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DIGITALIZATION

Smart Shipping & eNavigation:

Integration is Everything

Photo: Navtor

If you truly want to unlock the value of data you have to adopt a joined-up approach, says Tor Svanes, CEO NAVTOR. Fail in that, he argues, and you’ll fail to get the competitive advantage your business needs.

If you go for a full check-up at the doctor’s they won’t just and operators know that good connectivity between ship and measure your weight. shore is essential for data exchange, but few really understand

They’ll look at your blood pressure, listen to your heart, why. And, crucially, how to unlock its full potential.

consider blood tests, assess cholesterol and, above all, ask This is something that has to change, because this is the key questions that monitor your day-to-day performance. How are to smart shipping – to pro? table, ef? cient and sustainable op- you feeling? Are you exercising? Sleeping okay? The list goes erations.

on. Only by looking at each element holistically, and then ag- We need safe, secure, reliable, real-time data ? ows between gregating and analysing the information, will they be able to vessels and shore, but we also need to integrate data to fully give you the “big picture” concerning your health. assess and optimise operations – both for single ships and en- “You have the body, strength and stamina of a 30-year-old tire ? eets.

Mr Svanes!”… for example.

So, what’s my point here? EMPOWERING OPTIMIZATION

That one data stream is useful, if you’re looking at a single Let’s look at an example. item, but that only by integrating different streams from all You have onboard sensors on a vessel recording fuel con- ‘systems’ can you gain genuinely comprehensive insights and sumption. This data is shared with land so management can enhance overall decision making. monitor performance. A team member may look at this in re-

You can improve your health. lation to, say, a noon report to ensure everything is on track.

And that is maritime’s challenge. Great.

But if that information was combined with real-time weath-

THE KEY TO SMART SHIPPING er and navigation data, engine shaft torque, rpm, and so on,

Everybody now understands that vessel data is important, you get an accurate insight not just of fuel consumption, but but not everyone knows how to use it. Similarly, most owners fuel consumption and engine performance under exact condi- 28 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • November 2020

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