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agility and scalability to adapt in line with the evolving needs of the business, as well as future regulatory and other changes,” Riaz says.

As a founding member of the indus- try group Get SET Maritime, OrbitMI

MMC International Corporation manufactures vapor control valves, quick connect helped develop the independent Soft- coupling ? anges, product sampling equipment, and its various product measurement ware Evaluation Toolkit (SET Mari- instruments, which meet or exceed the standards for “intrinsically safe” equipment set by national governments and certifying agencies around the world.

time), providing a useful checklist for technology adoption, which can be free-

MMC’s primary products include cargo UTI measurement devices and product sampling for closed and restricted applications, tank gauging and sampling stations, deck valves ly downloaded here. (vapor locks), CL couplings and CL deck cover and other retail items for the maritime

An important consideration in ven- petroleum and chemical transport industry as well as land based petro-chemical facilities.

dor selection is a human-centric view

MMC is widely acknowledged for its long history of technological innovation, dependability, of software implementation. “Focus on and quality of its products.

end-user needs with a non-disruptive

MMC International Corp.

approach that respects existing business

Inwood, New York USA C 1-800-645-7339 processes rather than trying to change

Fax: 516-371-3134 C www.mmcintl.com C [email protected] them,” Riaz says.

MMC (Europe) Ltd. (01670) 738789 C [email protected]

Empathetic Vendors, Tailored Solutions

Riaz believes shipping companies should seek empathetic solution provid- being automated to create added value. with class society Bureau Veritas (BV) ers that understand the challenges a com-

Thetius states in ‘Avoiding the Digital under their strategic partnership to de- pany is facing and are willing to work

Divide’: “Making use of process auto- velop solutions based on trustworthy, together with them to come up with tai- mation requires a level of trust, not just validated data, including their integration lored solutions that are simple to imple- across the organization implementing the with Veristar Green, a convenient, cloud- ment and make life easier for the end-us- automation, but also between the end-user based application designed to help ship- er, which will accelerate value creation.

Companies should be able to pilot the and supplier. Transparency and openness owners stay up-to-date and comply with between stakeholders are the building the IMO (EEDI, CII, DCS), EU-ETS, software without cost to test its func- tionality and effectiveness. A feedback blocks required for a trusted relationship.” EU-MRV and UK-MRV regulations. “By working with BV, we are mak- loop for user input is necessary to make adjustments before full implementation, Data Accuracy a Key Factor ing data quality our highest priority,”

The study also emphasizes the impor- Riaz concludes.

according to Riaz.

Balancing the cost of technology tance of working with reliable and trust-

The Author adoption with expected payback is worthy vendors that have robust data clearly a prime concern for shipping governance and standardization policies

Marshall companies, so it is necessary to assess to safeguard clients’ valuable data. In this regard, it is relevant for the ship- the total cost of ownership (TCO) in- cluding initial costs, implementation ping company to ask questions about a costs and ongoing maintenance fees. vendor’s experience in automation proj-

This TCO analysis should be calculated ects, track record of deliveries and un- derstanding of associated risks.

prior to making software investments.

Data accuracy is another important cri-

A further bene? t of a close client- terion in vendor selection as the quality of vendor collaboration is that the perfor- decision-making and potential for value mance of the software can be continu- ously monitored post-implementation creation is ultimately determined by the

Steve Marshall is a business writer to optimize work? ows and processes reliability of data inputs used in analyt- with long experience in maritime based on data and user feedback. It can ics, according to Riaz. “Incorrect data can and offshore media, having worked lead to dangerous decisions,” he cautions.

be bene? cial to engage a software ven- for leading industry publications

Recognizing the industry need for data

TradeWinds and Upstream, and now dor able to handle all kinds of data and with media consultancy Blue-C.

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