The startup offers a real-time monitoring platform for container stack loads, utilizing a Captain's Decision Support system to display forces acting on containers, lashing, and twist-locks. This technology enables crews to accurately assess ship movements and calculate the loads on each container and mooring, enhancing safety and operational efficiency.
Funding
$480K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Container ships face the risk of container damage and loss due to unpredictable weather, ship motions, and potential errors in stowage planning. These incidents can lead to significant financial setbacks, environmental damage, and safety hazards for the crew. Existing methods for monitoring container stack loads may not provide real-time insights or account for the complex forces acting on containers and lashings.
Solution
GBMS offers a suite of tools designed to enhance the safety and efficiency of container shipping operations by providing real-time monitoring and analysis of container stack loads. SensoriumC Onboard is a captain's decision support system that monitors container stacks before, during, and after each voyage. The system checks incoming BAPLIE/EDI files against the Cargo Securing Manual (CSM) and class rules, providing insights into the placement of dangerous goods and reefer containers, stack weight, and loading/discharge ports. While sailing, the system monitors forces in the container stacks, displaying them in a 3D view, including corner post compression forces, racking forces, lashing tension, and twistlock forces. SensoriumC Office is an online application used to assist ships, analyze historical data, and compare class rules, enabling informed decision-making regarding deteriorated, missing, or broken equipment.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes ship owners, operators, and crews of container ships, as well as maritime research institutes and regulatory bodies focused on improving safety and efficiency in container shipping.
Features
- Real-time monitoring of forces in container posts, lashing, and twistlocks using onboard sensors and ship motion data
- Comparison of real-time data against safety limits defined in Class Approval and Container Securing Manual (CSM)
- Alerts to the crew when critical limits are approached, enabling evasive actions
- Efficient BAPLIE file review, checking mass, stack weight, and compliance with CSM and Class rules
- Detailed voyage reporting, generating comprehensive reports on maximum loads during any voyage segment
- Secure onboard system with a standalone web server for easy access and offline operation
- SensoriumC API: Online interface to check a BAPLIE/EDI file against the lashing calculations of multiple class societies.
- SensoriumC Office: Online application to support ships in decision making on deteriorated, missing or broken equipment and analyze historical onboard recorded data.