ABS and Seatrium Limited (Seatrium) have joined forces to empower and transform the industry through smart technologies to further enhance the seamless digital experience and to raise safety, productivity and efficiency to greater heights. At Singapore Maritime Week, ABS has launched detailed requirements to guide the industry in the application of smart technologies at shipyards and recognize Seatrium as the first shipyard group to deploy smart technologies in its operations, in line with the ABS Guide for Smart Technologies for Shipyards. Seatrium’s Mobile Wearable Personal Device (MWPD) Monitoring System, which leverages the internet of things (IOT) and platform technologies has also received Product Design Assessment (PDA) approval from ABS. The MWPD Monitoring System by Seatrium is integrated into smart devices that are deployed shipyard wide. These devices are worn on the wrists and promise to enhance the overall health and safety of shipyard workers with features such as fall detection, geo-location, emergency connectivity and real-time safety notifications. The devices can be monitored via a command center to help improve response time to emergencies and deploy safety messages more effectively. “The transition toward digitalization is moving fast in shipbuilding, and ABS is leading the industry by partnering with pioneers such […]
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