PORTS Victoria will know much more of the minutiae of vessel movements in its waters after awarding OMC International a contract for detailed data analysis.
OMC has won the tender for the provision of AIS Big Data Analytics services and will supply its TransitAnalyst platform will support Ports Victoria’s data analysis capabilities, enhancing port efficiency and navigational safety.
OMC says TransitAnalyst enables Ports Victoria to gain valuable insights into vessel movements within port waters via AI-enhanced analysis of every transit - including route, swept path, speeds, and rates of turn – which are integrated with the met-ocean data and vessel characteristics to form a comprehensive picture of the port’s operations.
Features including trend analysis, outlier identification, and automatic reporting allow for improved understanding and management of port operations. TransitAnalyst has already been used in support of ensuring safety for on water beacon maintenance work, and providing detailed review of navigational events, OMC said.
“Ports have access to enormous amounts of data,” OMC International CEO Peter O’Brien said. “The solution we are bringing enables that data to be easily accessed, amalgamated and used to add value to the port operations, from both a safety and efficiency perspective.
“Our experience shows that once clients begin exploring the available analytics, they quickly discover numerous applications for the data to deliver valuable insights across various aspects of port operations.”
Melbourne-founded OMC developed award-winning e-Navigation technology to improve transit for large commercial ships in draft restricted entrance channels and waterways; it determines and manages a ship’s Under Keel Clearance (UKC) dynamically and in real-time and is in use in many major ports worldwide.