TIPCO has entered into a partnership with Singapore based maritime technology company, iO3, to improve the operations efficiency of their fleet. The collaboration will see TIPCO implementing JARVISS V.IoT, near real-time digital twin of engine & shipboard parameters; and JARVISS V.Sion, smart glasses that offers firstview real-time remote video conferencing solutions. With these functionalities, TIPCO will have both, clear visibility on their assets and the ability to monitor the performance of their engine and equipment in realtime.

Mr. Oscar Olav Palacios, Fleet Manager, Tipco Maritime Company Limited, states, “TIPCO Marine Group owns, manages and operates a fleet of eight state of the art asphalt tankers. The deployment of JARVISS V.Sion & V.IoT solutions from iO3 allows for surveys and audits to be done remotely and gives us the ability to monitor and be alerted of engine performance on our remote assets, something we are very excited about, especially when it comes to predictive maintenance and having more control over our vessels. The fact that the onboarding did not require changes to the systems we are already using on our ships made the decision to go with iO3 easy.”

Ms. Joanna Soh, VP Sales & Marketing, iO3 Pte Ltd, states, “TIPCO has embarked upon a drive towards digitalization and marine innovation projects and we are very excited about being selected as a partner in their journey. Through this partnership, TIPCO will receive shipboard data that is actionable, accessible and auditable. Moreover, these data insights coupled with ship behaviour analytics will further improve their ship and fleet operations in multiple ways, such as optimized maintenance, savings in fuel and lubes consumption, lower service costs and a reduced carbon footprint.

“At iO3, we are committed to improving shipboard infrastructure and the broader maritime environment. We will continue to enhance existing offerings and bring new maritime solutions into our JARVISS platform that will enable customers to measure all aspects of vessel operations and accelerate their digital transformation journeys.”

After the successful completion of the pilot project last December, which included successful audit calls via V.Sion and the extraction of engine performance data via V.IoT, Mr. Palacios stated, “We are pleased with the capabilities of iO3 and TIPCO is looking forward to extend our cooperation with iO3 in the future.”

The deployment roll out is expected to be completed for the entire fleet before the end of this year.