Danish offshore vessel proprietor Maersk Supply Service has chosen the Fleet Data IoT platform from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat enterprise, to assist optimize the efficiency of its first vessel battery set up onboard the Maersk Minder anchor handler.
The resolution can even permit Maersk Supply Service to judge how finest to optimize the usage of zero-emission power storage techniques throughout its fleet.
According to Inmarsat, an end-user API gathers knowledge from onboard tools, mechanically organizes it with time-stamps, synchronises it, and uploads it to the shopper’s visualization instruments, all introduced in a user-friendly format.
“Beyond streamlining in-house reporting and analytics, the API makes data available to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), such as VPS, whose data-driven decarbonization system, Maress, provides real-time insight into vessel performance to support fuel savings and emissions reduction,” Inmarsat stated.
Crucially, Inmarsat provides, Maress will assist Maersk consider the effectiveness of the battery system by way of peak shaving and power effectivity and decide the necessities for future battery installations for the remainder of the fleet.
Sindre Bornstein, Chief Commercial Officer, VPS Decarbonisation, stated, “If the maritime industry is to achieve its emissions reduction targets, it will rely on transparency, smart use of data and collaboration – and the Maersk Minder project combines all three. By providing an open platform for data analytics, Inmarsat enables Maress to deliver actionable insights, which in turn help Maersk Supply Service to enhance vessel efficiency in the short term and decarbonize its fleet through optimized battery-enabled operations in the long term.”
According to Inmarsat, with full visibility into the efficiency of the vessel and its hybrid battery system, Maersk can adapt its operations swiftly to maintain tempo with evolving environmental laws.
“Notably, one of Maersk’s clients has already stipulated the use of battery power in certain offshore operations. This underscores the competitive advantage gained by sharing real time data on the impact of the Electric Storage System (ESS) on vessel efficiency and emissions with the charterers,” InmarsatM Maritime stated.
Sverre Vange, Energy Performance Manager, Maersk Supply Service, stated “There are various economic and regulatory motivations for installing battery power on an offshore vessel, but charterer expectations are a particularly compelling factor. In the years ahead, attracting charterers will increasingly rely on the deployment of a battery system so the ability to keep charterers informed of the system’s performance will be invaluable.”
Automating knowledge flows additionally frees seafarers up from handbook NOx emissions reporting, added Vange, saving money and time, whereas yielding extra correct and constant info. Vessels working in Norwegian waters should reconcile NOx emissions knowledge towards a file of the sort/location of offshore work executed and ports known as to determine their obligations below Norway’s NOx tax scheme.
Richard Goudbeek, Technical Sales Manager, Digital at Inmarsat Maritime, stated “Data by itself is not useful unless it is processed to obtain information. Data processing involves analysing data and reasoning to gain insight and turn the results into fact-based decision-making. The Fleet Data end-user API allows Maersk to extract maximum value from available data and share it with OEMs and third parties like VPS. This collaboration is pivotal in developing actionable insights and advancing decarbonisation strategies within the industry.” Maersk Supply Service has been a long-standing Inmarsat buyer, courting again to its fleet-wide implementation of Fleet Xpress in 2017.
