Telemar, a provider of smart maintenance and remote access technologies, has signed an agreement with Italian ferry operator, Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) to provide safety maintenance services to its growing fleet.
GNV has awarded Telemar a contract for management and maintenance of GMDSS and navigation safety installations on its newbuildings ’GNV Polaris’, ‘GNV Orion’ and ’GNV Virgo’, under construction at CSSC shipyard in Guangzhou.
These new ships will boost GNV’s ferry services in the Mediterranean and beyond.
The contracts will consolidate the service of critical bridge navigation equipment to a single provider, saving time and manpower and reducing the risk of non-compliance, as scheduled services will be planned to agreed time frames, rather than carried out on an ‘ad hoc’ basis.
Part of the MSC Group and founded in 1992, GNV has a fleet of 25 ships, and operates on 31 routes in seven countries, including Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, France, Albania, Tunisia, Morocco and Malta.
Telemar specialises in smart maintenance and management of bridge electronics, providing pro-active remote and in person support with the aim of reducing potential down-time and increasing vessel efficiency with a higher percentage of first-time fixes.
As well as creating a benefit for shipowners by streamlining troubleshooting wherever they are operating, Telemar can use the data collected to optimise asset lifecycles and deliver further efficiencies.
This can be used to deliver more repairs remotely and increase first-time fixes for a more efficient service when its field engineers visit customer vessels.
“Telemar is grateful to GNV for the trust they have shown in the expertise of our people and our ability to manage these critical safety systems on their behalf,” said Mike Bauwens, CEO, Telemar.
“These companies have a deserved reputation for quality and quality of care for people and cargo and we are focussed on upholding that reputation.”
