Ship Digitalization and IT Solutions

Siera Marine Solutions provides next-generation information technology systems and services that ensure seamless digital operations in your vessels. From onboard IT infrastructure to cybersecurity, the complete solution we offer will ensure a fully connected and secured maritime environment.

IT Infrastructure Solutions

We offer comprehensive IT Infrastructure Solutions tailored to the maritime industry, ensuring that each vessel operates with cutting-edge technology and seamless connectivity. Our services cover everything from network design to hardware installation, providing reliable, secure, and high-performance IT systems that meet the unique needs of the shipping industry.

Network Design and Implementation

Our network designs are specifically created based on feasible topologies and wireless possibilities, ensuring optimal performance and reliability for onboard IT systems. We focus on both LAN (Local Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network) solutions, ensuring seamless data exchange within the ship and with shore-based systems. Our services include:

Customized LAN/WAN Design: Tailored network layouts based on the vessel’s operational needs, designed to maximize bandwidth efficiency and connectivity.
Wireless Solutions: We evaluate wireless options such as Wi-Fi, 4G/5G connectivity, and satellite networks, ensuring reliable wireless communication both on-board and between ship and shore.
VSAT and Fleet Broadband Solutions: We provide VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) and Fleet Broadband systems for high-speed internet connectivity, ensuring seamless communication between the vessel and the shore. This ensures that vessels are connected at all times, facilitating data transfer and reporting to/from shore-based offices.

Application and Data Servers

We deploy robust application and data servers to support critical maritime operations. These servers enable onboard applications, data storage, and secure management of information for day-to-day operations, maintenance, and safety.

Application Servers: Host and support essential maritime applications such as Planned Maintenance Software, Safety Reporting Systems, and Document Management Systems.
Data Servers: Secure data storage and backup solutions to ensure that all vessel data is protected and readily available. We focus on high availability, redundancy, and scalability.

IT Hardware Solutions

We provide a full range of IT hardware solutions to equip vessels with the necessary tools to operate efficiently. This includes:

PCs and Laptops: High-performance workstations to support various shipboard tasks, from maintenance management to administrative functions.
Printers & Scanners: Essential for printing reports, certificates, and other documents, as well as scanning key documents for electronic storage and sharing.
Networking Equipment: Routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices to ensure a stable and secure onboard network.
Display Systems: LED monitors, touchscreen displays, and other devices for easy interaction with software applications and data systems.

IT Software Solutions

We install and manage essential IT software solutions tailored to the operational needs of the vessel. These solutions include both operating systems and business applications, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.

Operating Systems: Installation and management of robust operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, or macOS, based on the vessel’s requirements.
Office Applications: Installation and support for office productivity software like Microsoft Office, ensuring that the crew can manage day-to-day administrative tasks efficiently.
Business Applications: Installation of specialized business applications such as Procurement, Compliance Management, and PMS Software to meet the operational needs of the vessel.

IT Security Solutions

We prioritize the security of onboard IT systems to protect sensitive data, ensure safe operations, and prevent cyber threats. Our IT security solutions include:

Firewalls: Hardware and software firewalls to secure onboard networks from external threats and unauthorized access.
Anti-Virus & Anti-Malware: Comprehensive protection for all onboard systems to safeguard against viruses, malware, ransomware, and other malicious attacks.
Security Policies & Governance: We develop and enforce strict security policies to govern data access, user rights, and system integrity, ensuring that only authorized personnel can access critical systems.
Remote Monitoring & Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS): Proactive security monitoring to detect and respond to any potential threats in real-time.

IT Support & Maintenance

We provide ongoing IT support and maintenance services to ensure that your IT infrastructure runs smoothly. This includes both remote assistance and on-site visits as needed, along with a structured Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) offering a range of services:

Remote Assistance: Our team provides immediate remote support to troubleshoot and resolve any IT-related issues quickly and efficiently, minimizing downtime.
On-Site Visits: For more complex issues, we offer on-site assistance to ensure that problems are addressed promptly.
Security Policy Enforcement: We ensure that security protocols and best practices are always in place, conducting regular audits and updates to keep your systems secure.

Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC)

We offer Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC) with three comprehensive service levels—Bronze, Silver, and Gold—to meet your vessel’s unique support needs:

Bronze Package: Basic support with remote assistance and annual system health checks.
Silver Package: Intermediate support with regular on-site visits, preventive maintenance, and remote troubleshooting.
Gold Package: Premium support offering 24/7 remote assistance, frequent on-site visits, priority response, and proactive system upgrades.

Each of these packages is designed to offer flexibility and scalability, ensuring that your IT systems are always running optimally, no matter the level of service required.

Ship Software Solutions

We provide most industry proven automation and control systems for essential machinery on board:

Main Engine Control: Cutting-edge control and monitoring systems for optimal engine performance and fuel efficiency.
Generators & Boilers Automation: Systems that ensure continuous, reliable operation of power generation and steam production machinery.
Auxiliary Machinery Automation: Real-time control and monitoring solutions for all types of auxiliary systems fitted onboard, improving reliability and performance.

Business Intelligence and Data Solutions

Our Data Solutions are designed to help maritime companies unlock the full potential of their business data, transforming raw information into actionable insights that drive efficiency and informed decision-making. Whether you’re dealing with live data or historical backups, our comprehensive services span data extraction, transformation, analysis, and reporting. We empower your business with the right tools and expertise to achieve both short-term and long-term objectives.

Data Extraction, Cleaning, and Transformation (ETL Services)

Our ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) services help streamline your data processing workflow, ensuring high-quality, accurate, and well-organized data that is ready for analysis. We assist clients by:

Data Extraction: We help collect data from various sources such as operational systems, sensor data from onboard vessels, and external data streams (e.g., weather data, performance data, or maintenance records).
Data Cleaning: We clean raw data by removing inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and duplicates. This ensures that the data is reliable and ready for use in any analytical or business intelligence tool.
Data Transformation: Using our in-house ETL tools as well as industry-standard platforms, we transform data into a consistent and structured format. This process involves normalizing and mapping data to specific categories, enhancing its usability and ensuring it is optimized for reporting or analysis.

We utilize both our ETL tools and leading industry solutions like Talend, Informatica, and Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to ensure the highest quality transformation and preparation of your data.

Data Analysis and Reporting

Once the data is cleaned and transformed, we apply advanced data analysis techniques to extract meaningful insights. Our data analytics solutions provide you with clear, actionable information for informed decision-making, whether you’re analyzing operational performance, maintenance trends, or safety incidents. We support:

Live Data Analysis: We enable real-time monitoring and analysis of key operational metrics, helping you track vessel performance, crew activities, maintenance status, and more.
Historical Data Analysis: We provide insights into historical data trends, helping clients optimize operational decisions based on past performance, predict future maintenance needs, and improve overall vessel efficiency.
Comprehensive Reporting: We design detailed reports tailored to your needs, which can include everything from maintenance summaries to compliance records, providing full visibility into critical operational aspects.

To support the reporting process, we use industry-leading tools like Tableau, Power BI, and SAP BusinessObjects. These tools allow for intuitive, visually compelling dashboards and reports that are easy to share and interpret across the business.

Predictive Analytics for Business Data

We help businesses unlock predictive insights by applying advanced predictive analytics techniques to typical business data. Our predictive models enable businesses to make proactive decisions that improve efficiency and reduce costs by:

Predictive Analytics: By analyzing historical maintenance data and performance metrics, we build models that predict future opportunities, requirements, helping to optimize the vessel’s parameters and prevent mishaps or losses.
Operational Optimization: We use predictive models to forecast operational trends, such as fuel consumption, equipment wear, and crew efficiency, empowering businesses to make data-driven decisions that improve operational performance.
Risk Management: Predictive analytics can also help identify potential risks before they escalate, such as equipment failure or regulatory non-compliance, enabling businesses to take corrective actions early.

Our expertise in building predictive models leverages machine learning algorithms and time series forecasting, ensuring the most accurate forecasts and actionable insights for your business.

Data Backup and Historical Data Management

Data integrity is critical in maritime operations, and we offer comprehensive data backup solutions to safeguard both live and historical data. Our services ensure that critical data is securely stored and easily recoverable when needed. We handle:

Live Data Backups: We provide real-time data backup solutions, ensuring that operational data is consistently saved, reducing the risk of data loss due to system failures or disasters.
Historical Data Archiving: We implement long-term archival strategies for historical data, preserving it in a secure, accessible manner for future analysis, compliance, and reporting. This allows businesses to reference past performance, audits, and regulatory documentation.
Cloud Storage Solutions: We offer cloud-based data backup options, ensuring that your data is stored securely, with high availability and redundancy. Cloud backups offer scalability and flexibility, providing a reliable disaster recovery solution.

Business Intelligence (BI) and Reporting Tools

We provide robust Business Intelligence (BI) tools that help businesses convert data into insightful visualizations and actionable reports. With tools like Tableau, Power BI, and SAP BusinessObjects, we provide:

Interactive Dashboards: Real-time dashboards that allow users to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), vessel performance metrics, and operational data.
Custom Reports: Tailored reporting that delivers detailed insights across various business functions, such as procurement, safety reporting, compliance, and maintenance. These reports provide clear visibility into critical operational areas.
Data Visualization: We leverage powerful data visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI to present complex data in intuitive graphical formats, enabling decision-makers to quickly interpret trends and performance data.

Data Warehousing and Centralized Data Management

We also help clients implement data warehousing solutions, enabling the aggregation of data from various sources into a centralized repository. Our data warehousing services include:

Data Integration: We integrate data from disparate systems (e.g., maintenance systems, ERP systems, IoT devices) into a centralized data warehouse, ensuring consistency and accessibility.
Data Management: We provide a fully managed data environment where businesses can maintain, query, and analyze historical and real-time data, ensuring data is always up-to-date and readily available.

PMS Data Consultancy Services

Our Planned Maintenance System (PMS) Data Consultancy Services are designed to help maritime businesses develop, implement, and manage effective maintenance regimes for vessels. We offer comprehensive expertise to ensure that your PMS data is both compliant with industry standards and optimized for operational efficiency. Our services ensure that maintenance tasks are properly defined, schedules are accurately developed, and the entire PMS data is validated for consistency, applicability, and compliance with maritime regulations.

Development of Maintenance Regimes

We specialize in developing customized maintenance regimes that are tailored to meet the specific needs of each vessel. Our team of experienced engineers and maritime professionals ensures that every maintenance task is compliant with international marine standards and aligned with best practices.

Marine Standards for MaintenanceData: When developing maintenance data, we adhere to various industry-recognized marine standards and frameworks, such as:
- ISM Code (International Safety Management Code): Ensuring that the maintenance regime aligns with safety management protocols and operational safety.
- SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea): Ensuring compliance with the standards for safety, maintenance, and operational readiness.
- ISO 9001: For quality management and continuous improvement of the vessel’s maintenance processes.
- IMO (International Maritime Organization) Guidelines: Ensuring compliance with IMO’s international standards for vessel maintenance.
- Classification Society Requirements: We align with the specific requirements of classification societies such as Lloyd’s Register, DNV GL, ABS, and others, ensuring that the vessel meets all regulatory and safety standards.

Custom Regime Development: Based on the vessel type, age, operational conditions, and equipment, we tailor the maintenance schedules and tasks to ensure effective management. This includes developing preventive maintenance (PM) tasks, condition-based maintenance (CBM) schedules, and predictive maintenance procedures.

PMS Data Validation and Consistency Checks

Once the maintenance regimes are developed, we validate the PMS data for its accuracy, consistency, and applicability. Ensuring that all PMS data is up-to-date and accurate is critical for ensuring vessel safety and operational efficiency. Our validation process includes:

Consistency Checks: Our experts perform detailed checks to verify that all data entries—such as maintenance schedules, task descriptions, and intervals—are consistent across all related systems. This ensures that the PMS is functioning as a coherent, unified system without conflicting or redundant information.
Regulatory Compliance Validation: We ensure that the PMS data complies with relevant maritime regulations and industry standards. This includes validating maintenance task frequencies, safety checks, and inspection procedures to ensure they meet both internal policies and international regulations.
Operational Applicability: We assess whether the maintenance tasks and schedules are practically applicable to the vessel’s operational environment. This ensures that the PMS data is not just compliant but also functional and efficient, aligned with real-world operating conditions.

Data Management and Change Control

Managing PMS data is an ongoing process that involves continuous updates, modifications, and validation. Our team provides support for maintaining and updating PMS data throughout its lifecycle, ensuring that the system remains current and applicable at all times:

Change Management: We help you manage changes in the PMS system, whether they’re due to equipment upgrades, regulatory updates, or operational changes. Our experts ensure that all changes are documented, validated, and implemented without disrupting existing maintenance processes.
Continuous Verification: We implement continuous verification and validation of PMS data through regular audits and checks, ensuring that the system stays compliant with evolving maritime regulations, manufacturer manuals, and industry best practices.

Expertise in PMS Data for CMMS Software

Our consultants have in-depth expertise in creating and managing PMS data for Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), which are essential for automating and streamlining maintenance tasks. We specialize in implementing and optimizing CMMS systems to handle maintenance data efficiently.

Industry Knowledge: Our team is highly experienced in the use of leading CMMS software solutions like AMOS, MEX, ShipNet, Maximo, and others. We work closely with vessel operators to ensure that PMS data is integrated seamlessly into these systems.
Custom Software Integration: We support the integration of PMS data into any kind of CMMS platform, customizing it to meet the needs of specific application interfaces. This integration helps in seamless migration of data related to equipment, procedures, schedules and spare parts.

Training and Documentation

To ensure that your crew and maintenance team are fully equipped to manage the PMS effectively, we offer training programs and create clear, comprehensive documentation:

Training: We provide training on how to manage and operate the PMS system, including data entry, report generation, and maintenance task execution. This ensures that your team is equipped to handle the system with confidence and accuracy.
User Guides: We produce detailed documentation that outlines the PMS setup, maintenance tasks, schedules, and operational procedures, making it easier for your team to manage the system.

Why Choose Our PMS Data Consultancy Services?

Expert Team: Our consultants are highly skilled engineers with deep knowledge of maritime operations, maintenance management, and industry regulations. They bring years of experience in developing maintenance regimes that ensure optimal vessel performance and safety.
Compliance with Marine Standards: We strictly adhere to international marine standards and regulatory guidelines, ensuring that your PMS is fully compliant with safety and operational requirements.
Customized Solutions: We provide tailored PMS data solutions that are specific to the type, size, and operational needs of your vessels, ensuring that the maintenance regime is effective and efficient.
Comprehensive Validation: We not only develop maintenance regimes but also perform comprehensive validation checks on PMS data to ensure consistency, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
Ongoing Support: Our services include continuous monitoring, updates, and change management, ensuring that your PMS data remains relevant and up-to-date throughout the vessel’s lifecycle.

With our PMS Data Consultancy Services, you can ensure that your vessel’s maintenance operations are streamlined, compliant, and optimized, helping you reduce downtime, extend equipment life, and enhance operational safety.

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Our Partners

Siera Marine Solutions collaborates with top marine equipment manufacturers and technology leaders to provide reliable, high-quality solutions. Our partners enable us to offer the latest advancements in navigation, automation, and IT systems, ensuring that our clients benefit from trusted, industry-leading technology. By working closely with our partners, we offer clients comprehensive and customized marine services that address every aspect of vessel operations.

TESTIMONIALS FEEDBACK

What our clients thinks

Siera Marine Solutions has totally transformed our vessel operations. Their automation systems have not only been efficient but have also delivered significant reductions in maintenance costs. Undeniably, the game-changer for our fleet.

We have tied up with Siera Marine for navigation and communication systems. Their professionalism is unbeatable. The smooth integration and reliability of their solutions have improved our safety and vessel performance quite dramatically.

Siera Marine's IT solutions have truly brought our shipboard connectivity to a new dimension. The robust IT infrastructure and measures of cybersecurity they instill give us ample peace of mind knowing that our data and systems are safe.

The team at Siera Marine did a great job of getting the client thoroughly satisfied. Their services on the aspect of vessel automation made our operations relatively smoother, all the while offering great post-installation support.

I believe that Siera Marine was the best choice for us in retrofitting our navigation systems-they were the best. The state-of-the-art navigation systems and attention to detail with professionalism is rare in this industry.

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