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Traditionally, onshore maritime teams have pulled their fleet information from multiple sources, making monitoring and reporting extremely time-consuming and increasing the risk of simple errors or missed opportunities.
But remote monitoring within Spinergie’s Smart Fleet Management (SFM) solution keeps all information and data-points behind just one single click.
With high-precision vessel tracking; interactive, customized maps and integrated data feeds, remote monitoring offers full situational awareness.
What are the main benefits of SFM’s remote monitoring?
One-click access to multiple data sets
✔️ Current activity mode
✔️ Speed/heading
✔️ Weather and sea states
✔️ Customer job
✔️ Engine readings
✔️ Fuel on board
✔️ Crew on board
✔️ Cargo on board
Interactive, customized maps.
View live vessel positions with operational context, integrating overlays like weather, wave and nautical charts for better situational awareness. Customizable geofencing and POIs help monitor key locations.
Precision tracking and alerts
AIS-based tracking updates up to every two seconds allowing for real-time fleet observation from onshore. Your customized solution will show every vessel in your fleet with tooltips highlighting key points such as current speed, where the vessel is heading and ETA.
The map is reinforced with additional layers including wind farms, oil and gas fields, other vessels and offshore rigs to give a better overview of all activity in the vicinity of your operations.
Custom alerts can be set up for multiple scenarios including (but not limited to): vessels entering or exiting an area of interest, transit in a sensitive area, and over-speeding. These alerts enable quick responses to critical events.
Historical data and contextual insights
Analyze historical tracks alongside weather and wave markers for incident investigation and trend analysis.
Case Study: How a CTV vessel manager used Smart Fleet Management to resolve a dispute and improve future operations
During routine operations, a collision occurred between a crew transfer vessel (CTV) and an installation jack-up at an offshore wind farm. As a result, the wind farm developer placed the blame on the CTV manager, accusing them of reckless behavior, specifically overspeeding. If this had been true then it would have been a direct violation of their contractual terms.
To solve the dispute, the client needed accurate, precise data to undertake an investigation into the circumstances of the collision. This was critical to determine the root cause of the incident and help in developing strategies to help avoid similar, future occurrences.
Challenge
It had to be determined whether the CTV had been overspeeding as alleged by the developer. And, if this was deemed not to be the case, uncover what other factors had been the true cause of the collision.
As a Spinergie client, the CTV manager had access to high-frequency positioning data, weather overlay analysis, and historical transit insights. They would use this to build a comprehensive understanding of the events leading up to the incident.
Spinergie’s Solution: Reliable, precise data for dispute resolution
The data contained within Smart Fleet Management played a pivotal role in the investigation. The main features used in the investigation were:
- High-Frequency AIS Data and Historical Tracking: AIS tracking on board the CTV allowed for SFM to record the vessel’s position every two seconds. This gave the highest level of precision in tracking the vessel’s movements before the incident.
- Weather conditions: Spinergie overlays vessel data and positioning with real-time weather data, including wave height. This was used to determine whether conditions were within the operational safety threshold.
The investigation uncovered no evidence of reckless behavior. The CTV's speed remained within allowable limits, and analysis of weather conditions indicated that the likely cause of the collision was a rogue wave.
These insights exonerated the CTV manager from wrongdoing and assured the developer that the contract had not been breached.
Remote monitoring to avoid future incidents
Following the investigation, the CTV manager implemented additional measures to improve operational monitoring and risk mitigation:
- Overspeeding Alerts: Overspeeding alerts are now configured for all vessels in the client’s fleet. These alerts send real-time notifications to relevant stakeholders whenever the maximum allowable speed is exceeded.
- Live Monitoring and Alerts: Shore-based coordinators gained access to live vessel tracking within the wind farm, including estimated time of arrival (ETA) predictions and automated alerts when vessels enter designated areas.
- Historical tracking as a planning tool: The CTV manager now uses historical tracking as a planning tool. Users can view all past transits at the wind farm project to see average and max speed, and max wave heights. They use this data in their auditing procedures and to inform their future planning for similar projects.
Conclusion
This case study underscores how valuable real-time tracking and analysis is in solving disputes with clear, indisputable evidence. SFM not only protected the CTV manager’s reputation but also gave them meaningful insights from which to improve.
Moving forward, this proactive approach provides both the developer and the vessel manager with the tools they need to maintain safe and efficient offshore operations.
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