{"id":807,"date":"2019-11-07T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2019\/11\/07\/breakthrough-for-automation-project\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:47:03","slug":"breakthrough-for-automation-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/products-services\/breakthrough-for-automation-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakthrough for automation project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4, in collaboration with PSA Marine, has commenced dynamic positioning (DP) trials under real-life conditions as part of its IntelliTug project, to meet the challenges of the evolving Tuas Port, which is expected to double Singapore\u2019s port capacity by 2040. The DP system on board the harbour tug <em>PSA Polaris<\/em> is being trialled in the Port of Singapore. The project also supported by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IntelliTug project is about discovering smarter, safer, and more efficient ways of operating a harbour tug,\u201d said Bernard Wong, head of fleet management at PSA Marine. \u201cIt incorporates human-centric technology, design thinking, and man\u2013machine collaboration. We are on a journey of turning today\u2019s ideas into tomorrow\u2019s reality,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The new DP system, also known as the Joystick Manoeuvring System (JMS), enables easier and more intuitive control of the tug\u2019s movement. The tug master can achieve \u2018virtual anchoring\u2019 to hold position and\/or maintain the tug\u2019s heading with a single button push. The system also enables digital navigation instructions to be passed to the vessel\u2019s propulsion systems. The system has received a Statement of Compliance from Lloyd\u2019s Register, which has also approved this next phase of the project.<\/p>\n<p>The PSA Marine tug masters involved in the IntelliTug project underwent simulation and onboard training before beginning actual operating trials onboard <em>PSA Polaris<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 and PSA Marine will continue development of the IntelliTug project throughout the coming months, including physical test-bedding and trials in Singapore port waters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A project which seeks to evolve intelligent vessel capabilities and viable pathways to achieve safe and sustainable autonomous operations and meet port growth challenges has made a breakthrough development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products-services"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":809,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807\/revisions\/809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}