The platform for international shipping
Tug boats sail at sea in the sun-drenched Bahamas. The crew are hard at work, but how can we ensure that they are working efficiently? How do we verify they’re not wasting fuel or misusing time, that they are at the optimal location or if they are well-informed about their tasks?
In the past, the answer lay in a combination of paperwork and guesswork. Those times are now in the past, thanks to the solution developed by Luminis and shipping start-up Onboard. Onboard is a technology startup that aims to transform the way maritime businesses operate. Their digital infrastructure connects vessels, crew, and onshore operations to the cloud and supply chain. Maritime businesses and developers benefit from greater access to data, massive efficiency gains, and the ability to innovate their business. The Onboard-platform can make maritime operations leaner, cleaner and more productive.
Insights into large amounts of data from vessels, crew and onshore operations
The Onboard-platform utilizes products developed by Luminis. By using a combination of our data platform, Information Grid, together with a centralized solution built in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud using a number of innovative open source projects, a powerful platform was realized in a short period of time.
The solutions consists of:
- A range of on-board applications with which the crew can keep track of all information and data on an iPad while receiving real-time insights into that data;
- An embedded server on board which receives all data from other on-board systems;
- A centralized system, firmly rooted in the AWS Cloud, which receives all data from the ships so this can be used by various applications for analysis and prediction;
- A variety of onshore applications that can analyze ship data, schedule orders and compare ship behaviour;
- An update mechanism which enables software installed on ships to be updated remotely.
We were looking for an experienced and competent Dutch partner capable of developing our design from A to Z. The initial conversations with Luminis sparked our enthusiasm immediately, most notably because Luminis has a track record of delivering solutions of this kind. As a result, they had solutions ready for the critical issues we were encountering. Luminis was able to conceptualize and sketch out the product from the early stages of development; this gave us confidence in their capabilities.
An innovative platform and a prestigious price thanks to a close partnership
Onboard have successfully built an IoT-platform suitable for an innovative company, enabling this start-up to effectively put itself on the map. Also, we won the Duke’s Choice Award with the Onboard-platform, which is a tremendous validation of the work we delivered together. It confirmed that the platform has technical depth which has given a lot of confidence for the future
Florus Wilming (Onboard co-founder): “We have developed the first phase, which has yielded great results, and we’re now ready to take the product further. We look forward to taking our collaboration to the next level together. It’s good to keep challenging one another, it keeps both parties on their toes. Luminis also does this impeccably; you express a commitment to one another, you both commit to the product, you open yourselves to feedback from both parties and make it happen. A satisfied client is the result.
Luminis has, in my opinion, a clear and compelling proposition. They are not only an expertise company that assigns people to customer’s projects, Luminis also develops technologies in-house; this is incredibly interesting. Luminis harbours an enormous pool of experts, and that is very important to us. We want to continue to build this product with Luminis. Our collaboration with Luminis is essential to taking our next steps. We created a true partnership with Luminis, that ultimately benefited both parties.”
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