US-Canadian partnership to create combined fleet optimisation platform

Helm’s CONNECT and Spinergie’s smart fleet management systems will be paired to create a fully integrated fleet optimisation platform and centralised source of record keeping aimed at shipowners. 

Helm’s CONNECT vessel management system data will be integrated into smart fleet management, including logbook entries, engineroom readings and other essential sources. When combined with Spinergie’s data streams, including AIS, GPS, custom GIS Maps, fuel sensors and telematics, joint customers benefit from a holistic system of record reinforced by advanced analytics and data science.

The partners said customers will benefit from several capabilities through a centralised source.

Helm’s maintenance module provides tools to mitigate breakdowns and downtime across the fleet by managing tasks and creating maintenance schedules. By tracking certifications, incidents, drills, safety meetings, forms, audits and corrective actions, the service will ensure compliance across fleets. Spinergie’s technology offers vessel operations performance analysis that generates actionable insights. The analytics are provided alongside remote monitoring capabilities to ensure real-time operational awareness and an additional layer of safety and security controls.

Both companies said their partnership would help prevent the prevalence of data silos in the maritime industry, which can often prove a hindrance to decision-making.

Helm chief executive Nolan Barclay said, “We’re very excited to provide Helm CONNECT users with an integration that offers a centralised analytics platform focused on optimising ship performance and reducing carbon emissions. Helm’s integration partners help enhance the user experience and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Spinergie." 

Spinergie general manager, Americas, Patrick Sanguily said, “We are pleased with the value we’ve created together for our mutual clients. We’ve proven from multiple joint deployments that there’s significant benefit from integrating vessel operating systems with modern analytics capabilities. We’ve replaced many manual reporting processes and are providing decision support to operations and management staff on a daily basis. The team at Helm have been great to work with and we look forward to helping many more vessel operators with becoming digitally enabled organisations.”