139 Tracking data for safer decisions As maritime threats evolve, shipowners should consider using advanced vessel tracking for cruise ships and ferries to ensure the safety of crew and passengers onboard. New tracking device innovations are offering an added layer of security by delivering real-time monitoring and comprehensive risk management capabilities, which are essential for ensuring passenger safety when sailing in high-risk areas. Mercury, MariTrace’s latest innovation, combines design with advanced data capabilities for situational awareness, allowing shipowners to make informed decisions and swiftly respond to potential threats. Mercury surpasses publicly broadcasted automatic identification system (AIS) capabilities and can securely capture existing and historic data, even when internet and AIS is switched off. Making informed choices NAPA’s ship stability and emergency management systems help to deliver real-time insights to enhance both everyday operations and critical emergency responses. NAPA’s detailed 3D models form the foundation of its onboard software, ensuring accurate and dependable information for safe operations. NAPA Stability allows precise management of both intact and damage stability, keeping ships, crew and cargo safe at all times. In emergencies, the NAPA Emergency Computer estimates ship survivability and demonstrates how countermeasures affect the situation, enabling a safe return to port. Additionally, NAPA Fleet Intelligence automatically transfers shipboard data to the shoreside team, providing real-time situational awareness of an entire fleet at a glance. Supporting safe exits Viking is continually expanding its life-saving equipment portfolio for maritime safety and recently received the go ahead to manufacture its Undertun marine evacuation systems. Easily installed onboard height-restricted ships, Undertun is a combined walkway and slide that integrates with the side of the ship. Featuring its own power source, Undertun can be operated by a single user and can accommodate up to 153 people at a time. As part of its focus on marine fire safety, Viking also recently reached agreements to distribute Bridgehill fire blankets and the Rosenbauer Battery Extinguisher System following a project focused on the impact of an increasing number of transporting electric vehicles by ferry.
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