Digital solutions for Smart Shipping : Leveraging data analysis with VPS
Recently welcomed into the fold of GTT Group, VPS brings decades of experience and a suite of cutting-edge tools designed to enhance vessel performance, ensure compliance, and drive operational excellence.
At the heart of VPS offering is the VESPER software, a comprehensive platform that ensures operational efficiency through daily vessel monitoring and long-term trend analysis. It is the result of years of R&D supported by major innovation programs, top universities and industry leaders. With its web interface, VESPER creates custom dashboards tailored to track fleets from anywhere, providing access to analytical data via Excel, API, or users' own Business Intelligence tools. Offering seamless data feed options, including direct vessel delivery, FTP upload, or API integration, VESPER accommodates both daily reports and sensor data, empowering operators with actionable insights.
The software focuses on three main areas:
- Hull and Propeller Performance Tracking: it emphasizes the importance of maintaining a clean hull for optimal performance, considering factors like paint quality, dry docking intervals, and operational patterns. VESPER offers tailored performance indicators derived from thorough data analysis, facilitating informed decision-making.
- Main Engine Performance Monitoring: VESPER ensures efficient engine operation by monitoring Specific Fuel Oil Consumption (SFOC) and conducting performance tests. It compares engine performance against established benchmarks and sister vessels, enabling optimization across the fleet.
- Auxiliary Engine and Boiler Optimization: efficient management of base load and boiler consumption is crucial for energy optimization. VESPER establishes targets, monitors performance, and identifies opportunities for savings, promoting energy awareness among crews. It allows for data-driven adjustments and continual improvement in efficiency.
In addition, VPS introduces the Crew Feedback module, emphasizing the pivotal role of effective communication with vessel operators in optimizing energy efficiency. This module offers interactive dashboards designed for on-board use, empowering crewmembers to monitor their performance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and benchmark against their peers. The Crew Feedback module incorporates several features, including a Vessel Dashboard for performance overview, Operational Data Quality alerts to ensure data reliability, Main Engine analysis focusing on propulsion consumption, Auxiliary Engine insights into electricity usage, and Boiler comparison for consumption at sea and in port.
Growing environmental regulations, particularly from the European Union (EU) and International Maritime Organization (IMO), demand heightened transparency and action on energy efficiency and CO2 reduction. VESPER alleviates the burden by automating report generation, ensuring accuracy and compliance. The Environmental Compliance module seamlessly produces EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), IMO Data Collection System (DCS), EU Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV), and Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) reports, with ongoing updates to meet evolving regulatory requirements and business goals.
Drawing on over two decades of expertise, Ascenz Marorka has been dedicated to providing tailored solutions that enhance operational efficiency, transparency, and sustainability for ship owners, charterers, and operators.
The collaboration between Ascenz Marorka and VPS offers a comprehensive one-stop-shop solution, encompassing a wide range of capabilities for any type of fleet:
- Reliable data collection methods, whether manual or automated logging.
- Expertise in various sensors, including Fuel Flow, Shaft Power, Direct Emissions measurement, Gas Composition, LNG Sloshing, and Motion reference units.
- Monitoring and optimizing ship commercial performance (e.g., Time Charter Equivalent (TCE)) and technical performance (e.g., Hull & Propeller, machinery).
- Specialized modules for specific domains such as LNG, Offshore Support Vessels (OSV), LNG-fuelled ships, and Wind propulsion.
- Utilization of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling for trim applications and hydrodynamic optimization.
- Weather Routing software and services for efficient voyage planning.
- Global presence and support.
- Additional services including Charter party (CP) evaluation, Fleet Benchmarking, Retrofit Analysis, and Voyage efficiency enhancement.
This collaboration represents a commitment to creating a comprehensive and advanced solution for ship performance management. GTT and its subsidiaries reaffirm their belief in the transformative power of technology, particularly digital solutions, in building a sustainable world.
