ABS launches SaaS company to support fleet management and compliance

The announcement was made at a press event at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans on 30 November.

ABS Wavesight combines the digital fleet management platforms Nautical Systems and My Digital Fleet, which are collectively installed on more than 5,000 vessels across the global fleet.

"ABS Wavesight stands well above other maritime software companies by uniting the expansive offerings of Nautical Systems and the innovative performance and compliance tools of My Digital Fleet into one powerful new SaaS business,” said ABS chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki. “ABS Wavesight complements ABS’ core classification services and is an important part of our overall enterprise strategy to support our clients and the industry in the development of cleaner, smarter and safer shipping operations."

ABS Wavesight is led by Silicon Vally veteran Paul Sells, who will serve as the new company’s CEO and president. “Our vision for ABS Wavesight is to provide our clients with unmatched value through a suite of products that offer integrated solutions vs. fragmented vendor offerings, open APIs vs. closed systems that don’t share data, and a flexible architecture for easy system integration and maintenance vs. costly upgrades every few years,” said Mr Sells. “Our primary focus is developing software that helps clients gain more visibility into their existing operations to mitigate risk and deliver operational excellence as shipping pushes toward a new horizon.”

ABS Wavesight’s flagship products include My Digital Fleet, an AI-driven analytics and performance visualization platform, and Nautical Systems, the fleet management system that provides comprehensive tools to improve reliability and performance. ABS Wavesight builds on these capabilities by seamlessly integrating both products to offer unparalleled visibility into fleet assets and real-time insights that drive sustainable operations and reduce operational risks.

Among the key benefits of ABS Wavesight and its product features are a risk-based business intelligence with the ability to support predictive decision-making using artificial intelligence, CII impact calculation and prediction to avoid risk and improve the score and deep insight into fuel spend while improving the efficacy of vessel routes.

ABS Wavesight promotes strategic collaboration among industry partnerships, such as Kongsberg Digital and Sofar Ocean, with leading operators and owners, such as Capital Ship Management and Diana Shipping Services, which are implementing the My Digital Fleet platform to support organisational sustainability goals.