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METIS Cyberspace clinches BV type-approval for IoT service
Bureau Veritas (BV) awarded type-approval certification to METIS Cyberspace Technology for the METIS IoT system, which combines two services, METIS Ship Connect and METIS Space, offering data acquisition and analysis through an AI-based system
METIS Cyberspace specialises in data acquisition, real-time performance monitoring and intelligent analytics for the maritime industry using machine learning and AI.
These tools are intended to help companies enhance vessel performance and quantify gains in areas as diverse as route cost optimisation, energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, total emissions management and fulfilment of charter party agreements.
To obtain type-approval certification, METIS had to demonstrate to BV’s cyber-security experts that its system ensures the integrity, confidentiality and availability of data collected within a fully secure architecture. The approval follows a series of meetings between METIS and BV experts to verify compliance with all requirements set out in BV Rule Note NR 659 and is based on a review of the METIS system schematics, detailed documentation, security functions and services. BV said it acknowledged the high level of cyber-security practices implemented in the solution examined.
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore vice president for southeast Europe, Black Sea and Adriatic Paillette Palaiologou said, “It is always a great pleasure when BV cyber-security experts can collaborate effectively with their counterparts at equipment suppliers.”
“The high level of technical expertise that METIS teams have been able to demonstrate shows that some equipment suppliers in the maritime industry have already understood and are even anticipating the formidable challenges brought about by the new IACS URE27 that will come into force 1 January 2024. We can only be satisfied and proud of that.”
METIS chief technical officer Serafeim Katsikas added, “Today, data itself is a resource but its value depends on the techniques used for acquisition, monitoring and analytics to ensure its cleanliness, security and relevance. Securing BV Type Approval Certification for cyber resilience is a significant milestone for METIS and a key vindication of our approach, expertise and technological competence.”
The Maritime Cyber Risk Management Forum will be held 28 June 2022. Details and tickets can be found here
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