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Wärtsilä Voyage , part of the technology group ; Wärtsilä , has signed a prestigious contract for a five-year framework agreement with Associated British Ports ( ABP ), the UK ’ s leading ports group , to digitalise operations at its 21 ports . The project aims to accelerate the Digital Transformation of port calls and operations , making them as efficient , sustainable and safe as possible .
The Wärtsilä Voyage technologies chosen for the project ; Navi-Port , Navi-Harbour Vessel Traffic Services and Port Management Information System ( PMIS ), will help ABP employees meet their targets , complement the company ’ s safety culture during port operations and optimise vessel planning and movements , which can have a positive impact on local , national and global supply chains .
“ ABP truly understands how impactful technology can be in the maritime industry and its innovative approach has cemented its position as the UK ’ s leading ports group ,” said Sean Fernback , President , Wärtsilä Voyage . “ This new agreement will help ABP maintain its competitive advantage now and into the future .
“ Holistic and seamless technological solutions are critical to ensuring that ports and the maritime industry more broadly , are ahead of the curve in terms of supply chain modernisation , that operations are futureproofed and that data underpins decisions . The scope and scale of what we can achieve with ABP is very exciting and we ’ re pleased to be working together .”
After a thorough international procurement process where all major suppliers of port optimisation solutions were invited to tender , ABP chose to collaborate with Wärtsilä Voyage , a cutting-edge technology developer accelerating the Digital Transformation of the maritime industry . Wärtsilä Voyage displayed a clear vision of how to enable ABP to become an early adopter of
THE GOAL IS TO DIGITISE OUR PORTS , OPTIMISE OUR PORT CALLS AND
OPERATIONS AND IMPROVE THE TRACKING
OF VESSELS .
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