Green smart solutions

Wärtsilä Voyage has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to initiate, develop and promote innovative solutions that accelerate digitalisation; foster interoperability in e-navigation and ship-to-shore secure data communications to enable port-to-port optimisation and establish reliable, cyber safe and cost-effective information exchange pathways between all ecosystem partners to increase operational efficacy.

The companies aim to identify synergies between Wärtsilä’s Navi-Port solution and MPA’s maritime digital platforms and shipboard systems to enable Just-In-Time (JIT) operations supporting optimisation of port services and sustainable shipping.

“At MPA, we have been leading the development and implementation of digital port clearance technology to improve efficiency in the world’s leading hub port,” said Koh Chin Yong, Chief Information Officer / Acting Director (IT), MPA.

“This collaboration with industry partners like Wärtsilä, using its Navi-Port for Just-in-Time planning and coordination on the digitalPORT platform, further solidifies our commitment towards digitalisation to support port-to-port optimisation and maritime decarbonisation.”

Intelligent vessel exploration 

The scope of the collaboration covers the development and field-testing of intelligent vessel capabilities to improve interoperability of onboard and onshore systems for well-coordinated and sustainable operations.

In addition, Wärtsilä Voyage and MPA will assess data and cyber threats to vessels’ shipboard systems, ship-to-shore communications system and MPA’s JIT operations.

Wärtsilä Voyage and MPA have a long-standing relationship built with a series of commercial and R&D initiatives over the years, such as the IntelliTug Project, a next-generation navigational simulator for the Centre of Excellence in Maritime Safety, a ship traffic control simulator, and a full mission bridge simulator for enhancing the port’s training capabilities.