• Evolution of communication and IT integration

• Creating the Business Case for Stolt Tankers on maritime satellite communications
• Setting the roadmap for ICT enhancements on Stolt vessels

• The best and most cost-efficient practices regarding internet access
• Viable and cost-effective solutions
• Cost-Efficient management of your needs

• An overview of Global Xpress and 'service enablement'
• A highlight of some the innovative features and capabilities of Global Xpress
• An introduction to how solution providers can run their applications on the GX platform

• Overview of the latest innovations
• Challenges and ways of reducing costs
• SEEMP: best practices for fuel management

• A delicate balance between your business goals and your IT investments
• Business Intelligence Systems

• The Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)
• Challenges to face concerning the SEEMP

This session is designed to cover the basics of management and optimisation, using what is commonly available, no matter what your choice in communication is.

High speed communication has become crucial in supporting a busy working environment. It is essential in sending and receiving vital information that relates to the efficient operation of your vessel.

Many of the new applications available are driving the need for higher speed and unlimited data satcoms solutions. However, the available bandwidth is too soon consumed unless you understand the use of bandwidth and how to efficiently manage it.

• What are the terrorist - and other - threats at sea
• What is the best approach
• How can digital technology reduce these threats
• What/how digital technologies are evolving

• Safe bridge watchkeeping according to Rickmers - duties, processes and SOP – TEM
• Current functionalities and training of ECDIS

• Advantages and disadvantages using AIS
• Is AIS the biggest step change in marine navigation safety?

• Innovative solutions for ship operating costs decrease
• Crew’s welfare: compensation, advancement, success and satisfaction

• CrewTalk

• Challenges: study and design of ship bridges including human factors
• Improvement of safety of maritime transport through:
• bridge system that considers human errors by increasing cooperation between crew and machines on the bridge
• human-centred design methodology supporting analysis of crew performance at early development stages

• Crew internet case studies

• Experience with Marliant 8000AS

Products, solutions and services to optimize vessel and shore based processes

• Introducing Cobham SATCOM marine
• SeaTel and SAILOR product update
• Optimizing vessel and shore based processes
• Global Service Solutions – we got you covered!