Iran-Made System Monitors Vessels’ Necessary Info, Decreases Fuel Consumption
Mehdi Khorassanchi, one of the researchers of the project, said that the system is named ‘Ship Insight’, adding, “All detailed information of the ship, from the wheel room to the bilge, can be viewed online at any moment by using this system and it provides information related to navigation and weather conditions, the amount of floating fuel, the data of the main engine, generators, pumps and machinery, the amount of cargo and the operating hours of the ship.”
He added that the system has been mounted and tested on the Iranian ships for 10 months, noting that the shipping technical experts have voiced pleasure with the performance of this product.
Khorassanchi named ‘online monitoring of ship performance’, ‘ship performance status analysis by using artificial intelligence’, ‘preparation of daily digital reports from ship data’ and ‘journey optimization’ among the capabilities of this system, and noted, “By this system, you can choose the shortest route or the least amount of fuel consumption.”
Iran has made good progress in developing systems and equipment related to navigation and shipping industry.
In a relevant development last year, a knowledge-based company in Iran succeeded in designing and producing qualified rescue equipment, suspension systems and military and civilian life jackets indigenously.
“Rescue systems are divided into two categories; one is individual rescue and the other is used for group rescue. These life jackets are used to save tourists and even lifeguards, allowing the lifeguard to save a large number of people at once,” Arash Rahmani, the managing director of the knowledge-based Arash Shatin company which produces marine equipment, told ANA.
He described the light weight and small dimensions of his company’s products (lifejackets and inflatables) as the special advantage that makes them different and distinguished among other models, saying that these products can be used in ships and airplanes for many passengers.
“Our company has made possible rescuing of sinking ships and the recovery of sunken products for the first time in Iran,” Rahmani said.
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