Anglo-Eastern And Wärtsilä Reach Major Milestone In ‘Connecting Ships’ To Improve Safety And Environmental Sustainability
Wärtsilä Voyage, component of the modern technology team Wärtsilä, as well as ship supervisor Anglo-Eastern are pleased to introduce a considerable turning point in their joint task to enhance security as well as ecological sustainability mixed-up. As of April 2022, greater than 500 vessels in Anglo-Eastern’s fleet have actually been fitted with Wärtsilä Voyage’s Fleet Optimisation Solutions (FOS), an advanced choice assistance software program system for trip preparation, charter-party conformity, gas performance, as well as fleet efficiency monitoring.
“Wärtsilä Voyage has invested heavily in new digitally-enabled strategies, and by partnering with them, we gain capabilities that assist us and our shipowner clients to be the leaders in digitalisation, safety, and sustainability. Wärtsilä Voyage is leading in the digital journey of the maritime industry, which makes them the ideal partner for us and our own digital journey,” stated Bjorn Hojgaard, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Anglo-Eastern
“By working in close cooperation, Anglo-Eastern and Wärtsilä have been able to create a valuable and much-needed software solution that greatly benefits merchant fleet operations. With our input incorporated in product development, the result is a fantastic, holistic solution that helps us with every aspect of fleet management,” commentedCapt Pradeep Chawla, Managing Director of Group QHSE as well as Training, Anglo-Eastern

Wärtsilä Voyage’s FOS is a common electronic system that assists to keep an eye on, take care of as well as optimize daily procedures aboard as well as onshore. By integrating cloud-based analytics as well as expert system, FOS minimizes work as well as gives all stakeholders with a clear introduction of their fleet’s efficiency.
“One of the key advantages of our FOS platform is that it’s flexible and scalable, remaining responsive to the maturity of each shipping company’s own digital journey. We believe in digitalisation as the path towards decarbonisation, and that means delivering a solution that can future-proof a fleet and optimise not just the ‘right now’, but also the long-term,” stated Sean Fernback, President, Wärtsilä Voyage, as well as Executive Vice President, Wärtsilä. “Passing the 500 installations milestone with Anglo-Eastern is an important step in the mission of both companies to drive sustainability through cutting-edge technology. We look forward to continuing to steer industry transformation in collaboration with Anglo-Eastern.”
Anglo-Eastern is a leading international company of independent ship monitoring solutions, with 650 vessels under complete technological monitoring, over 250 under staff monitoring, as well as a technological solutions department that has actually supervised greater than 450 newbuildings as well as conversions. Anglo-Eastern as well as Wärtsilä have a lasting collaboration extending virtually 3 years.
The initial order for the FOS distribution was put in October 2019 as well as was reported to be the maritime sector’s biggest software program agreement ever before at the time.
Reference: wartsila.com