Maritime Software

Christos Emmanouilidis, Business Development, DANAOS gave a presentation on ‘’Managing the Smart Ship’’ during the 2016 SMART4SEA Forum. He showcased a case study to address the benefits of big data analysis which are as follows: situation awareness and forecasting, managing end to end processes within the company and partners, capitalizing on mobility to react on time to the upcoming challenges, fully meeting statutory requirements.

Together with AIS position and other information, the Tidetech data is integrated into NAPA’s Fleet Intelligence and Class-NK NAPA Green Monitoring programs, which use proprietary algorithms to provide a view of global performance and ship-specific performance analysis.

EMSA released a leaflet describing Automated Behaviour Monitoring (ABM). ABM uses algorithms to detect certain patterns of ship behaviour for multiple purposes and give operators an enhanced situational picture. Automated Behaviour Monitoring is a computer, rule based system that analyses ship positions for the automatic detection of abnormal and specific vessel behaviour. The system analyses ships' position, using data from available tracking systems such as Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT), Terrestrial-AIS, Satellite-AIS, Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Earth Observation satellites, among others. Patterns, such as encounters at sea, approaches to shore, drifting and deviations from usual routes, are detected and operators are automatically alerted in real time. The system has over 20 different algorithms with more being added as the system grows according to user needs. In summary, ABM provides the following advantages: Detection and early warnings for vessels posing a potential risk, arriving at specific areas or following unusual routes. Tracking for vessels involved in illegal activities, smuggling prohibited substances, or breaking embargoes. Detection of vessels approaching shores to transfer goods or persons illegally. Detection of illegal fishing activities. For more information, click the PDF herebelow

Bureau Veritas launched a digital application to help crewmembers prepare for port state control inspections, called "PSC Ready". Specifically,  PSC Ready assists ship operators be ready for port state control inspections. ‘PSC Ready’ is a cloud-based application, downloadable for both IOS and Android.

New partners will take part in the Open Simulation Platform initiative, which was launched at the Norwegian Maritime Competence Centre in Norway on March 20. Last year Rolls-Royce Marine, The Norwegian University of Technology Science, SINTEF Ocean, and DNV GL signed a memorandum of understanding, to create a digital platform, for ships to use.

Japanese MOL and SenseTime Japan Ltd. developed a new vessel image recognition and recording system, which deploys artificial intelligence to recognize surrounding vessels. The video shows the system’s installation for demonstration testing aboard the cruise ship "Nippon Maru" operated by MOPAS.

In this smart world that we live in, the hard part is not to keep up with the technological changes, but to find the pieces missing and connect all of our digital knowledge to fill the gaps. Thus, when it comes to the shipping industry, although digitalization is the future, it is important that the industry focuses on two things; Data harmonization and data sharing. 

At the end of 2017, Strava, a mobile appthat tracks athletic activity, released a global heatmap showing the “anonymised” movement patterns of its users who did not keep their data private. Among these users are seafarers and people on offshore platforms as well. 

A Predictive Intelligence Company joined forces with a number of leading organizations, boosting the presence of AI in the shipping industry and providing companies with its proprietary AI-powered Predictive Intelligence platform.

GreenSteam has partnered with DFDS to develop and supply an enhanced performance platform. The platform aims to allow crews to optimise operations in real-time, in order to reduce emissions.