HANSA 10-2023

TECH-INNOVATION POWERED BY VDMA - MARINE EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS
ROLLS-ROYCE POWER SYTEMS
»Halunder Jet« now safer and more efficient
The NautIQ Foresight helps the »Halunder Jet« to operate more efficiently
The MTU NautIQ Foresight equipment
health management system is ensuring
the »Halunder Jet« catamaran can shuttle
back and forth between Hamburg and
Heligoland with maximum uptime and
minimum fuel consumption. Digitalization
is changing the world.
The speed and volume of data we generate,
share, store and analyze is increasing
exponentially each year – and shipping
is no exception. Ships have become
sophisticated data hubs. The MTU
NautIQ Foresight equipment health
management system (EHMS) is a case in
point. It uses data to help ships travel
more efficiently. The »Halunder Jet« catamaran
run by ferry operator FRS Helgoline
is now in its second season running
this system.
The »Halunder Jet« is running on four
MTU 16V 4000M63L engines. Uptime
and reliability are top priority for operating
the catamaran, closely followed by
cutting fuel consumption – and thus carbon
emissions. MTU NautIQ Foresight
can help with both. The system monitors
the technical condition of the ship‘s main
components – the engines, the gearbox
and the generators. By evaluating data selectively,
it enables components to be
maintained proactively before they fail. It
is also designed to help the crew operate
the vessel as efficiently as possible. A load
profile display shows them the precise
loads being imposed on their engines,
giving them a measure of control over the
maintenance intervals.
It is possible to access live data from
MTU NautIQ Foresight at any time.
© Rolls-Royce Power Systems
Nautical information, current performance
figures on each engine, and upcoming
scheduled maintenance dates:
much of the clearly presented information
the new system provides was
also available from past on-board solutions.
But one of the advantages of MTU
NautIQ Foresight is that the system is
much more flexible: Depending on
requirements, other sensors can be attached
for additional values. The software
can be customized at any time.
MTU NautIQ Foresight is part of a
complete vessel automation portfolio
called »MTU NautIQ« which includes a
range of new and proven platform management
and vessel management systems
for craft of all types and sizes. A virtual
co-pilot that makes it possible to navigate
more precisely. Another new product
called MTU NautIQ CoOperate enables
tugboat skippers, say, to leave the wheelhouse
and maneuver their vessels from
somewhere with better visibility, improving
safety and efficiency and producing
other benefits as well. »We’re continuously
growing our expertise as a solution
provider, creating real added value for
our customers,« explains Bart Kowalinski
who is responsible for the MTU NautIQ
Foresight marine automation solution at
Rolls-Royce.
Among the other benefits of the new
EHMS aboard the »Halunder Jet«, Kowalinski
points to the fact that the data produced
is now also available on shore
where people such as the fleet manager
and the chief technical officer can use it
whenever they need to.
HANSA – International Maritime Journal 10 | 2023
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