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TECH INTERVIEW: DIGITALIZATION & DECARBONIZATION

Maritime Digitalization & Decarbonization

Walk Hand-in-Hand

As shipowners take on decarbonization challenges, Arild Risholm

Sæther, Head of Business Development, NAVTOR, advises a close look for answers inside your digital systems.

By Greg Trauthwein he digital evolution is somewhat of a conundrum: sions and fuel consumption.” In addition, they need to prove it.

while we are able to monitor and receive an in- “We see not only an increase in requirements for transparen- creasing amount of information, both real-time and cy, we also see that our customers are seeking better tools that

T within a historical context, putting all of that infor- can help them address these challenges” said Risholm Sæther. mation to ef? cient use is arguably as big of a challenge than In a market sector that is becoming increasingly crowded with selecting the right technical tools to start. ‘digital solutions,’ Risholm Sæther said Navtor’s aim is pro-

In the context of ship and ? eet performance monitoring and viding both technical excellence, but importantly, technical control, there are disparate groups – from the onboard crew excellence that is inherently easy to use.

to the technical teams to executive management – that must “We respect that on all teams you will ? nd the different per- work in their own silos of data, information and performance, sonalities, different levels of experience and knowledge, and as well as together as a team to make the decisions that will different backgrounds,” said Risholm Sæther. “We have this ultimately drive safe, compliant and economical ship perfor- in mind when we develop all of our products (which are all mance. And trust that “performance” is far more than simply developed in-house), so you don’t need to be a navigator or a measuring fuel consumption and emissions. naval architect to understand and use NavFleet.”

Enter NAVTOR, a company that is a relatively short in NavFleet is a platform for different services in addition years – this year celebrating its 10th anniversary – but one that to being a monitoring tool, able to monitor voyage and ves- is long on experience and references, a leader of e-Navigation sel performance, for example. “NavFleet is the only product services with its system on more than 7,400 vessels and cus- today that can offer total integration in one single product,” tomers in more than 60 countries. said Risholm Sæther. “So let’s say for navigational safety and

Via its NavFleet system, the company is taking a major leap monitoring, when you start your route monitoring aboard your into the world of performance and optimization, aiming to vessel, the exact route is sent automatically into NavFleet to prove how smart digital solutions are very much at the heart monitor automatically, without skipping a beat.” of the maritime industry’s decarbonization path. “Earlier this So in one neat package captain and crew, without the need year we acquired a company called Tres Solutions, a leading to import or export anything, hold navigation planning, with maritime software and analytics company from the U.S. with the route set and noti? cations of problems or deviations re- performance optimization expertise that ? ts very well into the ceived automatically, for example. “And in that same applica-

NavFleet system,” said Risholm Sæther. tion, you will ? nd information about the vessel performance, information about your compliance to EU MRV regulations,

Meeting Maritime’s Evolving Challenges reporting information, and much more,” said Risholm Sæther. “We know that many (maritime) companies are having the “What makes NavFleet unique isn’t just what we measure, but same types of challenges,” said Risholm Sæther. “They need also how we deliver the insights to the shipping companies.” to comply with a lot of regulations. They need to reduce emis- For commercial teams it may be tools such as predictive 48 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • November 2021

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