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customers . The smart products result in reduced delivery schedules , improved quality and safer operations of the vessels . In addition , access to IMI digital solutions will reduce customer costs , as they ' ll need smaller project management teams on-site during production lifecycle . And digital twins will support customers ' digital asset requirements and help to improve design and performance of the ship .”
By creating an accurate and consistent Smart Ship in the project phase IMI can handover a high-quality Smart Ship to their customers , allowing faster commissioning and start up times , earlier crew training and a more comprehensive data set as a foundation for digital operations . Data from sensors installed on the fully connected ship is transmitted to onshore data warehouse via 5G and Satellite connectivity . All the systems onboard and onshore are fully secured and protected with robust solutions of IT / OT cybersecurity .
Ship Lifecycle Management is achieved by adopting digital solutions that provide fleet management , fleet optimisation , and optimal route planning for the operation of the fleet . In addition , while the vessels are in operation , it will provide machinery and structural insights , near real-time altering for fuel consumption , idling , emissions and environmental aspects . “ In partnership with our customers , the operational data will be used for product lifecycle optimisation and future design improvements . The digital ship is developed on robust and state-of-theart technology components . Using the latest engineering solutions , the digital design holds the data from the production lifecycle starting from basic design until handover of the vessel . This digital design also consume the data from operations lifecycle of the vessel and function as a digital twin of the vessel . The digital twin is used to run simulations and what-if analysis to optimise the design of future products and the performance of the existing products . "
All this can be achieved through the smart yard and the smart project vision . By designing this into its huge , brand new digitised yard IMI will set a benchmark for the future of shipbuilding and marine asset maintenance for decades to come . This vision is already here in fact – in October 2021 Bahri took delivery from IMI of a ' gas-ready ', fuel-efficient very large crude carrier ( VLCC ) named ‘ Rayah ’ built by IMI – a big boost to Saudi Arabia ' s 2030 vision to maximise local content . energydigital . com 43