Shipping company Empresa Naviera Petrolera Atlantica (ENPASA) reported various operational improvements after deploying a digital connectivity system from Viasat company Inmarsat Maritime, offering a further example of the sector’s growing connectivity needs.

The company equipped two of its tankers with Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave system, recording improvements in connectivity and the time taken to update electronic charts.

Inmarsat Maritime emphasised a welfare aspect as ship crews gain access to unlimited data.

It explained digital technologies are now fundamental to operating ships, pointing to requirements around real-time data and cloud services, among others.

The ENPASA vessels are now able to access “high-performance communications across entire voyages”, Inmarsat Maritime stated.

Mobile World Live delved into the connectivity needs of the global maritime industry in a panel session during our recent Unwrapped: Digital Industries event, in which experts from Shipsider, GSMA Intelligence and Kaiko Systems explained the need for, and challenges in deploying, digital systems in the shipping sector. You can view the session here.

The need for reliable connectivity was emphasised by ENPASA technical manager Sergio Iglesias, who said it is now a “critical enabler of safe, efficient and modern vessel operation”.

Iglesias concurred with our panellists on the deployment path also being important, crediting the local partner of Inmarsat Maritime which handled the task for the “speed of implementation”.

Jose Arias, global account manager at Inmarsat Maritime, said the ENPASA job is a “practical example” of how the company is meeting the “evolving needs of a modern maritime operator”.

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Siemens equipped a forthcoming hydrogen plant as a digital-first facility, deploying dedicated software and twinning products in what it stated is a practical example of how technology can steer the future of such sites.

The work is taking place at Galp Energia’s GalpH2Park in Portugal, a 100MW facility intended to produce up to 15,000-tonnes of renewable hydrogen each year and cut 110,000-tonnes of CO2 when it begins operating later this year.

Siemens is employing a software portfolio developed for the hydrogen sector to boost operational efficiency and increase the value of processing facilities.

The company stated a “predictive digital process twin” is a core element in the Hydrogen Performance Suite, providing real-time information intended to optimise operations and speed decision making.

Siemens explained it uses an “integrated software stack” to model processes, and handle data analytics and visualisation systems to provide “clear, actionable insights”.

It highlighted an integration of the twinning system with “external sources” including “grid operators and energy markets” as a key advantage, providing “end-to-end visibility” of facilities to plant operators.

The GalpH2Park is set to be one of the biggest renewable hydrogen plants in Europe, making it a “lighthouse” for regional energy shifts, Axel Lorenz, EVP of automation process industries with Siemens said.

“We are convinced that digital innovation is the key to making renewable hydrogen economically viable”, he added.

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