Transas gave Ship Efficiency; The Event 2016 delegates great insight into their connect ecosystem, THESIS, saying that it is vital that individual elements of ship efficiency are fitted together, making sure that these elements of gains and losses are understood.
Transas’ Solutions Director, Guy Sears showcased their four-pillar ecosystem which consists of: Ship Solutions, Fleet Operations, Academy Functions, and Ship Traffic Control.
Sears said that connected ship should prosper and utilise tools to reduce workload, reduce human error, minimise system downtime and give remote support. However, he reiterated the fact that implementing the human element into these is even more crucial.
Vast volumes of data can be generated now, but what can be done with it Sears asked. There is an abundance of automated data centres, anything that you want to be automated can be nowadays he said. Concluding that “we need to find a way to bring it all together, not just have standalone elements.”
Sears highlighted the very fine line that exists between decision support onboard and onshore. He questioned where should the decisions be made? Is data better kept onboard and then analysed onshore at a later point? Finding out where the industry feels the decisions should be made can be difficult was a reflection from Sears.
Training and academies for training is another key pillar of Transas’ THESIS. They believe that the industry needs to train for competency, rather than just training for compliance. The modern seafarer doesn’t want to hold full responsibility over systems and equipment Sears said.
Sear spoke of ship traffic control solutions, and compared this in shipping to aviation and road traffic. For these sectors, traffic control is one regulated system, and we need to do the same for shipping, he said. “50-60% of all losses are caused by collisions, according to risk estimators. This means the industry needs to prepare for $1 billion in losses over next 5 years. We therefore need to move towards more risk management, more like air traffic control we see today” Sear concluded.
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