BOURBON is to upgrade its fleet monitoring and data-driven optimisation capabilities across its Marine & Logistics fleet of 104 vessels, under a new strategic partnership with software provider Opsealog.
The agreement follows a six-month pilot on 25 Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs), which the companies said demonstrated average monthly emissions savings of 45 to 50 tonnes of CO2 per vessel.
This was achieved through the utilisation of real-time fleet monitoring and digitalisation of vessel reporting to identify efficiency improvements and recommend best practices to ship management teams.
The deal covers Bourbon Marine & Logistics’ entire Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) and Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (AHTS) fleet, which operates in regions such as West Africa, Asia and the Gulf of Mexico.
The partnership will see the creation of a centralised fleet monitoring system with real-time vessel tracking and reporting, with the data integrated into Opsealog’s Marinsights platform to help BOURBON optimise operational profiles to reduce fuel consumption and associated GHG emissions.
“Our collaboration with Opsealog is marking a new milestone in the digitalisation of our fleet that was initiated about 10 years ago with the design of highly efficient vessels fitted with diesel electric propulsion,” said Frédéric Siohan, Standards and Innovation Director at Bourbon Marine & Logistics.
“Through enhanced real-time monitoring of operations and fuel consumption, the partnership will equip our teams with the right insights, founded in data, to improve our fleet’s day-to-day performance and reduce its carbon emissions.”
“In the longer term, having this comprehensive overview of our fleet and potential improvements will enable us to establish new benchmarks for operational excellence and lead the way in sustainable practices. This also offers our customers practical solutions to progress their own decarbonisation journeys.”
