CASE STUDY
company systems as onshore staff.
All our core systems are hosted in the
Microsoft Azure cloud environment
which gives the vessels access via
cloud computing.
What information does the platform
deliver about an individual ship’s
performance and how useful is this?
The vessels’ planned maintenance and
fuel monitoring systems provide data on
fuel consumed and maintenance data.
In addition, if we take the automatic
identification system data we can track
average speed and the vessel’s exact
position against weather conditions
(wind speed, waves) etc. This data
allows us to plot the performance of our
vessel and identify trends which could
help us to chart a safer, more efficient
course from A to Z, helping to maintain
hull and cargo integrity and to develop
greater fuel efficiencies and thus, further
cost savings.
What are the benefits of the
platform’s security features?
Topaz takes cyber security very seriously,
treating a vessel as an office and
ensuring the same protection is applied,
such as anti-virus agents deployed on
all PCs and firewall deployment. This is
one of the reasons why the Maritime
Connect Solution was selected, as it
provides an all-in-one managed solution
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“Digitisation is
an important
investment for
any modern
fleet, benefiting
customer,
company and
crew.”
with firewall, port monitoring and
access control, removing the need for
additional solutions to be deployed.
Does the platform’s high level of
connectivity mean ships are always
contactable even in bad weather?
The system allows auto switch off
the satellite beam (V-Sat); although
adverse weather conditions will still
have an impact on the quality of the
communication, the system will search
for a stronger V-Sat signal in the event
of interference. n
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