Digital innovation in ship management - The digital revolution of Industry 4.0 – Internet of Things, big data, analytics, machine learning – is triggering a sea change for the maritime industry and BSM is here to help you ride it out with our suite of solutions.
We are constantly innovating. We are at the forefront of digitalisation.
At BSM, we believe modern digital solutions are a key differentiator in our service offering to customers, seafarers, office staff and our partners. Ship management is a multifaceted business. Our digital innovation provides our customers with a wealth of information and insights to optimise the management of entire fleets, automate processes, increase business performance, improve operational efficiencies and drive down costs.
Every vessel is important to us in terms of performance and energy efficiency. We have a dedicated Fleet Performance Centre including a Fleet Monitoring Centre to improve the efficiency of our clients' fleet through a holistic approach including:
We started our bespoke software development in 2008 with smartPAL. smartPAL is BSM’s web-based, cloud enabled integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for ship managers and ship owners providing access to all data, functionalities and reports in one place; this unique platform allows BSM’s shore staff, seafarers and our customers to access all information regardless of location from a single system on a real time basis.
smartPAL is cloud-based as this offers flexibility, data recovery, little to no maintenance, easy access and a higher level of security. BSM will still maintain physical data and disaster recovery centres around the world to maintain data and operational integrity.
LiveFleet, a smartPAL module, provides ship owners access to near real-time operational, technical and financial information anytime, anywhere on their phones and browsers. This performance monitoring platform also provides insights into emissions, fuel consumption and engine performance for predictive maintenance.
Our business intelligence tools allow fleet managers, superintendents and other staff to drill down information on vessel operations, analysis and correlation with historical data, and to compare performance between vessels and fleets and do quick “what if” analyses.
MariApps Marine Solutions, a Schulte Group company, is an enterprise digital solutions company offering state of the art software applications for the marine industry. MariApps can bring to any ship owner and ship manager key knowledge and expertise that will help the company excel in today’s competitive and demanding environment with digital solutions such as smartPAL.
The digital revolution of Industry 4.0 – Internet of Things, big data, analytics, machine learning – is triggering a sea change for the maritime industry and BSM is here to help you ride it out with our suite of solutions.
BSM maintains physical data backups and disaster recovery centres around the world to maintain data and operational integrity. BSM recognises the threat of cybersecurity and have made it a top priority. We invest in robust IT security, have an internal team and external partner supporting us 24/7 to ensure the data in our systems is constantly safe and secure.
Includes initiatives for all critical areas such as maintenance, procurement, crewing. Invest in mobile technologies (apps).
LiveFleet provides clients with access to vessels’ vital data from smartPAL – operations, information, data, processes – on one performance monitoring platform. A mobile app gives vessel owners the freedom to monitor critical information anywhere anytime.
A number of new technology services in AI, machine learning have been developed that focus on vessel and fleet performance. Each vessel is monitored through key performance indicators. The solutions keep track of real-time data through connected telemetry systems and onboard analytics offer instant decision support to crew.
BSM endeavours to develop and nurture a digital mindset, including rapidly adopting new technologies in both its vessels and offices.
BSM’s Seafarer Portal is a smart solution that accompanies our seafarers during their employment journey with one goal: making their professional lives easier and smoother by putting everything they need in one place. The Seafarer Portal is available to all our seafarers as a mobile phone application as well as on the web. It provides effortless and easy access to all essential documents, training schedules, vessel assignment plans, payslips and allotments, company news & announcements, and direct communication with shore crewing departments.
Our seafarers are at the heart of BSM’s ship management operations and like any shore job, being paid on time is key. We’ve digitalised this function via BSMPay, a digital payment platform provided by our partner Shipmoney that enables seafarers to receive funds in real-time, and send money home, exchange money at best trading rates, and withdraw cash at most ATMs worldwide. This reduces cash to master requirements and the associated security requirements and costs.
BSM’s quality document management system (QDMS) increases safety and security on our full managed vessels by providing permanent access to BSM procedures and guidance to perform tasks compliant with industry standards and regulations. QDMS provides staff synchronised access to all the latest company procedures, manuals, and documents anytime, anywhere on the web and mobile. Even with limited internet connection on-board , the offline QDMS version allows users to get hold of BSM company documents, manuals and procedures.
eRBooks allows owners and managers to maintain an effective, real-time oversight of shipboard environmental records while being compliant with the given guidelines. The module ensures data exchange between sea and shore through regular updates. This makes environmental record book data digitally available anywhere at anytime.
eRBooks is web-based on the vessel’s intranet, but also available on iOS and Android. The digitalised version of the record books reduces administrative workload for the crew, ensures complete entries and minimises the error rate through various automatic control and plausibility mechanisms.
Smart Maintenance is BSM’s vision for reliable vessel operations through a proactive maintenance system, harvesting the benefits of Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) diagnosis. Using CBM as the core of our Maintenance Strategy will allow BSM to move from the present Preventive Maintenance Philosophy to Predictive Maintenance and finally to the more advanced type, the Reliability Centered Maintenance. The project was initiated to eliminate unplanned failures and related repair costs with early detection of equipment failures and at the same time extend overhaul periods while the vessel’s equipment is still functioning properly.
Through Smart Maintenance, BSM aims to increase the reliability and safety of our managed fleet’s machinery and equipment, reduce downtime, extend overhaul intervals, increase crew safety by reducing mechanical incidents as well as the availability and low price of spare parts by predicting when these will be needed.
Together with Signol, a London-based startup, we are exploring the role of behavior-based data science in reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions of the vessels.
Our operational data analytics per vessel will be combined with behavioral science in a dedicated app, creating personalised targets and feedback for each crew member to positively impact their behavior in selecting the optimum speed for the vessel and ultimately lead to more fuel-efficient voyages.
BSM is constantly exploring new technological developments that can add to safe ship management. One of these developments is a trial with Eye Captain, a situational awareness solution that provides a 360-degree watch from any vessel and enhances navigational safety. Eye Captain provides key insights to the bridge and the captain in situations such as collision avoidance.
Please contact our Chief Digital Officer for enquiries.
