KSS Line smart ship solution
powered by Inmarsat and Intellian
20 October 2020
Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress and
digital solution Fleet Connect will support Hyundai
Global Services (HGS) new contract to deliver a Smart
Ship and Satellite Communications package to the KSS
Line shipping fleet.
The announcement marks the first
time that the Integrated Smart Ship (ISS) solution from
the world’s largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries
(HHI) will be delivered as a single package with a
satellite communications service. The package is a
combination of ISS – an IoT platform for ships,
developed by HHI Group to support vessel operation and
device optimisation – supported by Inmarsat’s dedicated
bandwidth service.
This achievement is a direct result
of collaboration between HGS, Intellian and Inmarsat.
Intellian and HGS signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) in July 2019, and a similar arrangement between
HGS and Inmarsat was signed in June 2019 at the
Nor-Shipping exhibition in Oslo.
Dedicated bandwidth
The package will allow large
volumes of measured data to be transmitted between ship
and shore quickly and easily, facilitating remote
operations and vessel management, monitoring and
analysis services, through Fleet Connect dedicated
bandwidth. This is separate from the vessel’s Fleet
Xpress connection that will be used for day-to-day
business traffic and crew internet use.
“Our plan is for our entire fleet
to be operating using the Integrated Smart Ship and
Satellite Communications solutions by 2021,” said a
spokesman for KSS Line. “KSS Line is
committed to continuous enhancement of its Information
Communication Technology (ICT) environment to maximise
fleet efficiency and reinvest the resulting savings into
its business expansion.”
A total of 15 ships are covered by
the contract, including five new vessels and 10 already
in operation. The five new ships will be equipped with
ISS from build, allowing their operators to manage
assets more economically and efficiently. The 10
existing vessels will be provided with separate
supporting web services to relay weather conditions and
ship locations. The signing ceremony was attended by
senior executives from both HGS and KSS, including KSS
Line’s President Lee Dae-sung, Executive Director Lee
Seung-woo and Executive Director Park Wook-jae; and
Hyundai Global Services’ boarder members.
Digitalisaion milestone
“This is a breakthrough for our
Integrated Smart Ship and Satellite Communications
solution and a milestone for maritime digitalisation,
delivering always-on IoT in a single package with
dedicated bandwidth that can be installed on existing
ships or embedded at new build,” said Kyoungsoo Ahn, HGS
Director.
Intellian CEO Eric Sung said:
“Smart shipping is an area of growth and importance for
the maritime industry, with the opportunity for
customers to gain efficiencies and cost savings on
vessel operations. Through collaborating with our
partners and delivering industry leading connectivity
solutions, Intellian has a key role to play in helping
customers achieve their objectives. Our partnership with
HGS and Inmarsat will deliver great value to KSS Line
and we are confident that more of the maritime industry
will follow their lead, signing similar agreements in
the future.
“We are delighted to be working
with Hyundai Global Services and Intellian on this new
Integrated Smart Ship solution with a line-fit satellite
communications service at its heart, which means that an
owner such as KSS can benefit from a service that is
built-in by the shipyard and fully operational on
delivery,” said Inmarsat Maritime President Ronald
Spithout. “It is especially pleasing to see that our new
digital solution, Fleet Connect will be a vital part of
the service which highlights how Fleet Xpress is so much
more than just a VSAT connectivity pipe.”
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