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Description
Connected Planned Maintenance System is a R&D-project by Ulysses Hellas. They operate within the field of software development for the maritime sector.
Dry-docking is a complex project involving many variables and needing a lot of planning to be executed properly. Without a record of the planned maintenance conducted and the additional maintenance that needs to be done, which is only possible with integration and optimization of the maintenance works over a period of time, dry docking will be inefficient (as repair works that are not necessary during a dry dock might be planned and repairs that should have been planned are not taken into account, both resulting in increased time and expenses during the dry docking). Today there aren’t well-established integrated solutions in the market that offers up-to-date information related to the maintenance that will be needed and has been conducted. As a result, dry-docking is a project prone to errors and unnecessary costs.
The Connected Planned Maintenance System aims to address the shortcomings through the development of an integrated solution between Ulysses Task Assistant for planned maintenance of vessels, and VesselMan for dry docking. The solution will allow the optimal planning of the maintenance and dry dock repairs of a vessel across a period of time, reducing the cost across the life cycle of a vessel and ensuring safety onboard. The integration will be based on a platform that will ensure the expandability and the adaptability to other applications or system that relates to maintenance and dry dock processes.
VesselMan is a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to the maritime industry. As the project consists of the integration of software provided by VesselMan and Ulysses , both partners will work together to achieve the intended results and benefit from the project.
The project will result in the creation of 1 new job. Ulysses Hellas will also increase its revenues and competitiveness.
Summary of project results
Project output: integrated system for planned ship maintenance and dry-docking activities was successfully delivered. Project was completed on time and under budget. Due to COVID-19 implications, some activities related to meeting clients in person for requirements analysis and some activities related to fairs and dissemmination were not possible to be carried out and were substituted with virtual meetings when possible. In addition, the legal/patent advisory services were not utilised as it was advised to file for patent protection at a later date. A Teams meeting was also organised on 28/5/2021, in order for the PP and partner to present the project results and demonstrate the integrated software solution.
Summary of bilateral results
The partners collaborated in an efficient and constructive way. Their close collaboration and exchange of knowledge and expertise has allowed them to be ahead of schedule in certain project activities and catch up with the initial project implementation plan which had been affected by a slight delay to kick off the project. The integrated solution has already attracted the interest of potential customers, and the two companies are joining their efforts in attracting new clients and selling the software. Their collaboration is expected to continue in the future, due to the nature of the final output.The two enterprises found ways to collaborate and created synergies that also lead to the submission of a second joint proposal in the 2nd Call of Business Innovation Greece.