Transcript 0:00 [on-hold music] Talk to me. Information, news and entertainment on demand. WWestradio.com. 0:11 [upbeat music] Welcome to the Peggy Smedley Show, the voice of IoT in our connected world, with your host, Peggy Smedley. [upbeat music] Hello, listeners. Welcome back. 0:25 In this final segment of the show today, I'm going to continue our month-long focus on remote monitoring. And it's been really interesting 'cause we've talked about how we u- can use it for chronic care. 0:36 We're, we're talking about what can happen in pervasive technology and what we're doing to kind of go from OT to IT and that convergence. 0:45 Now I wanna actually talk about, in particular, I'd like to discuss how remote monitoring and telematics technologies are being used to help businesses better manage kind of offshore vessels. 0:56 Now, this is interesting because as we discussed last week in the intro of the, the podcast, remote monitoring opens a lot of doors for industries when it comes to increasing productivity and efficiency and actually decreasing machine downtime. 1:13 And in fact, not only does this technology get rid of a lot of unnecessary guesswork, I think it also makes it possible to gather real-time data about assets and even environments that are not very accessible. 1:26 And that's when I think when I think of remote monitoring, that's what comes to mind. 1:30 Whether it's a mine or an offshore, a wind turbine or a marine vessel, you know, solutions that leverage, I think, the Internet of Things, IoT, can deliver critical business data to any kind of a decision maker. 1:44 So on this first, I think, examples that come to mind for me, um, is when I actually was talking to Caterpillar, and Caterpillar's doing some really amazing things because Caterpillar operates in several industries, and whether you know that or not, including Marine and the company's Cat Connect, which I think is, is amazing. 2:05 Technologies offer end users the, the ability to accomplish all kinds of beneficial things, and from collecting accurate information about daily operations to tracking equipment, detecting problems remotely and proactively, and improving emissions monitoring, the IoT is actually helping Cat customers improve uptime, I think, decreasing operating costs, and in general, I think the overall thing is better manage their equipment even when this equipment is not on land. 2:37 Now, I'm not sure how many of you think about that, but of course, there are many other remote monitoring solutions out there designed to support marine operations, but you have to think about what's out there. 2:48 And for instance, I really... 2:49 recently saw that TOTE Marine Alaska, a provider of ocean transportation service between Alaska and Washington, furthered its IoT investment and selected ORBCOMM to provide telematic solutions for its assets. 3:05 And the company is deploying o-Orbcomm's VesselConnect solution on its fleet and roll-on, roll-off vessels, which will enable better on-water visibility and control. 3:16 And I think these are all kind of interesting solutions, but apparently, this is the first deployment on an, a roll-on, roll-off vessel in the shipping industry, and this particular solution leverages GSM technology and software for onboard monitoring, which I found kind of interesting. 3:34 But monitoring enhances crew efficiency and also safety because it eliminates the need to check the temperature status and the condition, uh, uh, of reefers manually. 3:45 So the system also identifies non-performing equipment, so shore-based staff, uh, have a heads-up if and when repairs are needed. 3:55 So this type of IoT deployment is happening, I think, on a global scale too, because in September, Dubai T-uh, Topaz, Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine announced an agreement with O-Orange Business Services for Marine Connect solution. 4:11 So I'm giving you a few of them here that's kind of interesting, that connects its offshore fleet. 4:16 So what's interesting here is Topaz says it's initially connecting thirty-nine vessels with Marine Connect, which integrates multiple connections, including vSAT, L-band terminals with 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi. 4:31 So by the end of twenty eighteen, if you think about this, the company plans to roll out the platform across its entire fleet of more than a hundred and ten vessels. 4:40 So all of these, essentially what companies are doing by harnessing the Internet of Things, is turning offshore vessels into offices at sea, right? 4:51 And that's, you know, I, I think about it, are just as connected and manageable as offices on land in most cases. 4:58 And I find that so fascinating because business intelligence, while a ship and all of its crew and cargo is away from port, is invaluable, especially when it comes to making decisions about mission-critical operations from shore. 5:14 So like many other industries, now think about this, it seems the maritime industry is undergoing a digital transformation, that's what we talk about, one that will lead to all kinds of new opportunities. 5:26 But let me ask you this question, as you're thinking about what kinds of opportunities. Well, let's explore that because I think that's important. 5:33 The ability to monitor vehicles remotely is just part of what I think is transforming the transportation industry on land. 5:42 And so autonomous vehicles, as we've talked about so many times before on this show, are the real story when we talk about the future of the space. And autonomy is definitely on the table for offshore vessels as well. 5:56 So think about this, as more remote monitoring or remote control technologies are adopted into marine and maritime industriesWe have to assume the au-- that autonomy is part of what's coming next. 6:08 That only makes sense, and so that's the word, at least on the street anyway, or that's what we're hearing. 6:14 So in a recent seminar hosted by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science, and Technology, Oscar Lavender, the mari-- the marine, uh, senior VP for Concepts, Innovation, and Digital Systems at Rolls-Royce, even predicted commercial remote-controlled or autonomous vessels will be in operation, now think about this, by twenty twenty. 6:35 Now, I find this fascinating because I'm with Mr. Lavender. 6:39 I think companies will begin to see autonomy as a way to save on fuel costs and stay ahead of the competition as the technology advances on land and then on sea. 6:50 In fact, advances are already being made, and this is what's fascinating because this summer, uh, Bourbon, uh, Marine Offshore Services, uh, actually did this, co-- uh, partnered with Automated Ships Limited and its technology partner, Kongsberg, to build an autonomous prototype vessel for offshore operations. 7:12 Now, they called it the, and I'm probably gonna say this not wrong, the Horan Project, and this prototype is a light-duty offshore utility ship designed to service the offshore energy, uh, hydrographic and scientific and offshore fishing farming industries. 7:30 And Bourbon says, in cooperation with manned vessels, the autonomous prototype can also be used as a support ship and standby vessel to provide firefighting support for an offshore platform. Now, how cool is that? 7:46 So sea trials of the prototype will take place in Norway's automated vessel test bed, and I'm really looking forward to seeing this and the results of these trials because it gets me excited because this is an application of IoT, one that's really going to change things in marine and maritime industry. 8:02 So of course, we'll all talk about autonomous vehicles on land and all of the hurdles society will be faced before autonomy becomes a reality. 8:11 But autonomous offshore vessels and the industries that utilize them will encounter some of the same hurdles, which make it interesting. 8:18 So for exam-- for example, autonomy will change the nature of some of the jobs in the transportation industry, and I think, you know, on land and on sea. 8:28 So autonomous offshore vessels will likely still require an onboard crew, a human to support the staff on shore, but the job titles and job requirements and actual on-the-job duties may change. 8:40 So in some cases, they may change significantly. Security's also gonna be a factor, so it doesn't take, you know, too vivid of an imagination to picture what... 8:49 or to picture what the pirates of the future will look like, hacking into the vessels' communication systems and rerouting or otherwise disturbing vessels of autonomous driver on their own gain. 9:02 But the industry will need to consider all the possible hurdles as it develops tests and begins to deploy this technology in their future offshore vessels. 9:11 But just like we say when we talk about hurdles with IoT, the benefits of adoption should far outweigh the risk. 9:18 So the key is not to take anything for granted, and companies will kind of need to look at the T, you know, kind of cross their Ts, dot their Is, and work with other players in the industry. So it's all pretty exciting. 9:31 But all right, listeners, you know we're out of time, but remember, we broadcast live every Tuesday, twelve PM Central. You know, we'll be back next week. 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