ABB and Wallenius Marine to trial OVERSEA Fleet Support services with Tärntank

• Tanker operator Tärntank to trial OVERSEA Fleet Support Center services, a digital solution developed in collaboration between ABB and Wallenius Marine
• The trial is to cover six tankers, addressing optimization opportunities covering engine, hull and propeller and auxiliary systems and other solutions to lower emissions and reduce environmental footprint
• OVERSEA services combines fleet management expertise with advanced analytics to drive better operational decisions and enable performance gains for ships

Danish tanker operator Tärntank is set to trial OVERSEA services, a collaboration between ABB and Wallenius Marine, across the fleet of six vessels, with the aim of exploring opportunities for improving operational performance. The trial will cover the performance of the engine, hull and propeller and auxiliary systems as well as forecasting and monitoring of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII). The trial will also include shore-based support expertise, which will be provided as needed.

OVERSEA is a digital decision-support service collaboration between ABB and Wallenius Marine to help ship owners, managers and operators improve vessel operational performance, including reducing fuel consumption, costs and emissions, and improving reliability and safety. OVERSEA collaboration leverages ABB’s extensive expertise in ship technologies and the ABB Ability™ Genix Industrial Analytics and AI IoT platform, combined with decades of ship management and vessel performance management experience from Wallenius Marine.

Tärntank will trial a decision-support service for operational performance that not only consists of a tool, but a full scope of services. OVERSEA service offering will include support from center experts that covers the full improvement cycle and is particularly well suited for small or medium sized organizations, like Tärntank, to improve their vessel operational performance in a structured way.

“Initial trials will focus on OVERSEA capabilities covering the main engine, hull and propeller, auxiliaries and CII operational performance support for six 15,000 dwt product/chemical tankers,” said Claes Möller, CEO Tärntank Ship Management AB. “We look forward to our vessel crews and office-based staff collaborating with the OVERSEA Fleet Support Center experts on a common platform to turn insights into actions and further enhance vessel performance.”

“We are excited to see the results of these trials in terms of creating value both for Tärntank and their customers,” said Niklas Sundén, Commercial Manager, OVERSEA. “Conventional solutions that offer performance insights often leave it to customers to contextualize the data and come up with actions to improve performance. OVERSEA will be utilized by both the customers’ onboard crews and shore-side personnel, together with OVERSEA’s Center experts who manage the process and workflows. For us, collaboration and full transparency are crucial in order to take the performance insights into actions.”

Tankers provide strong prospects for OVERSEA services, given that they number 10,000 worldwide and represent one third of the global fleet. Owners and operators can subscribe to support as a service, utilizing OVERSEA digital solution and collaborating with the center experts.

ABB is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. The company’s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on over 140 years of excellence, ABB’s more than 105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial transformation. www.abb.com

Wallenius Marine strives to be a leader in sustainable shipping and innovative ship design. The company crews and maintains ships, designs ships of the future, manages newbuilding projects and offers various marine IT services. Wallenius Marine is part of Soya Group, a group that operates in shipping, real estate as well as trotting, horse breeding and farming. Soya Group is also a co-owner or financier of various innovation projects to develop more sustainable shipping. Sustainability and social benefit are central to the group, which this year celebrates its 90th anniversary. www.walleniusmarine.com