Smart Ship Hub is an integrated platform that brings together ship and shore data to enable centralized management of fleet-wide operating conditions, equipment condition, and environment-related information. This webpage outlines Smart Ship Hub’s key features and expected use scenarios.
By sharing changes in onboard equipment condition in a format that is easy to review from shore, it supports day-to-day condition awareness. Compared with workflows that wait for reports from the vessel, it becomes easier to understand conditions earlier and to prepare inputs for considering maintenance actions and arrangements.
Technical teams can use it to isolate likely causes and consider response policies, and operations management teams can also use it as reference information when making operational decisions based on equipment condition. Even when a small team is responsible for many managed vessels, it can serve as a foundation for prioritization and situation organization.
It is suited to companies operating multiple vessels with a mix of older vessels and newly built vessels, where information related to the technical domain, operations, and environmental initiatives tends to be fragmented by teams.
When reports and alarms from vessels are checked individually, it can be difficult to grasp the overall picture. Smart Ship Hub can be used as a common foundation onshore for clarifying which vessels should be checked first and whether response actions need to be considered.
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Depending on the granularity of available data, it can support both high-frequency sensor data and noon reports.
A proprietary VRS (vessel reporting system) and gateway can be used, allowing implementation to be selected to match each vessel’s connectivity environment. It also integrates with multiple weather services and has a track record of integration with external data platforms such as DNV Veracity*, enabling functional expansion in line with the operational phase.
For compliance with environmental regulations, it supports data collection, quality checks, and reporting for IMO DCS, EU MRV, and CII, with the system assisting in complex calculations and report creation. In terms of product reliability, it has obtained ClassNK’s Innovation Endorsement (Products & Solutions)* (information confirmed as of December 2025).
Specific pricing information is not publicly available on the official website. Because conditions vary depending on implementation scale, target vessels, and the functional configuration used, an individual quote from the vendor is required for details.
One expected use scenario is when, during a voyage, anomaly response and ETA management are handled separately by different people, and it takes time to clarify what actions to take. By using Smart Ship Hub, operational data and equipment condition can be reviewed from shore, enabling response policies to be considered while making sense of the situation.
Based on this information, it can provide inputs for aligning understanding among stakeholders and considering whether route changes or maintenance actions are needed.
*The above is purely an intended use scenario and does not represent an actual implementation case
The Voyage Performance Center has been established, with a support structure involving experts in areas such as the technical domain, weather, and marine condition monitoring.
During implementation, explanations can be provided on equipment configuration for high-frequency data acquisition, start-up procedures, and remote commissioning, along with support to help preparations for commencing operations.