SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE SHORTS Remote DiagnosisVessel Advisory The internet has simpli? ed many pro- ously were only possible with telemetry, ently developed by “E-MS e-powered Solutions cesses, from enabling fast and cheap and later with the use of satellites. The marine solutions,” a young company in NAPA and ABB will cooperate to offer worldwide communication to the control electrical power supply of a ship with all Hamburg.the NAPA Loading Computer and the electronic NAPA Logbook. The products of complex industrial plants from the services, including the electrical propul- The starting point has been the diesel-will be offered under ABB’s Vessel In-distance. In this respect, the internet also sion is an ideal ? eld for digital diagnosis electric power supply and propulsion formation and Control (VICO) portfolio is suited to take over tasks that previ- computers, for example, as they are pres- system for 30 inland waterway cruise as part of a complete advisory solution vessels an a large megayacht. These in-The bene? ts of the use of the diagnosis computer developed by E-MS reach from devised to optimize ship ef? ciency. The stallations work with a unique principle, simple monitoring to the optimized operation of a complete power supply and NAPA Loading Computer undertakes without synchronization of the generat-propulsion system.a wide range of calculations related to ing sets, making a large part the switch-hydrostatics, intact stability and ship boards dispensable. The generating sets longitudinal strength. The system is in-will run with variable speed, for example stalled onboard 1,400 ships, including in the range of the best ef? ciency of the tankers and passenger vessels. The internal combustion engine.NAPA Logbook offers traditional logbook To this end, it is necessary to analyze functionality in an electronic format. the operating conditions of all electri-Its combination of common data stor-cal services continuously to achieve the age, automation interfaces, reminders, lowest possible fuel-consumption and guidelines and checklists is designed to emissions. Here, the diagnosis computer prevent misuse. Customers bene? t via developed by E-MS, whose market in-reduced workload for personnel onboard troduction took place under the short-ship and the minimized potential for hu-hand symbol “E-RD,” are put into action man error. ABB’s Vessel Information and (RD = “Remote Diagnostics”).Control (VICO) portfolio for marine appli-With the computer the data can be cations offers a broad range of advisory evaluated directly, but the real value of and ? eet management reporting solu-the data is in aggregate, stored and eval-tions, drawing on shipboard sensors and uated for months if not years, ? eetwide. associated instrumentation to deliver integrated automation, vessel manage-Of course the onboard computing can ment and control.only do so much, and regularly the data www.napa.? must be compressed and sent ashore via the internet. The end goal is long-term ? eet fuel and emission optimization and the resulting cost savings.Transas Adds Piracy Information OverlayTransas Marine has added a Piracy Information Overlay (PIO) to its Navi-gation product portfolio. The piracy overlay is integrated into the Transas FleetView Online SSAS-tracking soft-ware and Navi-Planner 4000 voyage planning software. The piracy data is provided by Bergen Risk Solutions and Mike Foster is based on intelligence from several recognized and authoritative sources on Vice President, General Managersea piracy. The service allows users to mfoster@senescomarine.comoverlay piracy information onto exist-(401) 226-1042 celling data and provides them with up to date information, essential for planning avoidance measures when transiting a Kyryll Karayev P.E.potential piracy area. This means that ac-Repair Yard Manager, Dry Dock Master tive decisions can be made during voy-age planning or ? eet monitoring to avoid kkarayev@senescomarine.comdangerous areas. Piracy information is (401) 639-9325 celldisplayed in different colors depending on the type of incident. www.transas.com26 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • MARCH 2014MR #3 (26-31).indd 26 MR #3 (26-31).indd 26 3/4/2014 5:01:02 PM3/4/2014 5:01:02 PMSenesco MR Jan14.indd 1 11/19/2013 11:59:46 AM