Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TODE20230517006
- Term of Validity
- 17 May 2023 - 16 May 2025
- Company's Country
- Germany
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A Northern German scale-up has developed a smartphone application to digitize and simplify documentation processes around the whole vessel and sea freight. The app is adapted to the needs of the maritime industry and helps to combine the mandatory reports and tracking with innovative technology.
- Full Description
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Digitalization and the use of data have an increasing impact on the maritime industries. However, while the machinery on board is very well equipped with sensors and transmitting relevant data for years, logbooks and obligatory reports are often still written with word or excel sheets or even by hand on printed templates. With the android app development of a digital logbook for shipping, a Northern German SME supports the overall management of a vessel through its on-shore management, on-board crew support and through the integration of digital tools, maritime actors and their services.
The app especially meets the needs of the maritime industry as the intention is to remove unnecessary work but value the knowledge and experience of current stakeholders in the market. The app is ready to use to create the Inventory of Hazardous Materials reports, maintenance updates and all kinds of reports that are obligatory to meet regulatory standards in the shipping industry (e.g. Monitoring, Reporting and Verification reports and any other kind of documentation or survey on board, e.g. on materials or cargo). All data is available in the platform, thus data can be easily transferred by the user.
Different stakeholders such as shipowners, surveyors and crew benefit from cooperation, as the digital tool increases time and cost efficiency significantly – they become more competitive and add value for their clients. Relevant stakeholders can be invited to contribute to the documentation processes. The app can be used both as mobile or desktop application.
The platform is already on the market, tested successfully and ready for use by more than 3,000 vessels, operated by more than 120 shipping companies. The company is continuously working on the development of additional features – further exchange and negotiation about customized features is welcome. - Advantages and Innovations
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- Tailored solution for the documentation needs of the shipping industry
- Increases time and cost efficiency significantly
- Enables risk prevention through continuos data monitoring
- Serves as a helpful tool from an independent partner, assisting vessel and fleet owners to fulfill their legal obligations
- Easy to integrate
- Can also be used offline
- Ready to use templates as well as blueprint builder for customisation - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- IPR status
- Secret know-how
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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Cooperation is offered to maritime industry stakeholders, e.g. vessel or fleet owners, that want to increase time and cost efficiency by using the app to create
- Monitoring, Reporting and Verification reports
- Inventory of Hazardous Materials surveys
- Cargo documentation
- Materials documentation
- Any other type of survey, report or documentation necessary on board - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- SME <=10
- Big company
- SME 50 - 249
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 01004003 - Applications for Transport and Logistics
- 01001002 - Digital Systems, Digital Representation
- Market keywords
- 08006001 - Process control and logistics
- 01004002 - Data communication components
- Sector Groups Involved
- Maritime Industries and Services
- Targeted countries
- All countries
