Danelec Marine has announced the upgrade of the Intership Navigation fleet by replacing existing equipment with new Danelec Marine Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) technology.
Under the agreement, a total of 40 vessels in the Intership fleet are being retrofitted with Danelec Marine DM100 VDR and simplified VDR (S-VDR) systems. The installations are being performed by Raytec Marine, a long-time service provider for Danelec products in Cyprus. The schedule calls for the entire upgrade program to be completed by the end of 2020.
Ottosen stated that the local support provided by Raytec Marine was also a key factor in the decision made by Intership. Raytec is the in-house service partner of Intership and represents leading manufacturers of bridge equipment.
Lower Installation and Servicing Costs
Danelec’s universal conversion kits reduce the time and costs of installation when replacing other brands of VDRs by 25-30 percent, and Danelec’s exclusive SoftWare Advanced Protection (SWAP) technology allows instant switchout of hardware during ship service calls, dramatically slashing costs and minimizing ship downtime. With SWAP, all system software and configuration files, as well as programming data, are automatically saved on a hot-swappable memory card that can easily be removed from the old unit and inserted into the new one.
Remote Access
The installations include Danelec’s remote data access solution, allowing download of VDR data from the ship in shore offices, as well as remote reconfiguration, saving the time and costs of a ship service call. Danelec’s cloud-based remote access dashboard solution also allows monitoring of equipment connected to the VDR.
