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Ship Intelligence at a Glance …

Monitor the condition of equipment in to the Future

Health Management operation, collecting data which will allow

Solutions: customers to make informed decisions about vessel operations and maintenance.

Help turn customers’ information into

Optimization & insight providing reports, analytics, and

Decision Support: advice to optimize their operations around energy, emissions, payload and safety.

The concept of remote and autonomous shipping is growing, driven by the potential

Remote & bene? ts. They are expected to be safer,

Autonomous Ships: more ef? cient and cheaper both to build and to run. The technologies needed to make them a reality already exist.

The Rolls-Royce portfolio of equipment and services www.weeksmarine.com extends well beyond the

EOE/AA M/F/Vet/Disability engine room, leveraging decades of experience in myriad business sectors.

By Joseph Keefe

Aerospace, Defense Aerospace, Marine, Nuclear and Power

Systems – Rolls-Royce arguably has as much business acu- men and experience as anyone, to make that happen. “This is about asset and business management,” says McFadyen, adding, “We currently offer an energy management solu- tion that provides real time guidance on how a vessel could be operated more fuel ef? ciently, and as we develop that ca- pability further, we’ll be extend it to the total business oper- ation for a customer and provide decision support software to help them make decisions that maximize their returns.”

It’s why the typical 2016 Rolls-Royce press release isn’t always about engines. Often, it talks about integration of equipment and making sure that all pieces of the vessel are talking to each other. It is this turnkey solution that

McFadyen and Rolls-Royce hope will set them apart from www.marinelink.com

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