Kongsberg Maritime, ship driver DOF ASA and also Norwegian research study companies SINTEF Ocean and also NORCE have actually created a collaboration to decrease gas intake and also greenhouse gas exhausts for intricate overseas procedures, while simplifying fleet-wide upkeep.
With support from Innovation Norway, the companions will certainly establish a brand-new Decision Support System (DSS) for overseas vessel procedures.
They state it will certainly be a video game changer in exactly how aquatic functional choices are sustained by giving extra exact, prompt, and also quickly palatable info to choice manufacturers; from the vessel’s Chief Engineer to the Chief Operation Officer based shore-side.
“The partnership is focused on building a platform for intelligent efficiency, made possible only through the integration of operational, information and communication technologies,” claimed Eirik Mathiesen, Director of Energy Products Integration,Kongsberg Maritime “Encompassing IoT, new smart sensors on board will stream accurate data to the cloud-based DSS, where deep analysis with intuitive presentation and application will drive equitable and predictable operational performance.”
“Going ‘smart’ is integral to maintaining our position as the number one OSV ship manager today and into the future, in a sustainable way,” claimed Lars Christian Larsen, Senior Project Manager for Energy Management, DOF. “Smart is not just deploying the right technologies. Developing our culture to focus even more on sustainable operations with minimal environmental impact will be as important as the technology we create with Kongsberg, SINTEF Ocean and NORCE. DOF’s maritime experience together with the collection of big data in an operationally logical way will ensure success.”