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OFFSHORE: TECHNOLOGY “The core SOV vessel application is offshore wind farm maintenance but they are increasingly seeing action in the offshore oil & gas sec- tor also. This puts them ? rmly in the sights of our integration strategy.

The integrated W2W vessel concept really shows how we are moving outside of our traditional ‘hydraulic’ systems approach by encom- passing a stronger focus on electrical and mechanical aspects.” – Srinivas Tati, VP Business Development at Kongsberg Maritime can even generate power for battery banks that can be used and improved vessel and ? eet ef? ciency, safety, life-cycle for primary and auxiliary operations,” he says. management, reliability and availability with complete ben-

Integrated vessel concepts are designed to meet the current e? ts on each, while strengthening decision making capabili- and future demands of customers in the seaborne, offshore ties and enabling the continual optimization of energy use.” and marine marketplaces. Each is tailored for speci? c ves- Uni? ed solutions are also intended to enhance on-shore sel types, combining separate systems to enhance day-to-day expertise that can steer on-board activity, feeding into performance and long-term asset management. The concepts planning, monitoring and controlling complex operations, utilize distributed technology platform architecture, uni? ed and making real-time decisions in close collaboration with into a holistic system working as one across the energy, han- crew, while also providing a layer for analysis. This im- dling and operational solutions. This provides a mode-based proves performance, ef? ciency and productivity.

operational environment that collects information, delivers Essentially, Integration is a network and service layer analysis and empowers proof-enabled decision-making. that supports greater distributed control and monitor-

The top-line drivers, according to Tati are, “cost savings ing functions across diverse equipment on board a vessel.

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