Wärtsilä & DNV GL to collaborate for marine sector’s digital transformation

Wärtsilä & DNV GL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in which they agree to work together to contribute to the marine industry’s ongoing digital transformation.

Technology group Wärtsilä and classification society DNV GL announced they will collaborate in order to “promote and accelerate” the digital transformation process. 

The two companies have said they want to focus on further exploring the potential use of digital technologies, collaborative data sharing, and standardisation to enhance existing products and services, and to develop new ones. 

The agreement was signed by Roger Holm, president, Wärtsilä Marine and Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO, DNV GL – Maritime, on February 6.

Collaboration on digital technologies, cyber security and big data in classification will be areas of focus, as well as the requirements for their use. 

Roger Holm said: “The marine industry stands to benefit enormously from our rapidly expanding and unprecedented capabilities in collecting, compiling, processing, analysing, and distributing data digitally. Wärtsilä is committed to leading this digital transformation that will undoubtedly lead to greater efficiencies, better safety, and sustainability.”

Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen added: “Working together with Wärtsilä, we can identify and minimize the barriers to data sharing, provide innovative class and assurance services, and find ways to capitalize on the new possibilities this opens up for shipping.”

In announcing the agreement, the two companies noted that digital transformation developments can have an immediate and transformative impact on operations and existing business models. It is hoped the collaboration will enable the innovations needed for the sector to achieve the decarbonisation goals set out by the IMO. 

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17th February 2020