ABB Will Improve the Safety and Performance of the Sovcomflot Ice Fleet

ABB has won a contract to supply ABB Ability ? remote diagnostic systems to eleven Sovcomflot vessels operating in the Arctic and Far East of Russia, helping to optimize security and performance through 24/7 remote support

Sovcomflot ships will be among more than 1,000 ships connected to ABB Ability ? Collaborative Operation Centers worldwide. From here, ABB experts monitor on-board operating systems, coordinate remote equipment diagnostics and offer predictive maintenance services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This can be especially crucial for ships operating in remote areas. The recently opened Marine Services Center in Murmansk, Russia, adds support in the local language to the offer, which is particularly relevant for customers such as Sovcomflot, Russia's largest shipping company.

Sovcomflot, the leader in energy transport, operates the world's largest fleet of ice ships powered by ABB's Azipod? electric propulsion. The contract with ABB covers eight tank trucks that serve some of Russia's most important export developments in a generation, Varandey, Novy Port and Prirazlomnoye. The other three ships are icebreaker supply ships deployed in the Okhotsk Sea as part of the Sakhalin-1 project.

"Predictive monitoring of critical equipment on board and maintenance support available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, will be seamlessly introduced into Sovcomflot operations as part of our ongoing commitment to improve safety and security. reliability of ship operations, " says Igor Tonkovidov, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer / Technical Director, Sovcomflot. “ABB has been essential for the success of Sovcomflot in the service of large energy projects in the most hostile environments possible. As ABB takes its digital remote monitoring solutions and connected to a new level, we see a good opportunity to make the most of them in our continuous drive towards operational excellence. "

“With nearly 30 years of experience in delivering Azipod? electric propulsion to vessels operating in polar conditions, ABB Marine & Ports is pleased to support Sovcomflot's initial step in digitalization that drives greater efficiency, safety and reliability of the ship, as well as improving life cycle support, " says Juha Koskela, Managing Director, ABB Marine & Ports.

The ABB Ability ? Marine Remote Diagnostic System (RDS) deploys on-board sensor-based monitoring software that fully integrates with ground analysis. ABB states that owners who commit to the RDS package have clear maintenance savings, since digitally connected service engineers can resolve cases remotely 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, reducing visits to Ships by 30%.