Russian fishing fleet operator Dobroflot Corporate Group plans to deploy an IoT solution for smart fuel monitoring that help optimise fuel consumption and analyse weather and vessel position to save up to 10% of fuel costs and help prevent unauthorised fuel usage.
The IOT solution from Orange Business Services takes advantage of Orange’s satellite solution that connects Dobroflot’s vessels and onshore operations. It helps to optimise fuel consumption, analysing weather and vessel position to save up to 10% of fuel costs, while helping to prevent unauthorised fuel usage.
“The savings from Orange Business Services’ IoT solution will have a significant impact on our bottom line, as around half of a vessel’s operating costs are related to fuel. An active IoT system on board our vessels will enable us to collect data in real time and map the most efficient routes,” said Evgeny Stepanov, CTO at Dobroflot.
Pilot
Dobroflot will pilot the IoT solution onboard a refrigerated transport vessel initially before rolling it out across eight vessels in its fleet, including Vsevolod Sibirtsev, the world’s largest floating fish factory. This pilot will enable Dobroflot to accurately monitor fuel consumption online while at sea, as well as during bunkering and refueling. It will help crew to reduce commercial losses by continuously monitoring the vessel’s main engine, its auxiliary diesel generators and boilers.
To develop the customized IoT solution, Orange Business Services teamed up with Technodar, which leverages Coriolis flow meter technology to measure mass flowing through a pipe. Sensors feed measurements directly to the IoT solution, which sends data back to shore via an onboard VSAT terminal.
