Feature 5 | SHIPBOARD MONITORING
IOT initiative takes condition monitoring to a new level
Inmarsat Maritime and Danelec Marine have developed a new Internet of Tings service allowing ship owners to to analyse onboard data in real-time
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aunched this September, in a joint initiative between satellite communications systems
specialist Inmarsat Maritime, and Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) supplier Danelec Marine, Fleet Data promises a step change in shipboard condition monitoring by harnessing the power of the Internet of Things (IoT). The new system will record data from the onboard Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) and other sensors, pre-process it, and upload it to a cloud-based database featuring a dashboard and Application Process Interface (API). Tis process is designed to allow ship owners and managers to quickly identify equipment issues and link third party applications to monitor performance and fuel use. “Fleet Data will overcome key
difficulties faced by those frustrated with the challenge of aggregating vessel data onboard and getting it efficiently onshore,” says Stefano Poli, vice president, business development, Inmarsat Maritime. “It will allow ship operators and managers to access, control and exploit their own data, and to make that data available to selected third-party applications as required, via a secure platform that is fully scalable, fleet-wide.” Trials of the platform are due for
completion shortly aboard two vessels, which have over the last six months been verifying performance by relaying data collected through fuel optimisation soſtware. Fleet Data will be available on both
Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress and FleetBroadband systems, used by over 45,000 vessels. To enable Fleet Data, ships simply need to install a Vessel Remote Server (VRS); the program is ‘agnostic’ with regard to VDR manufacturer. Laboratory tests aimed at getting other applications to run over Fleet Data, such as ECDIS chart updates on the FleetBroadband service, being undertaken.
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Inmarsat, and another agreement signed earlier this year with Finland’s NAPA, Danelec has now upgraded its DanelecConnect shipboard data collection and transfer platform, which, it claims, “substantially simplifies and reduces the cost of adopting IoT solutions for shipping fleets.” DanelecConnect uses an electronic remote server that connects with the ship’s VDR and other data sources. NAPA Office and NAPA Ship
Performance Analytics Service soſtware have now been fully integrated with DanelecConnect, which also features some enhanced capabilities, including a new onboard dashboard with customisable screens to facilitate crew monitoring of readouts from equipment. Tese can be colour-coded to indicate normal, unusual or dangerous operational conditions. Te remote dashboard locater shoreside can also access this same data. The DanelecConnect File Transport
system can now upload and download files to and from non-Danelec equipment
onboard. This
Ronald Spithout, president, Inmarsat Maritime, and Hans Ottosen, chief executive, Danelec Marine, signing the Fleet Data agreement
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automatic remote uploads of software updates and the downloading of large data reports. In addition, Teamviewer IoT third-party software can now be installed in the DanelecConnect VRS, allowing PCs in shore-based offices to initiate and establish a connection to the vessel, without the intervention of the crew. It also makes it possible to log into onboard equipment without having to invest in an expensive VPN solution, Danelec claims. DanelecConnect is now operational on
a significant number of ships, operated by Maersk, Vroon, CP Offen, China Navigation and Spliethoff, among others. Spliethoff was one of the first to install the DanelecConnect IoT platform in 2017, and Superintendent Teo Kinds says: “Te results have exceeded our expectations and we are already seeing improvements in ship operations from the instant real-time visibility we now have into what is happening with shipboard equipment. Tis helps us catch small problems before they become big ones.” SR
Shiprepair & Maintenance 4th Quarter 2018
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