- It also significantly improves user-friendliness and operability by adding a function that allows online access/monitoring of analysis data, anytime and anywhere.
- Technology Research Center analyzes about 7,000 samples collected from about 800 MOL Group-operated vessels every year.
- Application of cloud-based system instead of email-based system.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) today announced that, in collaboration with its group company MOL Information Systems, Ltd. (MOLIS; President: Tsuyoshi Yoshida; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo), it has developed the new system “BUNKER HUB” to manage bunker oil and lubricant analysis as reported by MOL.
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MOL is the only Japanese ocean shipping company that has its own bunker oil and lubricant analytical laboratory; the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Technology Research Center opened 60 years ago.
It also significantly improves user-friendliness and operability by adding a function that allows online access/monitoring of analysis data, anytime and anywhere.
Technology Research Center analyzes about 7,000 samples collected from about 800 MOL Group-operated vessels every year.
This helps them evaluate bunkering ports and their quality in terms of past bunker oil results.
Analysis results and statistical data accumulated in the system, especially trends in bunker oil characteristics by area/fuel, is considered big data that will contribute to improving technology and safer operation among maritime clusters.
Improvements
The main differences between the former system, in use for nearly 30 years at MOL and the new “BUNKER HUB” system are as follows.
- Application of cloud-based system instead of email-based system. This allows for online browsing. Furthermore, analysis results of bunker oils and lubricants used by vessels are continually stored on a cloud-based system, ensuring that new systems will contribute to maintaining high-quality vessel performance.
- It is browsable even with iPads, etc. to maximize convenience for users.
- Analysis results of bunker oils, analyzed by other companies’ analysis institutions, can be also consolidated into the new system.
- Big data is integrated into the new system which makes it quick and easy to grasp trends/statistical analysis of bunker oils visually by area/oil types.
- A new system can be flexibly linked to the other systems/applications considering current and forthcoming big data.
Future system plan
- Hot online access directly from vessels
- Linkage to trouble cases and analysis results, consolidate trouble records and statistics
- Establish a trouble feedback system by using and applying the data above
- Linkage to other MOL vessel management tools/applications (e.g.: Online ABLOG*1, FOCUS*2)
*1: “Online ABLOG”
A web application that processes and utilizes abstract log (ablog) data, improving operational efficiency both onboard and onshore. For details, please refer to the November 20, 2020, press release:
*2: “FOCUS”
The Fleet Optimal Control Unified System (FOCUS) is a project that will gather and apply ship operation data to ensure safer, more environmentally friendly ocean transport. Please refer to October 15, 2018, press release: Launching of the “FOCUS” Project – Collaborative Innovation Transcending Business Categories; ICT-based, Data-driven Project Aims at Safer Operation and Cleaner Environment.
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Source: MOL
