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SUEZ CANAL A major waterway with ambitious plans for further development B LUE CTrl: D emanding the sc HOTTEL RUDDER ECOPELLER® vessels’ full potential Sustainable all-rounder No. 17 SCHOTTEL REPORT NO. 17 Unless otherwise indicated, all images, texts and other published information are subject to the copyright of SCHOTTEL GmbH or have been published with the permission of the copyright holders or as a consequence of the acquisition of rights of use by SCHOTTEL GmbH. Any linking, duplication, dissemination, transmission and reproduction or disclosure of the contents without the authorization of SCHOTTEL GmbH is prohibited. T AKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEl – tOGETHER 50° 8’ N, 7° 34’ O With Blue Ctrl, ULSTEIN and SCHOTTEL offer new solutions to seize any vessels’ full potential. Page 04 THE SOLUTION: FAST AND DURABLE 29° 34’ N, 90° 23’ W A particular challenge: the American offshore supply vessel Odyssea Phoenix had to be converted and prepared for an important assignment in a very short time. Page 06 CONTENTS NO. 17, DECEMBER 2019 03 EDITORIAL 04 TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEl – tOGETHER 06 THE SOLUTION: FAST AND DURABLE 07 NEWS G ATEWAY FOR GLOBAL TRADE 29° 58’ N, 32° 35’ O 08 THREE MILLION CARS A YEAR Following major expansion work, the Suez Canal is now navigable for the largest and heaviest container ships. Shipping companies and industries benefit from the modernization 10 GATEWAY FOR GLOBAL TRADE of the waterway. Page 10 14 NO SITUATION TOO DIFFICULT 16 SRE®: SUSTAINABLE ALL-ROUNDER 18 SCHOTTEL ACADEMY NEWS 19 LOOKOUT 20 MASTHEAD E DITORIAL D EAR READERS, Culture is a key aspect of international business. In the maritime market, in particular, we work with a large variety of people from different countries and cultural backgrounds. Global networking and an understanding of each party’s needs is essential – such as when a contract is negotiated in Europe, the resulting vessel is built in Asia and the place of operation and maintenance is South America. Today, technology augments cross-border interac- tions. Nevertheless, technology alone does not build NO SITUATION TOO DIFFICULT 31° 18’ N, 120° 35’ O relationships. The foundation for good working Nancy Xiao, a Spares Supply Manager for SCHOTTEL in China, relationships across the world is personal presence, not only supports customers – she also believes that her being next to customers and partnering with them job offers her many opportunities for career growth. Page 14 face-to-face. To this end, SC HOTTEL has become increasingly decentralized over the last five dec- ades and, in practical terms, now has 16 local sub- sidiaries worldwide. Long before the Internet, e-mail, and social media were able to bridge long distances, SC HOTTEL sales managers stood on customers’ office door- steps – and, in an era when English was not yet as common, often even spoke in local languages. T he result was sincere interest and a sense of rapport. Thanks to this concept, our international local presence grew. To us, decentralization does not simply mean having addresses around the globe, but rather a world - wide network of colleagues who are able to deliver the company’s non-material assets to different countries and cultural backgrounds. Proximity allows us to ask for feedback and to listen carefully – whether the response is a compliment or a complaint. It is about learning what is important to our cus- tomers, apart from steel. I believe this is how SC HOTTEL is able to give the company a personal feel. What we get back is an honest gauge of customer satisfaction. It is less B2B than B2U: business to you in the global maritime market. Happy reading, Stephan Camp General Manager SCHOTTEL do Brasil Photos: Odyssea Marine, Getty Images, SCHOTTEL (2), graphic: SCHOTTEL 03 T AKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEl – tOGETHER SC HOTTEL and the Norwegian ULSIN TE Group are using a software platform to simplify the automation of numerous vessel types, including previously neglected smaller vessels. This enables them to be optimized as overall systems and makes it possible to identify potential ensor technology and digitalization have T he Integrated Automation System (IAS) enables experienced an enormous boost in individual components, such as valves or pumps, S development over the past few years. In not only to be monitored, but also to be actively conjunction with intelligent software, this is controlled and automated. For example, the now opening up entirely new possibilities, also IAS independently corrects any instability in the for smaller vessels and special vessels, which water by influencing the trim and heel of the SC HOTTEL intends to utilize for the benefit of vessel via the valve control of the ballast tanks. its customers. The company has embarked on At the next function level, a Power Manage- a new course by founding the joint venture Blue ment System (PMS) can be used to increase the Ctrl together with ULSIN TE . In addition to overall efficiency of all the machinery and to benefiting from the familiar propulsion exper- tailor energy generation to requirements. The tise, customers will also be supported in net- Energy Management System (EMS), which is working the individual components of their ves- currently under development, goes a step further. sels, enabling them to utilize the full potential. It intelligently optimizes the operation of engines The basis for this is formed by the software plat- and generators for power production and predic- form X-Connect. With its modular structure tively adapts to the power requirements of the and simple plug and play capabilities, it maps vessel. In the case of hybrid energy supply, the complex processes in a user-friendly manner. system regulates the combined use of batteries and engines. F OR GREATER SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY T he clear goal of this digital support is higher SI MPLE, FLEXIBLE, SCALABLE efficiency and enhanced safety for the crew T he systems described here have already been on board. At the same time, it enables detailed in existence for some time, but restricted to very fleet management by the owner or operator large and complex vessel types. For smaller back onshore. models, such as tugs, they have simply been too expensive until now. Jan Glas, Sales Director For this, the systems provide condition-based Automation & Digital Products at SC HOTTEL, data about the predefined components of the explains the reason for this: “The conventional vessel – with a whole range of advantages, such systems collect many individual signals from as optimization proposals for fuel consump- many individual components from different tion, operating behaviour or maintenance. Par- manufacturers on the vessel. These signals are ticularly in the area of propulsion, customers then processed in control and monitoring sys- can make use of SC HOTTEL’s decades of experi- tems developed specially for this vessel. That is ence, which has been expanded still further very costly.” This is because a separate solution through the partnership with ULSIN TE . has to be developed for each component on the basis of the available signals. The X-Connect software provides a platform for all standard hardware components and thus A software-based platform, such as X-Connect, facilitates the configuration of Input/Output adopts exactly the opposite approach. “I don’t modules (I/Os) , electronic controllers (PLCs) and have to program new software, but can use the networks, and even the graphical user inter- mouse to drag the units that are to be monitored face on the display – all in a single tool. Applica- or controlled, for instance a rudderpropeller or JAN GLAS tions with different ranges of functions can a main engine, into the system from a list,” Jan Sales Director Automation & Digital Products be bundled together: the Alarm and Monitoring Glas explains. “In this way, I can simply select System (AMS) is used for signal monitoring. from the database the different pumps and [email protected] Photo, graphic: SCHOTTEL 04 TECHNOLOGY valves I want to monitor on my vessel and of the vessel. After all, the systems can configure an individual overall system myself. be maintained remotely, with the result that Basically, I replicate the vessel in our soft - updates can be loaded via the internet. ware on a modular basis.” This is then used to AMS, IAS, PMS and EMS can be expanded as automatically generate a list of signals that required to include new components. If are taken from and supplied by the units – in the these are equipped with sensors, it’s a simple traditional manner via cables and terminal matter of plug and play.” boxes. Irrespective of the level of automation desired, X-Connect can be tailored to the cur - Looking to the future, SC HOTTEL is offering rent requirements. an increasingly dense network of data in a clear form through the interaction of X-Connect F ULL DIGITAL SUPPORT and the in-house Fleet Management Portal. “ The main advantage of our digital solutions is T his holistic approach enables customers to their flexibility,” says Jan Glas. “This is evident have even more efficient and safer operation during the initial configuration using drag-and- and management processes – from individual drop, but also throughout the entire service life vessels to the entire fleet. AMS Alarm and Monitoring System IAS Integrated Automation System PMS Power Management System SIMPLE all configurable in a single tool CLEARLY ARRANGED modern, intuitive user interface SACAL BLE suitable for vessels of all sizes and types, new buildings and retrofits AMS + IAS + PMS ~ 6,000 I/Os AMS + IAS ~500 I/Os AMS ~100 I/Os sm ALLER VESSELS LAE RG R V SSELS (e.g. tugs, work boats, ferries) (e.g. cable-laying vessels, service operation vessels) 05 RET ROFITS T HE SOLUTION: FAST AND DURABLE T he order from the American transport company Odyssea Marine posed an unusualD ank der challenge, Antriebsmodernisierung even for the experienced durch SC H retrofitOTTEL sindspecialists zwei Schiffe atSC H OTTEL.