The ABB has bagged the contract to supply an innovative ABB Ability™ Marine Advisory System – OCTOPUS marine software for one of the world’s most advanced floating hotel vessels for offshore operation.
OCTOPUS marine software
The OCTOPUS marine software will be installed onboard a 600-person accommodation vessel Edda Fides, operated by Edda Accommodation. Furthermore, the technology will be able to integrate real-time weather forecasts. This software will provide a digital solution that will help the vessel owners to gather and analyze data that will optimize operations.
Software Specs
The software aims to provide advice on how to operate the gangway to ensure safe crew and offshore personnel transfers between two free-floating vessels. The system will also calculate hydrodynamic parameters and their impact on vessel responses, as well as give insights into maximizing operational uptime within critical motion and acceleration limits.
Johan Rokstad, CEO of Edda Accommodation said, “We are delighted to have concluded a contract for ABB Marine & Ports’ OCTOPUS solution. ABB’s digital gangway motion monitoring system is a significant upgrade for Edda Fides, which we believe will raise vessel efficiency, improve crew safety, and provide added value to our customers.”
Optimize performance
The marine software aims to optimize the overall operational performance of Edda Fides. The alarms fitted onboard the vessel will provide warnings if pre-set limits are exceeded, while the OCTOPUS Fleet Portal will enable the shoreside operating staff to monitor vessel performance indicators.
Juha Koskela, Managing Director, ABB Marine & Ports said, “The contract reflects ABB Marine & Ports’ growing involvement in the offshore vessel segment and is the latest manifestation of our ‘Electric. Digital. Connected.’ strategy for the maritime industry. The OCTOPUS system is scalable and can be extended to provide a range of additional optimization modules for offshore contractors, owners and charterers.”
As floating accommodation units become integral components of complex deep-water offshore projects in harsh environments, safe gangway operations are critical to ensuring the highest standards and maximizing vessel uptime. ABB won its first order for an OCTOPUS gangway monitoring and forecasting system in 2013, when Poseidon Maritime Services placed a contract for a system installation on board its accommodation vessel Aquarius Brasil. This vessel is currently operating in the deep and often challenging waters of Brazil’s Campos Basin.
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