Norwegian alliance to develop offshore vessel efficiency tool

Kongsberg Maritime, DOF, SINTEF Ocena and NORCE have established a new partnership, supported by Innovation Norway, to reduce fuel consumption and emissions from complex offshore operations and optimise the maintenance of offshore vessels. The companies plan to develop a decision support system providing predictive, intelligent and dynamic guidance to improve utilisation and sustainable fleet management. Kongsberg’s director of Energy Products Integration, Eirik Mathiesen, explained: “The partnership is focused on building a platform for intelligent efficiency, made possible only through the integration of operational, information and communication technologies. Encompassing IoT, new smart sensors on board will stream accurate data to the cloud-based decision support system, where deep analysis with intuitive presentation and application will drive equitable and predictable operational performance.”