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Digitalization

Wirelessly & Seamlessly

Connecting Shipboard Data Sources

ScanReach

ScanReach sits at the epicenter of the digitalization trend. John Roger Nesje,

Chief Executive Of? cer, Scandinavian Reach Technologies AS, discusses the path forward as ScanReach helps to enable a multitude of safety, ef? ciency and wireless IoT capabilities in complex and con? ned steel environments.

By Greg Trauthwein

To start, how is ScanReach unique in this space? When you look at the market in total, where do you see the best opportunities for ScanReach?

There are a lot of system solutions providers when it comes to software. However, we are a bit different as we the software The ? rst product is Connect POB: “POB” for Personal On-

Board, and “Connect” is our way to say that you can connect and we have hardware too. your Personnel On-Board. It’s a system that allows you to locate people onboard during emergency. We can show on

What, speci? cally, was the problem you saw, and how do you aim to solve it?

the bridge, and even in the main of? ce on land, exactly where

We saw that it is dif? cult to collect signals from inside a ves- these people are located. That’s the ? rst solution, a safety sel that are not already connected via cable. We are focused solution. Our customers today are diverse, as we have ? sh on (delivering) the data that is not available today, data that carriers, ? sh factory vessels, offshore support vessels, as well we can bring to life with our onboard wireless connectivity as dry bulk and container ships. Of particular note, we also solution. have received our explosion proof certi? cate for the wrist- 20 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2021

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