Digital and connected solutions improve safety and efficiency for the vessel’s crew – wherever they may be located. With ABB Ability™, ABB’s unified, cross-industry, digital offering, the marine industry has a comprehensive decision support software suite that gives vessel crews the right tools to monitor and optimize vessel efficiency. This saves fuel and reduces the impact on the environment, cutting operational costs and enhancing the safety of people, equipment and cargo.
Today, close to 1,000 ships are connected to ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operation Centers worldwide for remote support. From here, ABB experts monitor operational shipboard systems, coordinate remote equipment diagnostics and offer predictive maintenance services – 24/7.
Predictive monitoring of onboard equipment and maintenance support is available through the Ability™ Marine Remote Diagnostic System (RDS), which deploys sensor-driven onboard monitoring software that fully integrates with analytics ashore. ABB states that there are clear maintenance savings available to owners that commit to the RDS package as digitally connected on-duty engineers can solve cases remotely 24/7, thus reducing visits to vessels by 30%.
