and any transac- across the idea of the ‘blockchain’ from blockchain in maritime will mean identify- coming together and defining what these tions that take place therein – that might time to time (not least in the pages of this ing processes and operations that could rules of engagement and terms of agree- not previously have been possible without very magazine, in our previous issue) – gain from the secure, decentralised flow of ment will be within the system.” a reputable middleman like a bank perhaps while, like this author, struggling data inherent in this system and building or lawyer. to completely get your head around the an infrastructure that will support its use, “We’ve got a secure, accessible public concepts involved and how they can be rather than the technology being a ‘prod- database or ledger, a platform that runs on applied to create value. uct’ that can be bought and installed by a it that everyone can access, and we have Nevertheless, whether you 'get it' or particular enterprise. trust in the system that whatever has been not, the blockchain is quickly becoming a One of the companies that will be heav- validated and put onto this secure technology concept that the maritime ily involved in this process over the next database is in fact the truth,” said industry can ill afford to ignore. few years is Copenhagen-based BLOC Ms MacDonald. With Maersk recently taking the first (Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration), “When that type of system exists then steps into digitising its container shipping the recipient of the funding from the you can start to enable direct exchanges processes using an IBM blockchain system Danish Maritime Fund mentioned above. between those people that are operating as part of its company-wide digitalisation BLOC has now been tasked with estab- within that system. You don’t need a mid- programme, and the Danish Maritime lishing a global maritime hub for dleman to broker trust, you don’t need a Fund providing funding for further blockchain technology with a focus on middleman to broker the application that research into potential maritime uses for thought leadership, proof of concepts and you are using or the asset that you’re try- the technology (which we will expand on open collaborative development of mar- ing to sell or exchange.” below), a new range of applications built itime and logistics solutions. ‘I think the most promising areas are How the maritime industry can take on this type of infrastructure may be mak- “We’ve just been recently funded and things like the EU MRV regulation’ – advantage of that technology is up to its ing their way into the shipping sector we’re really excited, it’s a feasibility study to Deanna MacDonald, CEO of BLOC stakeholders to decide, as the technological sooner than you think. do investigations into the different opportu- building blocks involved can be adapted At its core, blockchain technology is nities and challenges, and barriers and lim- While consensus on rules and regula- and shaped based on the type of interac- essentially a digital database or ledger itations, of implementing blockchain in the tions hasn’t often been a point of strength tions required under the system. where the included data is decentralised maritime industry, in the different aspects for the maritime industry, adoption of “When we talk about blockchain we’re and stored concurrently on all of the sepa- of the value chain in shipping and all of the blockchain technologies would also not really talking about any one specific rate computers that represent nodes in the ecosystems surrounding and supporting require acceptance of another principle of technology or one specific design. Bitcoin chain. This means that every user in the it,” explained BLOC CEO Deanna the system not often welcomed by ship- is an example we can use and it has a spe- distributed network is holding a copy of MacDonald, speaking at the Digital Ship ping stakeholders – sharing of resources. cific design, but that’s not going to be how the ledger and a list of all of the historical Maritime CIO Forum in Marseille. “It’s a public ledger, anybody can access we go forward if you’re putting docu- transactions involving that data. “It’s going to be a long process I think, it and read the ledger, at the very least. ments onto a secure server of this nature. Where this becomes valuable is in the we’ve got a lot or researchers on board as Whether they can write to it or interact with You wouldn’t need to, for example, use all security and veracity of the data that this well. But before we can start a discussion the system is something else you define, but of the resources needed now to mint new infrastructure implies. and bring people to the table we need to it’s a public ledger in the sense that it’s dis- cryptocurrency, and you wouldn’t want to The historical ledger cannot be altered explain what blockchain is so that we have tributed and stored amongst everyone in wait ten minutes for your document to be in an unauthorised manner without all of a common understanding and can actually the system,” said Ms MacDonald. put online because of the security process- the separate computers in the decen- build on that. I think that’s a large part of “That involves distributed computing, es that need to take place,” said Ms tralised network being compromised and what the Danish Maritime Fund is helping so sharing of resources is needed to main- MacDonald. each of the copies of the ledger being to do for us, with outreach and education.” tain the system. When you think of your “You need to redefine these systems all changed, a feat of hacking that borders on “Blockchain is pretty abstract, it means own database it might make sense that you the time, but what we try to put forward is the impossible. different things to different industries and have it on a server because all of your that it’s a set of design principles based on At the same time, users can be confi- to different people. It’s an umbrella term information is not that much to actually simple infrastructure. We have the tech- dent that the data presented is correct, as for a lot of different types of technologies store, for example, but if we were to digi- nology, we have the tools, we have the it is being verified by every node in the that are used together. It’s a set of design tise the entire shipping industry we’d mindset, and what we need to do is start network that has a matching record of the principles that you can use to create your probably need some collective resources in implementing this and start creating data – any alternative version of ‘the digital infrastructure and the applications order to store all of that data, or risk hav- forums where we can have the discussions truth’ would be instantly recognisable as that run on them. Furthermore, it’s a ing to use one centralised server which has to decide what systems and digital infras- different from the version presented by all movement. So it’s all of those things.” a monopoly on that data.” tructure we want to create for the future.” other nodes. One of the first steps in creating any “When you talk about ‘Big Brother’ “In order for us to create these systems Legitimate transactions to change the type of blockchain-based infrastructure is that’s a good example, the centralisation of and have them working we need to have database, for example moving ownership defining the rules of engagement with the services. Blockchain takes a different stakeholders that hold that legitimacy and of one unit of X from user A to user B with- system, which will require major stake- approach, it’s decentralising services, have the knowledge embedded in their in the network, are initiated using scripts holders to discuss and collaborate on the using distributed resources collectively to years of maritime history, that have been that incorporate the blockchain member’s most important elements required in their maintain the system. This enables peer-to- working with the problems at hand and own private key. data exchanges. peer exchange also.” have been affected by them.” If that transaction can be verified by the “It’s comprised of protocols, or rules, Building a consensus on the protocols Despite the lack of centralised control in network, as a whole, as meeting its defined digitally encoded rules that govern a sys- that govern the system through a process any blockchain infrastructure, Ms protocol rules then it will be validated and tem. So if we’re talking about a platform that has been open to the public, and deter- MacDonald does note that there could still the updated version of the ledger will form that could be, for example, a database mined by internal and external influences, be a role for regulatory authorities in the a new ‘block’ in the chain. Consequently, holding all of the secure data in the mar- will effectively create transparency in the development of a secure maritime data that data will then be populated to all of itime industry – what protocols would you system itself as everyone is privy to the sharing system, in the early stages at least.

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that looks promising is emissions data col- of being available to maritime actors of lection and reporting, a process that is set every size, and without them having to be to grow enormously in the shipping sector beholden to a system controlled by any one in the coming years and which will cer- organisation – an exciting prospect for tainly require the use of technology to be companies without the resources of digital handled efficiently. pioneers like Maersk. “I think the most promising areas are “The decentralisation aspect means that things like the EU MRV regulation, that’s we’re collectively using and powering the requiring everybody to create their own different resources of all of the different systems of data storage, data reporting, players, whether they are small or large. data monitoring, verification processes Scale is no longer an issue because we are and all of these things,” said Ms combining our collective resources, we’re MacDonald. combining our databases or infrastructure “On top of that they’ll be submitting or server power,” said Ms MacDonald. data to third party entities and paying for “It also offers accountability, as we’re that. If you had a blockchain system in able to monitor transactions, we’re able to place you would be able to not only have a see and be a part of the peer-to-peer trans- common source of all emissions data in the actions that are taking place and we’re able In the decentralised blockchain infrastructure every node contains a record of every industry, from which you could get so to trace those back in time. That history historical transaction that has taken place much ‘smart data’, and secondly you becomes immutable, you are not able to go would also be able to eliminate the fees, the into the system and edit anything out or “We have to decide what are the accept- tem based on its own characteristics, but I costs and the bureaucracy associated with hack things. If you want to amend your able terms for regulatory environments think it’s probably wise to start, at the very all of those different steps.” account you have to add another block to that we want to operate in and how do we least, with what we know now and build “Another good application is container the chain. Your whole entire history of code that into the protocols that govern the from there and see how the ecosystem tracking, and that brings it back down to transactions and interactions is stored in system. The system itself will be a self-reg- thrives.” one of the most fundamental and systemic one central place.” ulating body in that sense, but it starts with problems that you can address in the “The first premise of this market is that trust and it ends with trust,” she said. Maritime applications industry, which is inefficiencies in work- we can enable peer to peer transactions “To get to a point where we have a sys- Part of BLOC’s remit is to identify practical flows and business processes. That also without a middleman, so we’re talking tem that’s operating and can be trusted as potential applications for blockchain tech- feeds into fuel efficiency and economies of about an inclusive ecosystem, an inclusive an automated regulatory body, for exam- nologies in the maritime industry through scale. So there are a few really good appli- market. If it’s inclusive then we’re going to ple, it would definitely need the knowl- discussion with stakeholders in various cations out there, for right now I think have even more people having a say in edge and industry experience involved sectors, to understand the types of chal- we’ll be focusing on these areas.” how the system is run and governed, and first before we get to that point.” lenges and issues companies face and As the structure of these new who can participate. We need to create the “We could start layering technology, determine where such an infrastructure blockchain platforms for maritime data rules and define them, but it won’t be maybe say that we could get some AI algo- may be able to help them. sharing begin to take shape, the technology decided by one central authority – it will rithms in there and start to define the sys- One early potential area of application will at least have the democratising effect be everybody.” DS

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Digital Ship June / July 2017 page 41 SOFTWARE Maritime data sharing platforms – New Dawn or New Coke? With a variety of new maritime data sharing platforms having been introduced to the market over the last year, Digital Ship spoke to some of the companies behind these initiatives to see how they might convince shipping companies to open up to a collaborative mindset, and whether there is room in the market for more than one industry data hub

n the digital world, the ability to inte- Frank Coles, Transas – Ocean shipping technology are improving ship connectivi- ensitive data. grate applications and systems by is essential for transporting goods around ty. This allows massive volumes of data to With digitalisation of shipping, this role IIallowing data to flow between dis- the world and facilitating global trade. be transferred between ship and shore at will continue as before. However, we parate machines and networks has mas- However, it is also just one link in a much an ever-lower cost. might have to change survey methods sively increased the productivity of com- longer supply chain stretching from raw When condition and performance of from a physical survey to condition assess- panies and individuals. material suppliers to factories to con- systems and components on board can be ments based on data, analytics and simula- A document sent by e-mail and collected sumers. This end-to-end logistics is evolv- remotely monitored and accessed from tion models. on your phone can be made instantly avail- ing much faster than shipping, swept shore-based centres, new opportunities in DNV GL’s Veracity industry data plat- able on your desktop computer using a dif- along by a mix of changing consumer shipping evolve. The development of inte- form is a natural step and important com- ferent software system, edited in yet anoth- behaviour and technology as well as grated platforms is a necessary step in col- ponent in quality assurance of the whole er application and then converted to a dif- broader economic and political trends. lecting data and making it ready for fur- digital value chain. It will secure data with ferent format for transfer to someone else, ther value creation such as improved per- data ownership in mind. It will ensure data without much more IT knowledge than that formance, reduced maintenance and oper- quality, cluster it, and make it ready for required to operate a modern car stereo. ational cost and improved safety. other companies for their applications. And yet in maritime, data sharing and Furthermore, some of this data will be DNV GL will primarily use the data for integration is not quite so simple as it is in shared among different stakeholders such its ship classification role where we assure many other technology arenas. as shipyards, manufacturers, government a safe condition of the hull, machinery, sys- Proprietary systems designed for a small bodies, charterers, finance, insurance, etc. tems and components. Veracity will be an niche market have been created by compa- Data platforms will also facilitate owner- open industry data platform for anyone in nies that are in no hurry to make their wares ship and data management where security, the industry. We also foresee data-sharing compatible with the technologies sold by data quality and access will be handled. mechanisms with other data platforms. competitors. Add that approach to the noto- Olivier Cadet, Kongsberg Maritime – We are developing our industry data rious reluctance of shipping companies to The maritime sector is right in the middle platform together with our customers – we reveal anything more than is legally of the integration of the digital world with have already 40 pilot projects running that required about their operations and we’re machinery: traditional assets such as helped shape the development. At the not quite looking at Silicon Valley levels of engines, pumps or thrusters are becoming same time, we are freely sharing our innovative collaboration. interconnected devices generating data. Recommended Practices for data quality Nevertheless, over the course of the last This is the world of IoT (Internet of management, sensor reliability, and so on. twelve months a number of shipping tech- Things) hitting the maritime sector. The In the future, quality assurance of inte- nology companies have taken the decision 'Our ambition is to connect, via a unified question is, how should the customer best grated software systems, data simulation to launch data sharing platforms for the platform, all maritime stakeholders' - utilise and benefit from all of their data, models and analytics and cyber security will maritime industry that they hope will pro- Frank Coles, Transas beyond the traditional monitoring and be of major importance. DNV GL has com- vide a basis for different stakeholders to controls used? petencies, products and R&D programmes communicate and share information gen- Yet, until quite recently, it has been busi- At the same time, there are increased in all these areas as we see them as most rel- erated by their operations, improving the ness as usual for ocean shipping. To date cost pressures in the maritime sector. evant for the future of classification. efficiency of equipment and processes, and the focus has been on the last-mile, that is to There is a strong push to reduce CapEx In short, we see DNV GL’s data plat- driving a modern approach to vessel IT. say, the final stage in a product’s journey to and OpEx while improving operational form role mainly in quality assurance and Will one of them become the new and ubiq- the consumer, while the 'first mile' of that efficiency in all market segments. There is towards creating trust among different uitous Maritime Microsoft, or will the ship- journey, which is where ocean shipping is an increasing understanding in the indus- stakeholders. Therefore, we do not see ping industry leave these platforms ignored critical, has gone unnoticed. That is unlike- try that the correct use of data will gener- Veracity as competing with the other plat- and untouched like a can of New Coke? ly to remain the case, as the lines between ate further efficiency improvements for forms but rather as complementary: its role We spoke to three of the men behind logistics, e-commerce and retail giants and companies. So the key challenge is to turn and functions serve different needs. these initiatives to find out their goals for ocean shipping begin to blur. this data into information and ultimately OC, Kongsberg Maritime – What dif- the future: Transas CEO Frank Coles, who Ocean shipping can only survive these into concrete savings for our customers. ferentiates us from other platforms (is that) launched the Transas THESIS platform in changes by becoming more flexible and Finally, as Michael Porter and James our digital platform is one open ecosystem 2016; Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV agile in its approach, whilst at the same Heppelmann put it in an article in the in the form of applications from a wide GL – Maritime, which introduced its time staying competitive. Many see Harvard Business Review, the boundaries variety of companies – not just from Veracity platform in February of this year; unlocking and acting on the value and of our customers’ operations are expand- Kongsberg, but also from our customers and Olivier Cadet, executive vice president insights hidden in data as the most viable ing. For instance, container ships are now and partners – and invites in developers – products & services at Kongsberg away of accomplishing this. getting involved in much more than trans- and third parties to drive innovation. Maritime, which launched its Kognifai sys- It is simply not realistic for every ven- porting products from A to B – they are The digital platform enables significant- tem at the end of March 2017 (see page 30). dor of every equipment found on board a integral parts of optimising a more global ly improved access to customers’ own and Each man was separately presented modern vessel to create their own digital supply chain. And it takes data to do that. third party data, a digital marketplace for with a list of questions on the topic to solution. So it makes sense for players Kongsberg and third-party applications, allow us to compare and contrast the already strong in data handling and inte- Digital Ship – How would you compare and further development of products and approach of each of the companies. The gration to try and seize this territory. and contrast your own company’s data business models. It will also shorten the responses follow below. However our vision at Transas goes platform to the others that have been time to market for existing and new prod- beyond just digital ones and zeroes. Our introduced? Where are the greatest simi- ucts and services, providing a strong first Digital Ship – Over the last twelve ambition is to connect, via a unified plat- larities and differences? and third party developer ecosystem. months we have seen, in various guises, form, all stakeholders involved in the mar- K Ø-N, DNV GL – As a classification Another differentiator is our maritime maritime technology companies launching itime segment of the supply-chain. society, DNV GL has a 150-year history domain expertise for what we do specifical- integrated platforms to connect and share Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, DNV GL – using data in various forms for condition ly – our long technology history. There are data among maritime stakeholders – what Vessels are rapidly becoming more sophis- assessment of hull and machinery. many good platforms, they are generally is happening in the maritime sector at the ticated with sensor and data collection sys- Owners, managers, shipyards and manu- not tailored to fit the needs of our main moment that makes this a good time to tems on board. At the same time, advances facturers have entrusted us as a classifica- industries – maritime, oil and gas, and pursue such initiatives? in satellite communications and antenna tion society in managing commercial-s renewables and utilities – and none of them

Digital Ship June / July2017 page 42 Digital Ship have all the features our customers request. customers, partners and interested parties. excellent point. The most successful ‘digital Kognifai is different from other indus- It is free to access and we believe this transformation’ underway with our cus- trial platforms as it is built on a foundation approach will greatly simplify and tomers are the ones that start with business of Kongsberg’s domain expertise, gained improve the speed and ease at which cus- processes in mind and that are focused on over decades of developing pioneering tomers can utilise their data. organisational transformation, rather than solutions for our various markets. FC, Transas – If we keep restricting just looking at the digital platform. FC, Transas – We are not limiting our access to these software platforms, we will To give you an example, if you are look- thinking to ship-to-shore data exchange. be coming back to fragmented solutions. A ing at using a specific application on the THESIS is about connecting ship, operations fundamental principle of the THESIS digital platform that will lead to a more office, training facilities and ship traffic con- design philosophy is to offer a platform efficient use of resources onboard a ship, trol to create a cohesive community, which that allows the integration of unlimited you need to re-think work processes enables better communication and joined- data sources, which can then be employed onboard. Some customers are centralising up decision making. It is about uniting and in any number of applications or scenarios. functions back onshore, providing support empowering all stakeholders to bring about Importantly it is the end-users who to a reduced crew onboard for example. higher operational standards, greater envi- decide what data they use, how they use There again, the key transformation is ronmental performance, increased efficien- it and with whom they wish to share it. not only in the use of data and in the digital cy and improved safety records. Not Transas. platform, it is in the work processes and It’s worth stressing that we’re not sim- K Ø-N, DNV GL – Coming from a neu- organisational transformation needed. If ply repackaging existing products into a tral and independent background with a you push this example further, what will combined solution. We are working on long-standing history in establishing the maritime industry look like from a work entirely new software solutions, which industry standards and verifying compli- process and organisational perspective exploit emerging technologies such as aug- ance with them, we are also committed to 'We firmly believe we are entering a multi- when autonomous ships are operating? mented reality, to bolster situational doing this in a digitalised world. platform ecosystem where each platform FC, Transas – For decades shippers have awareness and decision-support both on We are currently working in ISO com- will have its attractors and value creation conducted much of their business using board and on shore. mittees and with leading ship owners to to offer' - Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, DNV GL spreadsheets, e-mails, and phone calls. establish common domain models and Consequently both operational decisions data formats in the maritime sector. The K Ø-N, DNV GL – This is not easy to and transactions with regulators, customs, purpose is to bridge the gap between the say. Trust and value creation will definite- and countless other commercial entities in more overarching ISO standards and the ly be important. We want to execute well the shipping chain result in lots of discon- practical challenges in everyday operation, on the principle that data owners set access nected conversations, not to mention paper- in particular for the Internet of Things. levels themselves and can share their data work and administrative overhead. Our recently launched Recommended at the same time without friction with the There is definitely scope to automate Practice for data quality management can companies, regulators and other stake- some of those workflows and doing so be jointly developed with the industry to holders they want. would create greater transparency and become an industrial standard and is at the A vibrant and well-connected market- uncover opportunities for optimisation. core of our platform offering. place plus easy-but-strict security and I have been calling for this for years, but access control can be powerful. Regulation change has been slow in coming. Many Digital Ship - What role does regulation is clearly efficient. But since there is a close attempts to digitise the industry have have to play in the future of open data correlation between cost and energy effi- failed because carriers never bought into exchange? In a market of limited size like ciency, we have for example seen that a lot the idea that they had to change their busi- maritime will we need to incentivise open has happened also before the MRV regime ness processes, not just technology. data exchange, perhaps starting in areas in the EU will become fully effective on 1 Moreover, it endangers the position of lots like emissions monitoring, to really push January 2018. of middlemen. shipping companies to move in this direc- But again, the industry and stakehold- Last year Maersk announced that 'We have used open standards to make it tion? Or will market forces alone be ers are undoubtedly best served if data is “everything that can be digitalised will be easy to add and integrate applications, enough to drive adoption? not trapped in silos and behind walls, but digitised”. It is not doing this for novelty and we keep a high level of support for all developers, whether they are from FC, Transas – To date, a lot of the dis- is put into play to drive safety, perfor- value but sees real commercial value in Kongsberg or other companies' - Olivier cussion about digitalisation and disruption mance and efficiency to new levels. adopting digital solutions to remove Cadet, Kongsberg Maritime in the maritime industry is targeted at the OC, Kongsberg Maritime – Regulation delays and inefficiencies. So now the table potential commercial impact on equipment plays an important role in the future of is starting to turn as everyone else is play- manufacturers or shipping companies open data exchange. It is important to set ing catch-up. Digital Ship – One of the common goals themselves. Not much attention is ever the ‘rules of engagement’ very clearly at the Putting in place a unified platform like among these platforms is to simplify and given to the regulators. To my mind, it is very beginning, and this is often a process THESIS is a critical step in enabling this improve the flow of data between different the regulatory landscape that is most in that involves competitors. Once these rules revolution to come about. It ensures the stakeholders in the industry, and standard need of being disrupted. of engagement are set, competition can start necessary raw data is gathered, stored and data formats are an important element of The Apple iPhone was a success with different platforms and solutions. easily accessible to the relevant stakehold- maximising our ability to do this. Is your because Steve Jobs was not beholden to ers, as well as any new digital tools and company committed to working with free rules. He rewrote the rules. Technology is Digital Ship – Shipping companies already solutions that emerge to extract meaning and open standards that can be accessible moving at a rate that the bureaucrats and generate large amounts of data, with from data. But to be successful, that buy-in to all companies? Do other maritime tech- committees charged with regulating our equipment like the VDR a prime example. at a corporate level is essential. nology companies and equipment manu- industry are ill-equipped to keep up with. However, they rarely have processes and facturers need to accept open data stan- Where regulators could assist is by procedures in place to turn this sea of data Digital Ship – Does the maritime industry need dards to flourish in the future? keeping an open mind to and embracing into valuable, actionable information. Is a multitude of data sharing platforms, or are we OC, Kongsberg Maritime – Our digital technological change, particularly with connecting to a data platform merely a heading into a VHS/Betamax situation where platform is based on an ecosystem in the respect to the automation of safety, envi- small step in a more extensive process that the market will eventually choose a winner, form of applications from a wide variety of ronmental and other reporting require- shipping companies will have to become with the most connections to the greatest num- companies – not just from Kongsberg, but ments. When it comes to enforcing regula- involved with to optimise their operations ber of partners? also from our customers and partners. tion, the approach of Port State Control in a data-rich future? OC, Kongsberg Maritime – The mes- The applications interact with each could be more flexible, and less fixated on K Ø-N, DNV GL – Establishing insights sages from our customers are very clear – other to provide, for instance, analysis and paper records, certificates and other physi- from data is only a part of the job. You also they do not want to have to manage several data, and each customer uses the applica- cal documentation. need to transform the company culture to different logins and ways of accessing their tions that fit the needs of his business. We Regulators also need to wake up to the trigger action and change. I think anybody data. So whether the data is coming from have used open standards to make it easy culture of shared decision-making and who has worked with organisational per- one or several platforms, there needs to be to add and integrate applications, and we recognise that the decisions to take a par- formance management using data-based an efficient and unified way of accessing it. keep a high level of support for all devel- ticular course of action are less and less KPIs can vouch for this. And with data Several open standards can be used opers, whether they are from Kongsberg or made in isolation by the staff at sea but in addressing processes much closer to oper- there, and the most efficient and sustain- other companies. consultation with or under the direction of ations, the barriers might be even bigger able platform solutions today take this into Additionally we have launched a devel- their colleagues on shore. This is particu- for some applications. account. This is the case with Kognifai. oper ecosystem where APIs and develop- larly relevant in preventing the iniquitous OC, Kongsberg Maritime – This (refer- FC, Transas – There is space for multi- ment standards are shared openly with criminalisation of seafarers. ence to a more extensive process) is an ple ecosystems to co-exist, but we can

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envisage a tendency towards an oligopoly by the end-user are over. Instead, ubiqui- OC, Kongsberg Maritime – Kognifai is We already have some services in devel- among the solutions that best fit with dif- tous internet means software and ancillar- all about providing open access for the col- opment that will take advantage of greater ferent categories of end-users – similar to ies such as Cloud storage and computing lection, storage and analysis of data. The sharing without requiring a heavy technol- what has happened with smartphones. capacity is sold as a service. fact that it is a Kongsberg platform does ogy investment. And we are sure that our End-users who prioritise simplicity and This helps end-users as it means the not affect the ownership of the data. It customers will be able to make some quick ease-of-use opt for Apple, while those who maintenance and infrastructure overhead belongs to our customers and so does the wins by working with us to unlock the want greater control and customisation go is no longer a concern, as it is absorbed into value it presents. We are very explicit on potential of their data. for Android. There are also a handful of a predictable monthly fee. Not long ago, this fact. Kognifai will enable them to mine OC, Kongsberg Maritime – The first more exotic options available for über- the lack of decent internet was a barrier for value, but it is our customers’ value and step is to get ships connected. It sounds geeks or niche applications such as defence. this model to work at sea, but connectivity their raw material. obvious, but having remote connectivity User interfaces and internal mechanics may today is much improved. Of course, there are opportunities to opens up new possibilities such as remote vary, but what allows this diversity is the The app-store model pioneered by Apple share the data. With Kognifai we can com- support in case of an incident or remote fact that there are widely accepted stan- is also attractive in a maritime context. bine data from different customers, looking services. This is where we see a lot of the dards and formats for the data they all Having a platform for installing and hosting at wider technical trends and producing low hanging fruit at the moment. And it is depend on to perform their function. various applications depending on business advice and decision support from an even the first step in getting data into the digi- Thinking about the maritime context, requirements at the time significantly sim- larger dataset, but this facility is something tal platform. the platforms most likely to survive and plifies the planning and roll-out of new solu- that will be discussed in detail with each On the people side of the equation, this flourish are those that do not place exces- tions, compared to standalone products. and every customer for all use-cases. It will digital transformation is challenging the sive restraints on participation; do expe- Increasing demand for data-centric be purely opt-in with absolutely zero ‘collaborative’ side of the industry. For dite data flow; do offer a secure data solutions among ship owners and vessel chance of being included by accident. example, we are finding that the develop- infrastructure; and do provide a breadth of operators will put pressure on (non-IT) As we progress with this thinking, we ment of new apps on top of the digital plat- applications to bring about safer and more machinery and equipment manufacturers are convinced that new business models form is a much more ‘continuous’ process efficient vessel operation. to open data up to owners for maintenance will emerge. New contracts might appear with customers, sometimes involving third K Ø-N, DNV GL – We firmly believe and performance diagnostics. Rather than in the industry, with more performance- parties and other partners. This creates we are entering a multi-platform ecosys- reinventing the wheel, it will be in the driven incentives. interesting collaboration challenges, and tem where each platform will have its OEMs’ own interest to serve up data in a the industry as a whole needs to adapt to attractors and value creation to offer. Data format that can be handled by the major Digital Ship – What are the first steps you this new context. will be the core asset. integrated maritime software platforms. would like to see shipping companies, and We are also seeing new skillsets enter- Analytic capabilities will go through K Ø-N, DNV GL – As always, revenue other maritime stakeholders, take towards ing the industry, such as data scientists. extremely fast improvement cycles where will have to be closely linked to value cre- improving the industry’s ability to lever- We need to find efficient ways to integrate the open source community will be one of ation. Sometimes there will be offsets such age technology to build a more efficient these new skillsets to the more traditional the main driving forces. Hence, there will as we have seen in the media industry. But future in a fast-changing global market- skillsets of the maritime industry. These be less and less room for more traditional also, companies like Facebook and Twitter place? Where is the low hanging fruit that are exciting times for our industry! analytic tools. have taken time to find their final revenue can offer the best immediate results? FC, Transas – The first step everyone For data owners, we see a future where models. Some have not yet found them K Ø-N, DNV GL – The first step is cul- needs to take is breathtakingly simple: they choose one platform for managing despite being valued in the billions of dol- tural awareness. This means that shipping change your attitude. Company culture their data assets, and then put them into lar ranges. companies are starting to value their data and undue adherence to traditional proce- value creation through a range of analytic Subscription will clearly be a core rev- as an asset. This needs to be a focus point dures, processes and ways of doing things platform and service offerings. We might enue model, but also pay-per-use, pay- at every level of an organisation. As has are all barriers to change. even see data coming more and more to per-click and payments-per-created value been mentioned, working with industry Reappraising those traditions in the rest in the control of data owners with a will be important. Sale of aggregates, like standards and requiring standardisation light of the possibilities offered by digital range of analytic service offerings perform- indexes and benchmarks and even sale of from suppliers and manufacturers could solutions is essential to overcome those ing their analytics on the data where it sits. data itself, can also become sources of be both an immediate and long-term pay- barriers and head down a new path that income for data owners, such as shipping off for the industry. will result in a more connected and collab- Digital Ship – Where does the revenue companies, when they are contributing In terms of low-hanging fruit, based on orative way of operating ships, that is also come from in future open data sharing to data lakes and data aggregations on our experiences, there are very quick pay- safer and more cost-effective. models? Would you see shipping compa- the platforms. offs to be found on several fronts, especial- Some big names – Maersk, CMA CGM, nies pay a subscription to have their data We have seen this through the OREDA ly on the operational side to save fuel. In Hapag-Lloyd and Carnival Corporation disseminated to approved partners within project in oil and gas where eight oil com- particular, routing and scheduling can among others – have already seen the light. a platform, or technology providers paying panies combine all their component failure save fuel costs simply by analysing port Whether it’s collaborative decision-mak- to use a data platform as a way of better data. They are selling failure indices to the calls and waiting times. Something as sim- ing, sophisticated equipment monitoring servicing their clients? Or some other industry and even to industries beyond oil ple as shifting arrival times based on AIS and diagnostic tools or fleet management model entirely? and gas. This is also a phenomenon seen in traffic analysis or taking lessons from centres, as technology becomes more FC, Transas – As we see elsewhere, the the finance industries where some compa- benchmarking vessel performance against embedded in the industry, it will become days of selling software as a ‘finished nies offer industry-aggregated-risk indices an owner’s or manager’s own fleet can pay increasingly untenable for shipping com- product’ that is installed and maintained on capital investments or mortgages. for the initial investment very quickly. panies to stay afloat without it. DS MRV module for Bluetracker

www.bluetracker.de of Compliance (DoC). This could result in restrictions being imposed against a ship if Navis is to introduce a new Monitoring, no corresponding DoC can be provided Reporting and Verification (MRV) module during a port state inspection. to its Bluetracker fleet performance man- Ship owners and managers must submit agement system, tailored to the new EU their ship-specific MRV monitoring plan to MRV regulations that will apply to all an independent verifier of their choice for ships of more than 5,000 GT that enter EU approval by no later than August 30, 2017, ports as of January 1, 2018. including the designation of two methods The new Bluetracker module generates of CO2 data collection. MRV-compliant emission reports, with To assist with this process Bluetracker incoming ship operational data continu- will have an integrated Data Validation ously verified in real time for accuracy and Engine in the MRV module, which will completeness. automatically check incoming data on land The MRV regulation attaches particular in real time for physical and ship-specific MRV monitoring plans must be submitted by the end of August 2017 importance to the data quality of the annu- limitations, as well as for machine charac- al CO2 emission reports – starting in 2019, teristics, consumption curves and hull per- to ensure there are no time gaps or multi- Bluetracker also features a web-based verifiers can reject the reports due to formance models. ple entries, with an automatic notification MRV module that can be combined with incomplete or inaccurate data and conse- In addition, the reports are checked for function to alert the crew and superinten- other reporting systems where data is quently delay the issuance of a Document their chronological order and consistency dent on land if errors exist. exchanged via a standard interface.

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The use of technology in maritime training is most often associated with computer simulations of vessel journeys and navigation systems, or online testing of competence. But the value of IT in managing the paperwork associated with seafarer education and competence should not be overlooked, writes Murray Goldberg, Marine Learning Systems

hen we think of a Learning tions and auditing purposes. than otherwise possible. This removes the Management System (LMS), we Making a mistake either in the collection, uncertainty for management and auditors WWautomatically jump to comput- assembly or storage of these records can and produces real metrics on which con- er based training, on-line exams and lead- have disastrous consequences. Likewise, tinuous improvement can be based. ing safety indicators - those things that failing to be made aware of some important Possibly most critically, it helps ensure that improve training and safety outcomes in event that these records are there to alert us nothing important is missed. maritime operations. to (such as an expiring certificate) could be This article discusses these often- Those are real (and important) aspects equally harmful for a vessel operator. ignored ‘M’ aspects of an LMS - the ones of an LMS. However, they tend to over- Despite the recordkeeping imperative, that make every day just a little bit easier in shadow what are often the far more utili- many (possibly most) operators are using our world of increasing regulatory record- tarian and immediate advantages of an tools that are not up to the task and, in fact, keeping demands. LMS - advantages that make every day tend to make the problem worse. These easier and can resolve one of the most dis- tools are often some combination of paper, ‘Management’ tools liked (and continually growing) issues in e-mail, Excel templates, and so on - none of So - what are some specific examples of the maritime world. which are optimised to provide good LMS functionality that support day-to-day Those immediate advantages come results in this context. recordkeeping? There are far too many to through improving the process of record- Consequently, many operators spend cover in one article, but here are a few keeping - the significant amount of time, enormous amounts of time creating these notable examples to get us started. hassle and structure devoted to keeping records, assembling them, storing them, One of the most basic questions is ‘who track of who is competent, who has been and monitoring them to be sure nothing is has received what training’? It is a funda- A checklist filled out on a tablet can be trained, what certificates are expiring, who missed. But despite that effort invested, mental question asked by crewing person- automatically synchronised for users across attended what drill, and the other endless imperfect tools, flawed processes, and nel on a daily basis. We need to know the the organisation without any further effort requirements imposed by flag states. Many competing demands on our time make answer in order to ensure that the right peo- of these requirements are there for good issues inevitable. ple are on the right vessel before the vessel For example, an LMS might be config- reasons, but that does not alleviate the sig- Fortunately, there are purpose-built can sail. There are several aspects to this. ured to automatically assign some specific nificant effort officers and administrators tools to help with all this record keeping, The first aspect is the recording of train- competencies to those employees who are devote to painful paperwork. both on board and ashore. They are part of ing that is delivered by the LMS - that is, working their way from being a deckhand And these recordkeeping requirements some LMSs - especially those targeted at the training that crew and officers take on- to a third mate. These competencies may are not likely to be going away anytime the maritime environment. line. This is the easiest and most direct include some external training, classroom soon. In fact, they have been increasing In fact, the ‘M’ in LMS, while often over- form of recordkeeping done by an LMS. courses, and some experiential training (in steadily over the years and are almost cer- looked, is an explicit statement that the sys- Every LMS, even those not aimed addition to some LMS-based courses). All tain to continue on this path (think tem is intended to help with the specifically at the maritime industry, will of these would be automatically assigned Subchapter M, Safety Management ‘Management’ of training - which to a large automatically record and report on the as required competencies and possibly be Systems, etc). It does not help that record degree means recordkeeping and reporting. training it delivers. This is a natural by- given deadlines. keeping is typically one of the least popular An LMS will ease the recordkeeping bur- product of any computer-based training As the employee completes the external aspects of an officer’s or administrator’s job. den, often by automating tasks and taking delivered through this kind of software. training and classroom courses, they can In addition to the onerous amount of the recordkeeper out of the equation. This In addition to recording such training present their certificates (if any) to a super- time and frustration spent fulfilling flag makes the process not only far less burden- immediately and with 100 per cent reliabil- visor who can vet them and upload copies state record keeping requirements, there is some, but also much less error-prone. ity, an LMS will also typically provide into the LMS indicating date of completion an imperative to ensure that our record The result is a reliable record of facts detailed reporting on when the training and expiry, if applicable. This results in a keeping is correct and available for opera- which enables far deeper reporting detail was done, how it went, and even provide permanent record for the employee as well deep details such as how long the trainee as for any future officer, administrator or spent on each aspect of the course, what auditor to view and vet. And because the areas they did well on, and what aspects of LMS is web-based, records can be reviewed the training gave them trouble. from any location and at any time. This is a common theme - not only is Note that in the example above, we recordkeeping automated, but compared indicated that the trainee was signed up with manual processes, far deeper and automatically for his or her training. While more insightful information is often made not specifically recordkeeping, this ability available via an LMS. for an LMS to automatically register peo- This is all tremendously valuable in sup- ple for training based on their role or past porting an employee's continued growth in training is very important. an organisation - especially when they need It helps ensure that required training is extra support to overcome an aspect of not missed and removes the need for an training that is difficult for them. administrator to regularly scan the state of That makes sense for LMS-delivered all crew and officers for upcoming training training, but what about training that is they require, based on role changes or external to the LMS, such as classroom-based transfers to other vessels. As with the other or skills-based training delivered either by examples, this both reduces the workload the vessel operator or by a third-party? and greatly reduces the possibility that Here, some maritime-specific learning something important is missed. management systems come to the rescue with competency tracking functionality. Recurring training and Implementations differ in their abilities, checklists but some competency tracking systems As indicated above, the LMS will have a allow the vessel operator to assign complete record of what training was required competencies to an employee - accomplished and what competencies are A computerised learning management system can remove a significant amount of the often by way of an automatic ‘learning held, including when they were achieved. paperwork burden through automation of tasks and elimination of mistakes plan’ specific to the employee’s role. This make the LMS a natural tool to keep

Digital Ship June / July2017 page 46 Digital Ship track of those instances of training and LMSs which provide support for drill might be notified when a trainee completes qualified to fulfil every particular role. experience that need to recur. assessment and tracking. Drill tracking a course and therefore is capable of being These are just a few examples of how An LMS which is oriented to the mar- functionality exists, or is in development, assigned some additional duty. information stored in an LMS can be itime industry would include this kind of to not only record drill participation but All of these notifications can be config- accessed and automatically transferred to feature, keeping a library of training and also to assess drill participants. ured into an LMS that supports that fea- those people and systems which have a competencies with each entry that describe Using this LMS functionality in a typical ture. From that point on, all of these notifi- need to know. the nature of that training or competency, drill scenario, a drill instructor or assessor cations will flow automatically - complete- In conclusion, given that the ‘M’ in LMS resources to support trainees, and how will have a tablet or other device with an ly removing the need for manual tracking stands for ‘management’, the capabilities often that training or competency needs to interface to the LMS which allows him or and intervention. described above and made available by recur. For each employee that holds a par- her to identify the participants of a drill, But notifications aren’t restricted to e- these systems should really be taken ticular training credential or competency, and then grade each participant on specif- mail or SMS text messages. Notifications advantage of to assist in management the LMS also knows when it was achieved. ic performance markers. can also be sent to other software systems functions and relieve officers and adminis- Using the information above, the LMS For example, in a fire drill, performance by integrating your LMS with other sys- trators of the need to do the incredible now is able to calculate, report on and noti- markers might include the ability to identi- tems, such as HR or payroll. amount of paperwork that would other- fy each employee when training or compe- fy the type of fire, determine the correct Medium and large vessel operators take wise be required. tencies must recur. Additionally, if the type of extinguisher to use, prepare the advantage of this to automatically manage That alone might be enough for anyone training is LMS-based, the LMS may auto- extinguisher, properly aim the extinguish- training and tracking as new employees who feels buried by the regulatory paper- matically re-register the trainee in the er, and so on. are hired, as they are promoted, and as work load to consider looking at LMS required online course and provide a link At the end of the drill, the LMS will then they move from vessel to vessel. options. enabling access to that course. be able to report not only on basic infor- For example, a HR system may automat- But arguably more important is the fact This removes the need for an adminis- mation such as who participated in the ically feed lists of new employees to the that computers in general, and an LMS in trator to regularly review all recurring drill, but additionally will be able to evalu- LMS. In response, the LMS can automatical- particular, can manage this recording and training to identify in advance those ate the performance of each individual and ly notify the new employee that training is tracking burden hour by hour and day by instances which will need to be refreshed. of the entire drill team as a whole. ready for them on the LMS, and supply day without making a mistake. That is, the Again, this both removes the unnecessary Again, this is an example of how an them with a username and password. records can be relied upon and additional- task and eliminates the possibility that LMS can not only reduce workload and At the same time, using the information ly can be searched and accessed anytime, some form of human error will result in provide more reliable records, but how it received from the HR system, the LMS will and from anywhere. Effort can be eliminat- missed training. can also generate much deeper and more register the new employee in their ed, and workflows can be automated. Of course, there are still some forms of useful data; in this case providing data that onboarding courses as well as those specif- If one letter (M) can be of such utility, assessment that, no matter what, simply can be used to assess the readiness of indi- ic courses which are appropriate for the imagine what is possible if we consider the require some subject matter expert to viduals and teams. This also enables con- role of the employee and the vessel he or value of the ‘L’ and ‘M’ together! DS assess a trainee, removing the ability to tinuous improvement. she will be deployed on. automate. This results in the ubiquitous Integrations can also feed information About the Author checklists we see throughout the maritime The digital data benefit in the other direction - from the LMS to the Murray Goldberg is the industry. Recording important information either HR system. For example, the LMS may be founder and president Unfortunately, the LMS cannot auto- automatically or manually is not a useful configured to inform the HR system when of Marine Learning matically fill out a checklist on behalf of an exercise if there is no mechanism to trans- certain competencies are achieved - such as Systems, the creator of expert. However, a maritime-focused LMS fer that information to those who need to those which would allow an employee to MarineLMS, a learning can support the handling of that checklist know. Too often, records are buried in fulfil a new role. This way, the crewing and management system designed specifically and provide tremendously useful report- Excel files on someone's computer or in scheduling department always has reliable for maritime industry training ing on the state of individuals and the boxes of folders containing paper certifi- and up to date information about who is entire company with respect to the items cates and checklists. tracked on those checklists. This is arguably the worst aspect of With an LMS, instead of a paper-based manual recordkeeping; someone went to checklist, the checklist is filled out on a com- the trouble of recording this information, puter or a tablet. This has the effect of but now it is largely inaccessible either immediately logging the checklist into the because it is in a location that others can- LMS. This can even happen on board where not easily access or because it is obfuscat- there is no internet connectivity through the ed in a deep pile of similarly indistin- use of vessel-based LMS servers supported guishable documents. by some maritime systems. An LMS not only supports automated As the checklist is filled out for an or assisted recording and deep reporting, employee, synchronisation transfers the but it also ensures that the needed infor- records from the vessel-based server to the mation is immediately available, either on- land-based LMS server when a connection is demand or via timely notification. available. This way, land-based administra- As an example, most LMSs will provide tors and auditors have access to the training reports that can be accessed securely any- records being recorded on the vessels up to where on the internet, at any time of the the state of the most recent synchronisation. day or night. Such reports support search- Additionally, because the checklist items ing for the training, competency or user in are now data in a database rather than ticks question to immediately reveal the up-to- on a page, intelligent reporting is available date record - even if it was recorded just about the individual being assessed as well hours before in the middle of the ocean. as on the employee base as a whole. As another example, many LMSs will For the individual employee, supervi- support the creation of automated notifica- sors have instant access to their full history tions via e-mail, phone text message or of checklists, even those still in progress. other means. These ensure that if some Each item is shown with a record of when important event happens, those who need the item was recorded and by whom. For to know about it will, in fact, know. the employee base as a whole, reports can As one example, a text or e-mail notifi- show common deficiencies, the average cation can be set to alert trainees and state of completion and other important administrators in advance of competency data that helps identify company strengths expiry. This allows the organisation and and opportunities for improvement. the trainee time to ensure the competency Another regular source of record keep- is renewed before the date of expiry. ing is the need to track, record and report In another example, a notification might on drill participation. Depending on the be set to e-mail a staff captain that an specific LMS, there may be some support employee is ready for sign-off when a here as well. series of competencies are complete. And There are examples of maritime-focused as a final example, a HR administrator

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Polaris Electronics has signed an New orders for automated ferry control system official distribution agreement with Zenitel to become a Certified Partner, www.rolls-royce.com yearly limits on energy consumption as ic system and intervene using traditional which will allow Polaris Electronics to part of the commercial agreement between manoeuvring systems if needed. For the sell and repair Vingtor-Stentofon equip- Rolls-Royce reports that it has signed a the ferry operator and the customer, in this first deliveries of the system the captain ment onboard vessels. deal with Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven case the county authority Sør-Trøndelag will manoeuvre the ferry manually for the eMaritime Group reports that it to supply its automatic crossing system for Fylkeskommune. The automatic crossing last few metres to the dock. has extended its ECDIS Annual two new double-ended plug-in battery- system will be used to provide a more con- If the captain is not, for whatever reason, Competency Assurance Training (ACAT) hybrid ferries being built for Norwegian sistent level of operation to ensure pre- able to take manual control, the system stops portfolio by including a course for the ferry company FosenNamsos Sjø. dictable energy consumption. the vessel at a safe distance from the quay- new Transas 4000 ECDIS. The system will be used to control vari- The technology automatically controls side and keeps it safely positioned automati- A partnership agreement has been ous aspects of the ferries’ operation via the vessel’s acceleration, deceleration, cally until further action can be taken. agreed between SMR Links computer as they cross the fjord between speed and track. Two Rolls-Royce Azipull “These additional orders for the Rolls- Consultants and VSTEP , making Flakk and Rørvik, connecting the peninsu- thrusters will also be installed that respond Royce Automatic Crossing System mean it SMR Links the exclusive partner for la of Fosen with Trondheim. adaptively to environmental conditions. is fast becoming the industry standard for VSTEP’s NAUTIS maritime simulators New ferry contracts in Norway have The captain will supervise the automat- double ended ferry control systems help- and RescueSim Incident Command simu- ing the customer meet their contractual lators in the UAE region. need to ensure predictable energy con- NAVTOR reports that it is opening sumption optimised for varying environ- its first base in the UK, and has recruited mental conditions,” said Jann Peter Strand, Richard Northover to lead the Somerset- Rolls-Royce, product manager, automation based office. Mr Northover has previously & control – marine. worked at Brookes and Gatehouse, “The Automatic Crossing System can be ChartCo, Kelvin Hughes and the installed as an add-on to any standard International Centre for ENCs Rolls-Royce azimuthing thruster which (IC-ENC). means it can be retrofitted to the existing Latvia-based Hansael has become a fleet of ferries around the world.” certified service centre for Danelec Construction of the Multi Maritime Marine’s Voyage Data Recorders designed vessels will take place at the (VDRs) and ECDIS. Danelec Marine cur- Kleven owned Myklebust Verft Shipyard rently maintains certified service centres in Norway. The vessels are due for deliv- at 15 strategic locations in North ery in late 2018 and will begin operation on America, South America, Europe, Asia The system will automatically manage vessel crossings between Flakk and Rørvik 1 January 2019. and the Middle East, as well as service facilities in over 50 countries. Simrad launches flat fee ECDIS and services packages www.polaris-as.dk www.ecdis.org www.navico-commercial.com “We are providing a simple economic “The new ECDIS ONE subscription ser- www.transas.com solution to help ship and fleet owners vice will help owners control operational www.vstepsimulation.com Simrad has launched its ECDIS ONE achieve full SOLAS compliance using our costs, and meet the compliance require- www.navtor.com subscription service, a package that ECDIS solutions, and also giving them ments for ECDIS mandated ships, includ- www.danelec-marine.com includes requirements scoping, planning access to the wide range of electronic ing implementation for the deadlines fast consultancy, ECDIS hardware, system charts and support services we have approaching for those who need to retrofit commissioning, service support and within the company,” said Nicolas by July 2017, 2018 or 2019.” type-specific ECDIS training for a single Queru, EVP, MD of Navico’s commercial The subscription package is based on Maritime tech monthly fee. division. the MARIS ECDIS900 platform. companies come together on AIS tracking MISC signs up for online type specific ECDIS training

www.hali-track.com www.emaritimegroup.com

Maritime technology companies ORB- MISC Berhad (MISC) has agreed a deal with COMM, Pole Star and Weatherdock have ECDIS Ltd, part of the eMaritime Group, to jointly developed Hali, a system which make online ECDIS training courses avail- combines terrestrial AIS, satellite AIS, and able to seafarers across its whole fleet. satellite M2M technology into a single The Annual Competency Assurance package for vessel tracking. Training (ACAT) online courses will pro- The system is aimed at small craft fleet vide type specific ECDIS training as part of owners and operators, maritime authori- the shipping company’s continuous per- ties, and enforcement agencies. sonal development training programme. The technolo- Student progress can be monitored via gy delivers ves- an online portal to ensure crews are up to sel locations cal- date with the three different systems used culated through throughout its fleet; namely JRC 901, JRC coastal and satel- 9201 and Furuno FEA. lite AIS transmis- “We're delighted to sign up MISC to sions, which are ECDIS ACAT. The courses will allow MISC Crews across the MISC fleet will have access to the online courses augmented with crew members to stay current, refreshed ORBCOMM and competency assured in the key ele- ating artificially generated training scenar- and will revolutionise the current global satellite M2M ments of their navigation systems,” said ios that are limited by the instructor’s maritime simulation market.” messaging. George Ward, project support, ECDIS Ltd. imagination, the new system will incorpo- eMaritime Group says it has worked The Hali sys- In related news, the eMaritime Group rate live real-time information to create with a 3D environment developer to incor- tem includes AIS also reports that it has developed a beta truly genuine situations for training. porate a hyper-realistic graphics and Class B hard- version of its new Live Constructive “It has been a long time in the making physics engine that can create a natural ware that pre- Simulation (LCS) maritime simulators, and is a complete rebuild of the way simu- environment for both the instructor and sents the data to which channel live data from the shipping lators work from the ground up,” said Neil students. users via a sector directly into the simulator to create Savage, lead technician for the LCS project. Each simulator can also be powered and Hali includes AIS Class secure, web- the training environment. “Live Constructive Simulation (LCS) is controlled by one high-end PC, rather than B hardware based platform. The company says that, rather than cre- the next generation in maritime training requiring a server room.

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ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION CMM and DNV GL run pilot on network health testing “On-board communication networks onboard communication networks. www.dnvgl.com have become the ‘nervous system’ of ves- In practice this translated into a focus sels’ integrated machinery,” said Mate on the alarm monitoring system, the bal- DNV GL is working with Greek shipown- Csorba, principal specialist, marine cyber- last water treatment system, the main er Consolidated Marine Management netics advisory, DNV GL – Maritime. engine shaft power and performance mon- (CMM) on a pilot project to create a pro- “A growing share of disruptions and itoring system, the main engine control cess for testing the health of control and down time in offshore operations can now and monitoring system, and auxiliary net- communication networks on board seago- be traced back to problems with net- works. ing vessels. worked equipment.” “Having a comprehensive overview of The pilot is being conducted on one of The pilot project on board the vessel the ‘health’ of the network on board will CMM’s chemical tankers, investigating consisted of 46 tests covering Ethernet- allow owners to schedule preventive mea- exactly what it takes to carry out a success- based networks (control systems and aux- sures at convenient times, enable better ful test of a vessel’s communication and iliary systems), CAN-bus connectivity maintenance planning and perhaps even control systems, in order to strengthen (sensors and the alarm system), and a result in an extended lifespan of aging Mate Csorba, DNV GL overall robustness and resilience. selection of DNV GL class rules addressing assets,” said Mr Csorba. Raytheon to launch customer-defined ECDIS UK MAIB installs new simulator

www.raytheon-anschuetz.com professional seafarers made our ECDIS www.bmtscd.com input a broad range of VDR data including NX a uniquely powerful tool,” said Björn 3D, Radar and bridge audio to deliver a Raytheon Anschütz has announced the Schröder, Raytheon product manager for BMT Ship & Coastal Dynamics (BMT), a more enhanced and accurate visual recon- launch of what it says is world’s first user- ECDIS subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced struction. This is critical for the thorough defined ECDIS, with the new Synapsis Synapsis ECDIS NX also includes a new contract with the UK’s Marine investigation of marine accidents involv- ECDIS NX software having been devel- multi-user setting options as well as func- Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), ing UK vessels worldwide and all vessels oped based on direct input from the com- tions such as guided route planning with a which has seen BMT install its REM- in UK territorial waters.” pany’s customers. self-explaining route manager, ETA assis- BRANDT marine navigation and manoeu- In addition to installation of the simula- The software features touch operation, tant, curved heading line, and look-ahead vring simulator to use in accident recon- tor, BMT has provided training on the tech- ‘drag and drop’ configuration, and context- zones with graphical danger indicators. structions and provide training to MAIB nical aspects of the system for MAIB per- sensitive help dialogue options. The system The application has been built on the personnel. sonnel to assist them in model deployment is flexible and can be adapted to new use technical foundation of Raytheon’s “REMBRANDT is a well-regarded and and performance of simulations for visual cases or to integrate new functions. Synapsis Integrated Navigation System trusted solution, widely used by a broad reconstruction and root cause analysis. “The new ECDIS demonstrates the (INS), which will make integrated INS spectrum of stakeholders including pilot “At a time when the shipping industry effectiveness of our agile software devel- functions, such as alert management or organisations, shipping companies on board is starting to prioritise high quality elec- opment and active user participation. sensor integrity monitoring, available for and ashore, naval architects, civil marine tronic track data gathering for use in acci- Raytheon Anschutz’s engineering team the stand-alone ECDIS. engineers and port authorities, therefore it dent investigation, conflict resolution and provided the technical base, but the sup- Raytheon Anschütz will officially launch was a natural choice for us,” said Richard lessons learned, we believe REMBRANDT port and feedback from our customers and ECDIS NX at Nor-Shipping 2017 in Oslo. North, technical manager at MAIB. is well placed to support the MAIB,” said “A key and unique attribute of REM- Phil Thompson, managing director at BMT BRANDT is its ability to automatically Ship & Coastal Dynamics.

The simulator will be used to recreate maritime accidents during investigations Synapsis ECDIS NX has been designed based on customer feedback International PortCDM council established

www.stmvalidation.eu and procedures to make PortCDM a viable actors, will form the basis for enhanced The PortCDM council will act as the international concept to improve port coordination among the parties, according governance body to maintain the open An international PortCDM Council, operations and how ports interact with to the project leaders. standards used in these systems and act as inspired by the airport CDM ships. Given that port operations may be vast- a gatekeeper for users within the maritime (Collaborative Decision Making) council This will mean implementing processes ly different between individual ports, the ecosystem. Initially, Mikael Lind will chair has been established, initiated by the STM and procedures as well as the technical focus of PortCDM will be locally driven the council, with Michael Bergmann acting (Sea Trafic Management) Validation infrastructure needed at a given port to and developed with local stakeholders. as secretary. Project and bringing together a range of synchronise approaches and ensure fast However, as ports are hubs of internation- Confirmed participants at the inaugura- governmental and non-governmental mar- turn-around times for visiting vessels, al maritime trade a common framework tion meeting include organisations recog- itime organisations. leveraging standardised, secure real-time will need to be defined, which can then be nised as IGOs and NGOs by IMO, ship- Building on the strategy issued by IMO communications. customised to each port’s specific needs ping organisations and ports. Seats have for 2017 – connecting Ships and Ports – the Information on intentions of future while still providing a level of standardisa- also been reserved for major ports on dif- PortCDM council aims to establish the nec- actions, as well as information about com- tion to allow ships to move from port to ferent continents, as well as for major ship- essary overarching guidelines, processes pleted actions shared by involved port call port and still utilise the PortCDM system. ping lines.

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ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION Singapore MPA signs five technology R&D MOUs www.mpa.gov.sg ments into Big Data and intelligent sys- tems for real-time condition monitoring, The Maritime and Port Authority of unmanned systems and robotics for opera- Singapore (MPA) has signed five separate tions, maintenance and inspections, as well Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) as emerging areas such as 3D Printing. with local and international partners that The final MOU was a four-party collab- will see tens of millions of dollars invested oration between MPA, Alpha Ori, LR and in research and development into a range NUS’ Technology Centre for Offshore and of emerging technologies in the maritime Marine (TCOMS). sector, in areas like port technology, vessel Under this agreement the parties aim to traffic management and autonomous jointly establish a Centre of Innovation and operations. conduct joint research in the areas of data The first agreement extends the Port analytics for smart shipping, use of robotics and unmanned systems in port Technology Research and Development MPA CEO, Andrew Tan, and PSA Singapore regional CEO, Ong Kim Pong, sign an MOU Programme (PTRDP) established by MPA committing S$30 million to technology investment and shipping for operations, maintenance and the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) and inspections in hazardous zones, and in 2011, now renewed for a third term for a ness platforms, optimise operations and Electronics), a three-year agreement that maritime cybersecurity. period of three years. develop smart port equipment and sys- will see the parties collaborate on projects “These MOUs are in line with our The renewed MOU is a combined S$30 tems and automation. to enhance port and shipping operations, efforts to take the maritime sector into its million commitment from both parties to Another MOU has been agreed by MPA as well as develop technology standards next stage of development, where data further boost the PTRDP and add test-bed- with Jurong Port (JP) to cover the Next with industry partners. analytics, intelligent systems, and the ding of new technologies for the future Generation Multipurpose Port This will include next generation Vessel Internet of Things will open up new Tuas Terminal, while also increasing R&D Programme, also an expansion of an exist- Traffic Management Systems and e-naviga- opportunities for our port operators such and capability development in the areas of ing agreement to add research in areas like tion platforms, intelligent systems for ship- as PSA and Jurong Port, and Singapore- digitalisation, connected community sys- data analytics and IoT, environmental sus- ping operations using smart data analytics, based companies and research institutions tems, and automation and robotics. tainability, and safety and security. and autonomous operations and robotics. to develop innovative solutions,” said The focus of the enhanced programme The new deal is for a second term of five On top of the MOU with ST Electronics, Andrew Tan, chief executive of MPA. will be expanded to technologies such as years, with both MPA and JP allocating a two additional MOUs were signed by “We believe the time is ripe to leverage artificial intelligence, data analytics, emu- sum of S$8 million to the joint programme. MPA with industry partners to focus on new technologies to ensure Maritime lation, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud com- To support maritime technology R&D, the development of smart ships. Singapore stays ahead of the curve as a puting, blockchain, augmented reality and MPA also signed an MOU with Singapore The first was with Lloyd’s Register (LR) world class port and international mar- video analytics, to build collaborative busi- Technologies Electronics Limited (ST to extend existing collaboration agree- itime centre.” Kongsberg agrees integrated vessel Maritime Technology Cooperation deal for German newbuild Centre for Latin America announced

www.km.kongsberg.com and vessel automation. www.imo.org University in China and the University of Atair II will operate in the North Sea Trinidad and Tobago were announced in Kongsberg Maritime has signed a multi- and the Baltic Sea, conducting hydro- The International Maritime Organization December 2016 as the hosts of MTCC-Asia million Euro contract with Fassmer Werft graphic surveys and wreck search opera- (IMO) has announced that International and MTCC-Caribbean respectively. to deliver systems based on its Integrated tions in addition to marine environmental Maritime University of Panama (UMIP) One further MTCC will be established Vessel Concept for the newbuild research monitoring, as well as the technical testing has been selected to host the regional in the Pacific in due course, to form a glob- vessel Atair II, to be built at the Fassmer of navigation and radar equipment. Maritime Technology Cooperation al network of five centres. yard in Berne, following German Federal “We are delighted to work with BSH Centre (MTCC) for the Latin America The regional MTCCs are tasked with Maritime and Hydrographic Agency and Fassmer to bring true integration to region, joining MTCCs in Africa, Asia delivering agreed project milestones over (BSH) approval for the deal. the new Atair,” said Uwe Frenz, managing and the Caribbean to work on projects a three-year period, to make a significant Scheduled for delivery in 2020, Atair II director, Kongsberg Maritime GmbH aimed at mitigating the harmful effects of contribution to IMO’s efforts to ensure replaces the original Atair research vessel, Germany. climate change. effective implementation and enforcement which has been operational since 1987. At “Kongsberg Integrated Vessel Concepts The Global MTTC Network (GMN) of the global energy-efficiency regulations 74 metres in length, approximately 17 are a brand-new approach to vessel design project is funded by the European Union for international shipping. metres wide and with 5 metres draught, the and building that leverages the power of (EU) and implemented by IMO. UMIP The MTCCs will receive allocations new Atair will be the largest ship in the integration between disparate systems to will host MTCC-Latin America having from the €10 million European Union BSH fleet and the world’s first government- produce gains in operational efficiency been selected following a competitive funding for the project. They will be estab- owned LNG powered research vessel. and reduced life-cycle costs across the international tendering process. lished and resourced to become regional Kongsberg will deliver a fully integrat- board. With concepts designed for specific In February, IMO announced that Jomo centres of excellence, providing leadership ed operator environment, equipped with ship types, our portfolio represents the Kenyatta University of Agriculture and in promoting ship energy-efficiency tech- acoustic data acquisition, dynamic posi- cutting-edge of marine technology and Technology (JKUAT) would host MTCC- nologies and operations as well as the tioning, propulsion control, navigation engineering.” Africa, while Shanghai Maritime reduction of harmful emissions from ships.

The new vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2020 The International Maritime University of Panama

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Misje Rederi to provide NaviTab to its fleet MacGregor begins virtual

www.nautisk.com bridge staff to dramatically reduce the reality simulator training time they spend manually updating their Misje Rederi has begun the roll out of the publications. In addition, the space saving www.macgregor.com very small details of an operation, as well Nautisk NaviTab system across its fleet, to and environmental advantages are obvi- as the wider picture, and are also linked to be used for managing and accessing digital ous: we have literally taken hundreds of MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has recently large, wall-mounted screens to display navigation data and publications. weighty books away from the bridge and opened a new facility in Arendal, Norway, exactly what the user sees to instructors. “NaviTab does everything we are look- put them onto one integrated, compliant which houses a training academy includ- “When you wear VR headsets linked to a ing for from a digital publications library. tablet.” ing a purpose-built virtual reality (VR) computer running MacGregor’s VR soft- It is easy to use, compliant, automatically “We look forward to working with showroom for simulation training. ware, it is just like being on a vessel or off- updated and contributes to efficient Misje Rederi and seeing NaviTab in use “Virtual reality technology has shore installation. As you move around and onboard operation. We look forward to across the fleet.” improved dramatically in recent years,” turn your head you see exactly the same rolling it out across our fleet,” said Alina In related news, Nautisk also reports said Geir Roland, director advanced off- things that you would see if you were on Printseva, Misje Rederi. that it has improved its FlatFee service, ini- shore solutions, global lifecycle support at board. It is a very convincing experience,” NaviTab includes a digital publica- tially released in 2016, with the inclusion of MacGregor. said Jan Finckenhagen, training manager, tions library, with hundreds of maritime digital publications and Flag State “We can pass these advances on to our advanced offshore solutions, MacGregor. publications provided on a single hand- Regulations in addition to ENCs. customers at our new facility and through “You can also explore restricted, dan- held tablet. Accessible both on and Nautisk FlatFee offers ENCs and digital portable training programmes. The simu- gerous areas that you would not normally offline, all publications are downloadable publications under a fixed pricing struc- lation/training software we use has been be allowed to enter. This provides other- at the touch of a button, with users able ture, with a single invoice per vessel for developed by our experts and is based on wise unobtainable perspectives on specific to bookmark important information, ENCs from Admiralty or Primar. their expertise and experience in the field. operations, which can prove very useful in annotate pages with their own notes and Customers can download charts and We believe this is unique on the market.” the real world.” manage their own digital publications permits and export to their ECDIS, with The VR showroom is divided into two All simulation training for MacGregor library. the option of committing to a primary zones comprising an operating chair for offshore cranes, offshore mooring and “Since its launch in 2015, NaviTab has zone, additional zones or a worldwide offshore crane simulations and a zone loading systems, as well as deck machin- fast become the accepted way to manage licence. where participants can walk around the ery and steering gear is now located in publications for a large number of vessels Nautisk FlatFee is available in a number simulated ship familiarising themselves Arendal. MacGregor says it expects to sailing all over the world,” said Nautisk of different bundles depending on fleet with the safe operation of the equipment. train between 70 and 100 people at its new head of global sales, Peter Pran. requirements and budgets, and the range The VR headsets allow users to view academy every year. “It has allowed busy front and back of of publications and charts covered.

A Misje Rederi bulk tanker A simulated bow loading system in VR Rolls-Royce and Stena Line to work on ‘intelligent awareness’ for ships

www.rolls-royce.com step towards the further development of able to undertake an Approval of Concept technical director at Stena Teknik, expert remote and autonomous vessels and and have its intelligent awareness product technical advisors to the Swedish ferry Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with Swedish meeting our goal of having a remote- commercially available later in 2017. company. ferry company Stena Line to collaborate in controlled ship in commercial use by the “Stena Teknik continuously conducts “This project gives us an opportunity to the development of its first intelligent end of the decade.” research and development in the marine explore how new technologies can be inte- awareness system, fusing data from a range Rolls-Royce says that it expects to be technology sector,” said Harry Robertsson, grated with the systems we already have of sensors with information from existing on board and to provide a more informed ship systems like AIS and radar, as well as view of a vessel’s surroundings in an data from global databases. accessible and user friendly way. This The goal is to make vessels safer, easier will give our crew an enhanced decision and more efficient to operate by providing support tool, increasing the safety of our crew with an enhanced understanding vessels.” of their vessel’s surroundings, the compa- The intelligent awareness system will nies said. build on Rolls-Royce’s R&D work in the “We have been exploring and testing Tekes-funded Advanced Autonomous how to combine sensor technologies effec- Waterborne Applications Initiative tively and affordably for some time. Pilot (AAWA), which has been running since projects such as this will allow us to see June 2015. how they can be best adapted to the needs The company has been conducting a of a commercial vessel and its crew and series of tests of the sensor arrays in a allow us to develop a product which better range of operating and climatic conditions serves both,” said Asbjørn Skaro, Rolls- on board Finferries’ 65 metre double ended Royce director digital & systems – marine. ferry Stella, which operates between Korpo “Successful pilots and product develop- and Houtskär in the Archipelago Sea on ment programmes are also an important An artist’s impression of the intelligent awareness system the southwest coast of Finland.

Digital Ship June / July 2017 page 54 ECDIS NX THE FIRST USER-DEFINED ECDIS

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.

Thanks to an unparalleled intuitiveness, ECDIS NX effectively supports users and contributes to safe ECDIS operation and navigation.

• Clear user interface • Most intuitive operation • Maximum chart display • Quick access bar for essential functions • Smart tools for route planning • Advanced functions previously only known from INS

www.raytheon-anschuetz.com/ecdisnx ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION

Wagenborg takes delivery of new AlphaBridge Kongsberg agrees deal to outfit www.jrc.am Simwave facility Alphatron Marine reports that it has com- pleted the delivery of its AlphaBridge nav- www.kongsberg.com igation system to the vessel Egbert Wagenborg, a multi-purpose open-top ice Kongsberg Digital and Simwave have strengthened vessel, named after the com- agreed a contract for what Kongsberg says pany’s founder. is one of its most extensive maritime sim- The AlphaBridge includes four 46-inch ulator deliveries to date, to take place at screens configured for remote support and Simwave’s facilities in the Netherlands. featuring an onboard information system. Located in Barendrecht, Simwave is a The system delivered to the Egbert new Maritime Centre of Excellence which Wagenborg includes JRC’s latest multi- aims to make training technologies avail- function radar, ECDIS and conning, which able to maritime professionals and spe- are all operated from the four screens. cialised applied research projects. An alarm system and CCTV integration Kongsberg will act as the sole simula- The multifunction bridge installed on the Egbert Wagenborg has additionally been included, allowing tion technology supplier for the new facil- alerts and video to be displayed both ity, which is designed to deliver ‘maritime on board and back on shore, while the Maintenance System (RMS) via the The consoles were made by Eekels simulation as a service’ on a white label, voyage data recorder (VDR) is configured J-Marine Cloud web platform for preven- Technology, under licence from Alphatron pay-as-you-go basis. Simwave will also to be able to connect to the JRC Remote tive maintenance. using the AlphaBridge design. partner with Kongsberg Digital to develop maritime training systems to be added to Kongsberg’s newly launched open ecosys- University College of Southeast Norway adds new simulators tem, Kognifai. Simwave’s facility will provide cus- www.kongsberg.com Norway (USN) has agreed a contract with The deal includes five new K-Sim ship’s tomers with full access to the simulator Kongsberg Digital for a major upgrade of bridge simulators to be delivered during park on their own terms, providing a plat- The University College of Southeast its maritime simulator park. Autumn 2017, in addition to a Long Term form for customers to train and assess Simulator Support Programme (LTSSP) crew, investigate projects and promote which includes future software updates. services by using the simulators cus- The centrepiece of the simulator park will tomised to their own requirements. This be a new full mission K-Sim DNV GL class includes users’ own 3D mathematical ship A bridge simulator, installed in a dedicated and environment models, based on K-Sim room designed to resemble a ship’s bridge. technology. The contract also includes a further DNV Simwave experts will be available to GL class A bridge simulator in addition to adapt the configuration to the exact three DNV GL class B bridge simulators. requirements of the training programme or “It’s important to leverage the power of research project if required, with the facili- the best simulator technology in order to ties to be made available 24 hours a day. attract students and ensure the quality and The Kongsberg simulator delivery is flexibility of our training capabilities,” said due to be completed by the end of Anne Kari Botnmark, head of the depart- September 2017. The full scope of supply ment of maritime operations at USN. covers multiple full-mission and part-task “Kongsberg Digital is helping to ensure simulators for ship’s bridge and engine that our upgraded simulator park offers room operations. world class facilities to educate existing The contract also includes a five year USN will be outfitted with new simulators and new students to very high standards.” Long Term System Support Programme (LTSSP) including support and access to technology updates, in addition to a GNS partners with SEALL on touchscreen ECDIS planned mid-life upgrade at end of the LTSSP. “Kongsberg’s world class simulators www.gnsworldwide.com will allow us to offer an integrated ship www.seallecdis.com system approach to training, where all aspects of vessel operation are included,” GNS has announced a strategic partner- said Joost van Ree, co-founder, Simwave. ship with SEALL ECDIS Limited, which “While technology is vital, the will see the companies work together in Simwave difference is that we are provid- the development of a touchscreen ECDIS ing complete flexibility for customers to system that can integrate with GNS’ back train or research in a way that exactly of bridge software. meets their needs.” The launch of the touch capable SEALL ECDIS will include an entirely new user interface in comparison with SEALL’s pre- vious systems, using a multi-touch tech- nology display and updated software. “We are very pleased to announce this strategic partnership with SEALL which The touchscreen SEALL ECDIS enables us to combine GNS’s expertise in maritime solutions with SEALL’s vision and back of bridge integration. By working comes to handling digital chart data, to for next-generation ECDIS. Together, we to innovate around interface design GNS streamline the flow of data between the believe we can achieve exciting new digi- and SEALL can help shipping companies systems and reduce duplication and rekey- tally-led efficiencies and safety improve- achieve the efficiencies and improvements ing of information. ments on board,” said Paul Stanley, chief promised by digital navigation.” The ECDIS features a 24-inch display, Illustration of a bridge simulator with a executive of the GNS Group. The touchscreen ECDIS will share the and a full QWERTY soft keyboard in addi- 360 degree field of view, scheduled for “Navigators face multiple challenges same underlying technology as GNS’s tion to touch operation. The unit is type delivery to Simwave later this year around the user experience with ECDIS Voyager back of bridge software when it approved by DNV GL.

Digital Ship June / July 2017 page 56 Digital Ship New Zealand Institute orders new simulator package

www.kongsberg.com for bridge and engineering students cover- ing daily operations and emergency sce- The Nelson Marlborough Institute of narios throughout the whole vessel. Technology has agreed a deal with The new setup will also allow the Kongsberg Digital for the supply of new Institute to become a local facility for pilot navigation simulators for installation at training. Existing area databases covering the International Maritime Institute of Nelson, Picton, Queen Charlotte Sounds New Zealand. and Wellington will be further developed The contract covers a total of seven to support this. Kongsberg ship’s bridge simulators for “Our new Kongsberg K-Sim ship’s delivery in August 2017, in addition to bridge simulators incorporate the latest regional exercise models and a Long Term maritime training technology, enabling a Simulator Support Programme (LTSSP), truly integrated training experience, con- covering technology updates and cus- necting not only multiple bridges, but also tomer support. the engine room via our K-Sim Engine sim- The simulator delivery will include one ulators,” said Monique Day, head of Class A Bridge, two Class B Bridges (one department - primary industries, maritime with specific tug functionality) and four and AVT at Nelson Marlborough Institute Class C ECDIS simulators (with an option of Technology. for a further two), from Kongsberg’s K-Sim “It is important to ensure our simula- range. tors remain cutting-edge so it was a natu- The ship’s bridge simulators will be ral step for us take the extensive long term integrated with existing engine simulators support programme, which includes mov- at the Institute to offer integrated training ing to K-Sim Navigation in the future.” A K-Sim ship’s bridge simulator

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Digital Ship June / July 2017 page 57 ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION VARD adds INS to research vessel Danelec VDRs for 20 VARD newbuilds

www.raytheon-anschuetz.com Ethernet-based local area network (LAN). www.danelec-marine.com installed on 20 new module carrier vessels The INS manages all routes and charts, under construction at the shipyards in Raytheon Anschütz reports that it has won sharing data across the network, and over Danelec Marine and its distributor Romania and Vietnam. a contract with VARD Holding for the all central tasks and services, including con- Telemar Norway report that they have The vessels have been specially devel- supply of a Synapsis Integrated sistent data handling and data distribution agreed a deal for the supply of DM100 oped by VARD Design to navigate the Navigation System (INS) to a research ves- (CCRS and central target management), Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs) to 20 new shallow river systems they will encounter sel under construction at Cochin Shipyard. system health monitoring and switch over, vessels being built by VARD. transporting modules through the Russian VARD Holding’s subsidiary VARD alert management, and user settings. Headquartered in Norway and with waterways to oilfields in Kazakhstan. Electro will include the Synapsis INS as Raytheon Anschütz will also deliver S- approximately 9,000 employees, VARD The DM100 VDR incorporates part of an equipment and electrical band- and X-band network-based radar operates nine shipyards, including five in Danelec’s SoftWare Advanced Protection installation package to be delivered to sensors, NP 5000 autopilot, and a fully Norway, two in Romania, one in Brazil (SWAP) technology and has built-in layers the shipyard. redundant inertial navigation system. The and one in Vietnam. The VDRs are being of cyber security, the company says. The INS consists of a total of six work- company’s Norway-based partner, Syberg stations for chart radar, ECDIS and con- AS, will be responsible for the supply and ning, all connected through a redundant commissioning of the systems. EfficienSea2 aims for global Navigational Warnings data standard

www.efficiensea2.org tion of e-Navigation,” said Mads Bentzen Billesø, project manager at EfficienSea2. The EU’s EfficienSea2 project has “A shared reference is of the utmost announced that it is testing a system for importance so my colleagues at sea will be digitalising Navigational Warnings that it able to be updated on upcoming hazards intends to propose as a global standard, without needing to adapt to each new based on the International Hydrographic national or regional implementation.” Organization’s (IHO) S-124 draft standard The data, formatted using the new stan- for Navigational Warnings. dard, will be made available by the Danish The Danish Maritime Authority authorities through the DMA website or (DMA), the leaders of the EfficienSea2 via EfficienSea2’s web platform project, have announced the planned BalticWeb. The Navigational Warnings introduction of the system for and Notices to Mariners can be accessed Navigational Warnings and Notices to on computers, tablets and smartphones The Synapsis INS Mariners for use by seafarers planning to when seafarers are connected to the inter- navigate Danish Waters (including net, or offline when the warnings are Greenland and the Faroe Islands). downloaded to the device. LJMU adds new STCW “We are very pleased that we are able Equipment manufacturers and service to do our small part in securing shared providers involved in the project are also simulator training courses standards for the practical implementa- preparing to implement navigational warnings on their systems using the S-124 www.ljmu.ac.uk simulators and one engine room simulator. standard, to make the data available on In addition, it features a desktop simulator commercial platforms on board, such as Liverpool John Moores University’s room consisting of 10 ships’ bridges, a sep- chart displays. (LJMU) Maritime Centre in the UK has arate GMDSS simulator section and an “We believe that first movers with this launched a new range of STCW (Standards ECDIS simulator area. new standard will have a competitive edge on Training, Certification and “LJMU’s investment in simulation tech- when it comes to providing fast and reli- Watchkeeping) simulator training courses, nology has created a world-class platform able data to their customers. The standard, part of the Centre’s expanded professional for maritime education, knowledge transfer when agreed upon within the IHO, will training programme delivered through the and industry engagement, and supports make it easier to ensure data consistency Maritime Knowledge Hub, operated in regional strategic initiatives around the Port across maritime boundaries and that is a partnership with Mersey Maritime, the of Liverpool expansion and the Atlantic Data is available via the BalticWeb platform benefit to us all,” said Mr Bentzen Billesø. representative body for the maritime sec- Gateway developments,” said Abdul tor in the North West of England. Khalique, head of the Maritime Centre. The training courses cover all ranks and “We see further expansion opportuni- BCG updates virtual GMDSS simulator departments of commercial ships, super ties for training in the offshore wind, oil yachts and workboats, and will utilise and gas, and nuclear sectors.” www.bcgeng.com LJMU’s new and existing bridge, engine As part of this expansion programme and communication simulators. LJMU says it aims to shortly announce col- Buffalo Computer Graphics (BCG) has LJMU is one of only six UK universities laboration agreements with a number of upgraded its Virtual Global Maritime with a dedicated maritime focus. Its new national training providers to offer train- Distress and Safety System (VGMDSS) sim- training simulator operation was opened ing for senior officers in the merchant navy ulation software to add a new Inmarsat-C by UK shipping minister John Hayes in in areas like Ballast Water Management, and Radio Telex terminal simulation. October 2016. and Engine and Bridge Resource The two updated devices are modelled The facility now consists of eight bridge Management. after SAILOR equipment from Cobham SATCOM, the 6110 Mini-C Inmarsat ter- minal and the 6300 MF/HF Radio Telex, to reflect the actual current text terminals BCG’s new Inmarsat-C virtual terminal found in SAILOR GMDSS consoles. All messaging through the Inmarsat-C now offers a SAILOR Series 6000 terminal terminal, including Enhanced Group Call emulation package for each student posi- (EGC) messages, is sent to participants in tion. Text messaging is transmitted and the simulation via the network messaging received through the BCG simulation soft- software running on each user’s computer. ware running in the background. To support operational and training objec- Other simulated capabilities include the tives, the virtual Inmarsat-C terminal pro- ability to scan ITU channels for applicable vides a power button, distress button, traffic between students or with the event logs, printing capability, and other instructor, while the virtual Radio Telex features found on the actual device. terminal offers built-in MF/HF radio con- In support of the MF/HF Radio Telex trols, a distress feature, event logs and LJMU is one of only six maritime-focused UK universities capability, the VGMDSS software also printer support.

Digital Ship June / July 2017 page 58 Digital Ship Maritime IT M&A deals continue

The first half of 2017 has continued the growing trend of mergers and acquisitions in the maritime IT sector, with a slew of new deals announced

onsolidation in the maritime tech- monitoring products and safety services. substantial value to carriers, shippers, and ship with QiO, a provider of data plat- nology sector, a growing trend in Netwave has been in the VDR market other landside transport companies. I am forms and Cloud-enabled systems for Big CCthe industry in recent years, has since its first product was introduced in very pleased to welcome Avantida’s team Data analytics. continued unabated as we move towards 2006, and expanded with the acquisition of to the INTTRA family and I am confident “This combination of ship management the halfway mark in 2017 with a number of Rutter’s VDR business in 2011. that they will continue to execute on their software, risk modelling and cyber physi- new investments having been announced The company’s latest model VDR, the mission supplemented by INTTRA’s cal solutions, underpinned by the value in the first half of the year. NW-6000, combines data playback capabil- resources.” which Big Data analytics brings, are the One of the major purchases in the navi- ities and a new generation of hardware, Avantida will operate as an INTTRA- building blocks of the marine and offshore gation data space involved ChartCo, which with features for remote monitoring and owned company, with customers continuing Industry 4.0,” said Nial McCollum, LR’s announced that it has completed a deal to optimisation of ship performance, via to use the same sales and service contacts. chief technology officer. acquire maritime digital document man- Netwave’s SeaWise software package. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “The sophistication and scope of modern agement company Docmap. Following the Orolia deal fleet management software Docmap, based in Oslo, was founded in Netwave and McMurdo will has dramatically evolved to 2005 and provides software for Health, work together to integrate their cover almost every aspect of Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) onboard safety equipment. The vessel operations. We see operations on vessels and ashore. Its recent- terms of the deal have not been ship management software as ly launched Docmap 8 software operates disclosed. the portal through which we both shore side and on board through stan- “The agreement to acquire can provide additional inte- dard web browsers, incorporating modules Netwave further advances our grated solutions for clients, for audit control and risk assessment. goal of being a global leader in providing a single platform ChartCo’s own range of digital services maritime safety and PNT solu- for managing the optimal dates back to 1998, created in anticipation tions. The combination of operation of their fleet, and of the move from paper to digital naviga- Netwave’s advanced VDR solu- ultimately their business – (l-r) Oyvind Orbak, managing director of Docmap, and Martin Taylor, tional charts and publications. Today, it tion, with McMurdo’s globally reducing costs, increasing CEO of ChartCo, marking ChartCo's acquisition of the software company provides digital data for navigational and recognised safety beacons, return on investment and compliance management to around 12,000 GMDSS shipsets, and AIS driving economies of scale vessels within the maritime community. equipment, puts us in a unique position in Also in the software space is essDOCS, from single ship to fleet.” As part of the acquisition, the Docmap the safety electronics segment,” said Jean- which has moved to expand its paperless “We chose Hanseaticsoft simply management team will join the ChartCo Yves Courtois, CEO of Orolia. trading offering with the acquisition of because it is the most intuitive and inte- business and the Docmap brand will “Furthermore, our portfolio of resilient eCertify, a provider of electronic grated platform on the market and because become part of ChartCo’s product portfolio. PNT technologies, including unique GNSS Certificates of Origin. of our shared vision for the future.” “Docmap is the recognised leader in its interference detection and mitigation abil- eCertify provided the first eCO solution Hanseaticsoft will remain an indepen- sector and it is with great excitement that I ities, will allow us to advance GNSS-based in 2008, and currently counts more than dent open platform but will have access to announce this acquisition which will navigation safety and robustness to new 13,000 companies as customers. It offers an LR’s network to build its business, with strengthen further the already well-respect- levels.” online solution for application and three new Hanseaticsoft sales offices in ed ChartCo brand. The Docmap team of “We also anticipate great synergies issuance of eCOs. Athens, Copenhagen and Singapore experts have just launched their latest mar- between the Netwave SeaWise application Based in Adelaide, Australia, eCertify planned for 2017, and a minimum five ket offering, Docmap 8, which will sit neat- for automation, analysis and monitoring of will continue to operate as a separate com- other branches to follow in 2018. ly alongside ChartCo’s range of solutions ship conditions, and our own fleet man- pany, but will be supported by essDOCS’ including PassageManager, Regs4Ships, agement applications. We are on the cusp global team. The acquisition was complet- Marlink and Palantir EnviroManager and FleetManager,” said of bringing major advances to the world of ed through essDOCS Ventures, the The final deal of the period took place in Martin Taylor, CEO of ChartCo. maritime logistics, operations and safety.” Group’s investment and partnership arm. the satcom sector, with communications “We are already building a Docmap “eCertify is an incredible company,” provider Marlink reporting that it has solution for replicating Safety Management Software sales said Alexander Goulandris, essDOCS CEO completed the acquisition of Palantir, a Systems (SMS), complete with integrated Moving onto the shipping software side, and eCertify director, “and I am excited to Norway-based company specialising in regulations using the Regs4ships brand, INTTRA has also announced that it has be able to assist in its continued growth.” remote IT management systems for the capability and knowledge which we acquired Avantida, a Belgian-headquar- “For me, electronic certificates of origin maritime sector. acquired a couple of years ago.” tered provider of empty container manage- are key to a complete paperless trade solu- The Share Purchase Agreement where- “Many of our customers, and those of ment technology for ocean carriers, to tion, so this acquisition will provide a more by Marlink acquired 100 per cent of the Docmap, have requested such a solution extend its business into the landside con- holistic solution for our customers.” shares in Palantir AS was completed on and this will massively simplify the man- tainer logistics sector. Finally in software, though not com- March 17, 2017. The terms of the deal were agement of their SMS, ensuring continuous Avantida’s core business is in digitised pleting an acquisition, Lloyd’s Register not disclosed. compliance with the ever-changing and automated container reuse and reposition- (LR) reports that it has made a “significant Palantir provides remote support and growing regulatory environment within ing. INTTRA says that industry estimates investment” in Hamburg-based ship man- management of on board IT networks, and which they operate. The market need of empty container positioning costs to the agement software provider Hanseaticsoft, already had a close relationship with became evident through our training and ocean shipping industry can be up to $20 as part of the class society’s strategy to Marlink through a strategic partnership consultancy arm, which regularly audits billion a year, making up approximately 40 improve its range of digital services. agreement between the companies agreed and updates customers’ SMS.” per cent of handling costs, making this a Hanseaticsoft clients for its Cloud Fleet in September 2014. The acquisition of Docmap is the first sector that could derive significant benefit Manager system, used to manage inspec- That partnership has seen Marlink made by ChartCo since Equistone Partners from the application of technology. tions, crew management, purchasing and deliver integrated IT management services Europe invested in the company in June “Avantida, an industry leader in digi- other processes, include NSC, Peter Döhle alongside its Sealink VSAT communica- 2016, a deal which saw ChartCo leave the tised container logistics, has products and Schifffahrts KG, Rigel, Atlantic Lloyd and tions service to customers including Stolt Kelvin Hughes Group. customer bases that are highly complemen- UASC. Tankers and CMA CGM. tary to those of INTTRA. Acquiring This investment follows LR’s recent “Together, Marlink, Telemar and Orolia and Netwave Avantida advances our strategy of extend- acquisition of the SEASAFE software port- Palantir will offer an incredibly diverse Also featuring in M&A news was Orolia, ing our reach into the intermodal value folio, used for real-time data management service portfolio, supporting the shipping the owner of the McMurdo and Kannad chain, enabling INTTRA to better serve our of on board loading and stability for ves- industry with state-of-the art communica- brands, which has entered into an agree- customers,” said INTTRA’s CEO, John Fay. sels and offshore structures, and its collab- tions, IT and electronics solutions from a ment to acquire Netherlands-based “With cutting-edge, Cloud-based tech- oration with QinetiQ on a new Cyber single global and highly experienced Netwave Systems, a supplier of Voyage nology and a unique business model, Secure programme. organisation," said Tore Morten Olsen, Data Recorders (VDRs), automated vessel Avantida enhances efficiency and delivers LR has also formed a strategic partner- president maritime, Marlink. 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Contact: [email protected] Phone: +1 434-295-6642 Digital Ship Maritime IT at Nor-Shipping – Preview

The Nor-Shipping exhibition in Oslo, Norway, is one of the most eagerly awaited events in the calendar for technology companies in the maritime industry, with new innovations in IT regularly introduced to the market at this biennial event. Digital Ship asked some of the technology providers exhibiting at this year’s show what they have to offer to visitors to Nor-Shipping

ACR Electronics / its new terminal for the next generation Series pan/tilt multi-sensor system design nels and full maritime duplex channels. Ocean Signal Iridium NEXT service at Nor-Shipping, has been re-engineered to offer additional Compact ICS, an Integrated ACR Electronics and Ocean Signal will building on its experience in the L-band functionality and improved performance. Communication System designed for inter- highlight their combined portfolio of safe- antenna sector with SAILOR The M-Series Next Generation cameras nal/external 2-way communication, will ty products on the Drew Marine stand at FleetBroadband systems. offer better IR imaging capabilities, contin- also feature, a system for intercom, tele- Nor-Shipping. Visit Cobham SATCOM at stand B02-19. uous e-zoom, and upgraded optics. phone, public address and loud hailing. Introduced at the show for the first time, Visit Flir Systems at stand B01-37. The architecture offers network connection the Ocean Signal E101V float-free EPIRB Dualog options including cascading, remote ser- with integrated voyage data recorder Dualog will showcase its maritime digital Hatteland Display vice and interface to/from other IP-based (VDR) memory capsule was developed in platform at Nor-Shipping 2017, including Hatteland Display will share a stand with systems and components. collaboration with VDR specialist AMI its range of IT services and tools for the its partner Elektronix and open its own Compact MPA, a Public Address (PA) Marine. It features a dedicated float-free efficient management of shipboard IT net- ‘pop-up’ showroom in the Aker Brygge and General Alarm (GA) system optimised housing with improved hydrostatic release works and communications systems. area of Oslo during Nor-Shipping. for IMO/Solas requirements for small and unit and automatic disconnection of the The company specialises in internet, e- Products on show include its Series X medium sized vessels, will additionally be interface cable on release. mail and Cloud services for the shipping 55-inch Ultra High Definition (4K) dis- showcased. sector, which Dualog says enables it to plays, which are available in a Chart & Visit Jotron at stand B03-26. guarantee 99.5 per cent system uptime for Planning Table format for ECDIS and as a its customers. new console mounted variant, for integra- JRC / Alphatron Marine The services are backed by 24/7 support, tion in Integrated Bridge Systems. / Pronav by phone or e-mail, from the company’s Also in focus during Nor-Shipping will JRC, Alphatron Marine and Pronav will technicians, and are agnostic to satcom air- be the company’s new Series X 32-inch 4K exhibit together at the Nor-Shipping exhi- time provider as they work with all vendors. displays, which feature the same panel bition in Oslo, showcasing their one man Visit Dualog at stand B05-28. technology as the flagship models, in addi- bridge design which aims to allow officers tion to new second generation Series X and operators to concentrate on their main exactEarth Panel Computers, which integrate Intel task with information accessible at the exactEarth, a provider of global maritime ves- Skylake processor-based computers. click of a button. sel data for ship tracking and maritime situa- Visit Hatteland Display at stand B02-25. tional awareness solutions, will showcase its range of services at this year’s exhibition. Inmarsat exactEarth provides data and informa- Inmarsat is presenting its Fleet Xpress ser- tion services on the location of AIS equipped vice at Nor-Shipping 2017, which delivers maritime vessels throughout the world. In Ka-band connectivity to the maritime mar- partnership with Harris Corporation and ket. In addition, Inmarsat will soon be utilising payloads aboard the Iridium NEXT launching its new cyber security solution, constellation, exactEarth says its future goals to be delivered through Fleet Xpress. include provision of global real-time vessel Also on display will be Fleet Media, the tracking, regardless of location. on-demand maritime entertainment sys- Visitors can also learn about the tem which brings the latest movies, sports The one man bridge at stand B3-08 exactView system, powered by Harris, and TV to crews worldwide. EPIRBS at stand E02-12 which can be used to gain an insight into various levels of maritime activity. The bridge will feature a total of three Ocean Signal is also showing the Ocean Visit exactEarth at stand B01-24. 46-inch displays on which all manoeuvring Signal M100 Maritime Survivor Locating and control systems are centrally shown. Device (MSLD) man overboard device Flir Systems Designed for offshore and patrol vessels, with Automatic Identification System FLIR Systems will introduce the latest they display radar, ECDIS, conning, alarm (AIS) and 121.5MHz homing beacon, plus additions to its M-Series marine thermal monitoring and dynamic positioning data the SafeSea S100 SART, V100 VHF and cameras and highlight the new capabilities at a glance from a captain’s chair with all E100G EPIRB, rescueME MOB1 man over- of its next generation cameras at this year’s instruments and operating panels within board device with AIS and DSC, rescueME Nor-Shipping. arm’s reach. EDF1 electronic distress flare and The new M100 and M200 series thermal Also on show is the AlphaEye, a service rescueME PLB1 personal locator beacon. cameras are engineered with FLIR’s Boson tool that allows crew onboard to call ACR Electronics products on show thermal camera core, which features an inte- through a dedicated (satellite, 3G or 4G) include the ACR GlobalFix V4 Emergency grated multi-core video processor. The new Learn about Fleet Xpress at stand B02-29 communication link directly to Alphatron Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), M400 gyro-stabilised multi-sensor thermal Marine or a third party manufacturer’s which comes equipped with a user replace- camera is a pan/tilt marine camera system. Inmarsat will also be available to talk representative, providing real-time audio able battery, and ACR Pathfinder PRO FLIR is also announcing that the M- about its Certified Application Partners and video support sessions. Search and Rescue Transponder (SART). programme to develop and publish new Visit JRC and its partners at stand B3-08. Visit ACR Electronics / Ocean Signal at applications for Fleet Xpress. stand E02-12. Visit Inmarsat at stand B02-29. Kongsberg Maritime Kongsberg Maritime is showcasing Cobham SATCOM Jotron Kognifai, its new open and collaborative Cobham SATCOM will share a stand with Jotron, a manufacturer of professional digital platform that places Kongsberg Norwegian satcom service provider communication systems for land, sea and applications into the Cloud, at Nor- Pyxisat at this year’s event, where it will be air since 1967, will highlight its recently Shipping this year. displaying the new SAILOR 600 VSAT Ku, released products at Nor-Shipping. Kognifai optimises data access and which is based on the SAILOR 60cm anten- These include the Tron TR30 GMDSS and analysis for customers across maritime and na technology platform, featuring a carbon Maritime VHF Radio, a ‘two-in-one’ radio, energy industries, and provides an inte- fibre composite/aluminium design. which gives the user the opportunity to grated development and distribution plat- Thermal imaging at stand B01-37 Cobham will also reveal details about access both standard GMDSS simplex chan- form for applications. It provides access to

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third party solutions, such as VesselMan’s Developed by Nautisk’s software SIS software includes modules for Transas Cloud-based management system, which development team, NaviPlanner is an maintenance, asset management, pro- Digital solutions and simulation company supports effective dry-docking and repair integrated voyage planning system, ject/docking management, safety/HSEQ, Transas will be presenting THESIS, its management. which utilises touch-screen functionality document management, insurance and ecosystem of harmonised integrated solu- Other Nor-Shipping highlights from and Cloud technology based on the guarantee claims, procurement and e-com- tions in safety, navigation and ship opera- Kongsberg Maritime include Integrated Microsoft Azure platform. merce, KPIs, and reporting. The company tions, at this year’s exhibition. Vessel Concepts, which are designed to NaviPlanner integrates navigational also provides consultancy services, system harmonise handling, operations and ener- chart data and digital publications, with implementation, and product training. gy systems on a wide range of vessels, all data kept up to date and compliant, The software has been used onboard including container ships, ro-pax, small and has been developed using Big Data, vessels since 1997, supported by the com- scale LNG and wind farm support vessels. crowdsourcing and machine learning pany’s main office in Trondheim, and fur- Kognifai and integration are part of technologies. ther offices in Brazil and Singapore. Kongsberg Maritime’s contribution to the NaviPlanner is part of a new range of Visit Star Information Systems at stand field of autonomous ships, which will also be digital products which Nautisk says it will C04-34D. evident at Nor-Shipping, with a wide variety launch this year. of control and monitoring systems shown on Visit Nautisk at stand B02-26. StormGeo its stand that are already contributing to new StormGeo’s shipping division, formerly unmanned vessel developments. Raytheon Anschütz Applied Weather Technology, will demon- Visit Kongsberg Maritime at stand C03-30. Raytheon Anschütz will present the new strate its Fleet Performance Solution with SYNAPSIS NX Integrated Navigation MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification), KVH System (INS) and the ECDIS NX, the as well as its new BVS 8 onboard system, at Simulation technology at stand B02-28 At this year’s Nor-Shipping KVH will be world’s first user-defined ECDIS, at its Nor-Shipping this summer. exhibiting its systems for maritime connec- Nor-Shipping stand this year. StormGeo’s FleetDSS solution captures THESIS is a flexible data source where tivity, eLearning, and crew welfare. SYNAPSIS NX provides functions such and analyses ship and fleet data to be used ship, fleet operations, Academy (simula- This will include demos of the to improve fleet efficiency and tion and training) and ship traffic control mini-VSAT Broadband connec- meet requirements to reduce car- can all be connected to the ecosystem, with tivity service, Videotel’s mar- bon emissions such as the new the goal of creating a community that fos- itime training programmes, and EU MRV regulations to monitor, ters collaboration. the IP-MobileCast content deliv- report and verify CO2 emissions. The company says that the primary goal ery service providing NEWSlink StormGeo’s shipping division of THESIS is to provide a platform to join daily news as well as sports, has been collecting, monitoring the dots of the existing fragmented patch- movies, and TV entertainment and reporting data on fuel con- work of stand-alone e-Navigation and fleet for crew. Data delivery services sumption and emissions for optimisation tools, uniting global maritime for chart and weather data will more than twenty years, having stakeholders. Recent partnerships with Integrated navigation systems at stand B03-16 also be displayed. been applied to more than 56,000 Satcom Global and JRC form part of this There will additionally be voyages last year. industry collaboration. detailed information about KVH’s new as sensor integrity monitoring, radar and BVS 8, the company’s latest on-board Visit Transas at stand B02-28. Connectivity as a Service (CaaS) offering. AIS target management, alert manage- system, provides predictive sea keeping Called AgilePlans by KVH, this offering ment, and redundancy management, offer- without requiring a hardware investment. Zenitel provides global connectivity to commer- ing flexibility in design of the bridge sys- Visit StormGeo at stand B01-16. Zenitel has been providing integrated sys- cial fleets with one all-inclusive monthly tem, and multi-level redundancy. tems for communication, data, safety and subscription fee, with no commitment The new SYNAPSIS ECDIS NX soft- Tototheo Maritime entertainment at sea for more than 70 required. The monthly fee includes air- ware has been designed from the bottom Based in Cyprus and with branch offices in years, and will showcase its latest offerings time, hardware, maintenance and support, up in conjunction with navigation officers Greece, Singapore and Dubai, Tototheo at Nor-Shipping 2017. vessel tracking, NEWSlink, daily news, and end users in order to provide intuitive Maritime will showcase its services for the This year it will be introducing its new hi- TRAININGlink seafarer training pro- support for their daily tasks and specific maritime industry at Nor-Shipping 2017. fi background music and information sys- grammes, and multicast delivery of chart use cases. These include the supply and service tem, and showcasing its Flowire IP technol- and weather data. Raytheon Anschütz will be exhibiting of satellite and radio communications ogy, developed for installing IP telephony Visit KVH at stand B04-20. with its long-term Norwegian distributor systems, navigation systems, automated and PA/GA and able to be used for retrofit Syberg AS at the event. applications and ship repairs. Tototheo re-using existing two-wire cable networks. Marlink Visit Raytheon Anschütz at stand B03-16. is also a Strategic Alliance Partner of Also on show are its range of Maritime Marlink’s new Sealink Business packages Inmarsat. Turbine IP stations and PA/GA access will be showcased to shipping companies Speedcast The company additionally develops its panels, including EX models, and its at Nor-Shipping, new services providing a Satellite communications company own software and management tools such Vingtor-Stentofon IPTV system, an inte- burstable Maximum Information up to 2 Speedcast returns to Nor-Shipping in 2017 as Tr@ckLite, an online tracking system, grated digital entertainment system for Mbps and a choice of seven different to offer visitors updates on its core connec- and S@tLite, a tool developed specifically maritime use, providing a wide range of Committed Information Rates from 32 tivity, value added services and system for the maritime industry. services aimed at improving crew welfare. kbps to 256 kbps, guaranteeing constant integration capabilities. Tototheo Maritime offers further con- Zenitel’s Exigo networked IP PAGA minimum bandwidth at all times regard- Speedcast will exhibit several new prod- sultation services in areas like engineering, with AlphaCom, radio/ Mototrbo and less of the amount of data consumed. ucts, including SIGMA Gateway. SIGMA project management, shore based mainte- DECT solutions will additionally be fea- XChange Telemed, which provides a Gateway integrates the power of Inmarsat nance, traffic accounting and training. tured at the stand. way for shipping companies to manage Fleet Xpress by incorporating the Inmarsat Visit Tototheo Maritime at stand B01-21. Visit Zenitel at stand B04-08. DS regular and emergency medical consulta- type-approved Soft Network Switching tions on board will also be in focus on the Device (Soft-NSD), and also provides the Marlink Nor-Shipping stand. ability for hosting of the user’s own Virtual Using Sealink VSAT integrated with CE Machines in a secured environment. certified medical equipment, a touch- Speedcast will also exhibit a managed screen user interface and HD camera on global 4G/LTE service designed for mar- board, XChange Telemed facilitates live itime, integrating global near-shore high video medical consultations and provides speed connectivity. doctors on-shore with web portal access to In addition, Speedcast will exhibit a patient medical data according to telemedicine solution, designed to reduce the European medical authority standards. costs associated with medical evacuations. Visit Marlink at stand B02-16. Visit Speedcast at stand B03-14. Nautisk Star Information Systems Maritime navigation solutions provider Star Information Systems (SIS), a Nautisk will launch a new product for the Norwegian provider of maritime software shipping market at this year’s Nor- and services, will be among the exhibitors On board communications systems at stand B04-08 Shipping in the form of NaviPlanner. at this year’s Nor-Shipping event.

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