30 Jul 2024
Trevor Atkinson
Marketing Coordinator

Effective fleet management can be the difference between smooth sailing and turbulent waters in the fast-paced maritime industry. Whether you’re managing OSVs, ATBs, or a diverse fleet of vessels and attached assets, maintaining visibility and control is crucial. Enter Voyages and Attached Assets! These are two new innovative Helm CONNECT modules designed to bring clarity, efficiency, and enhanced oversight to your growing operations. Let’s dive into how these tools can revolutionize your fleet management and keep you on the right course for growth.

Embrace Efficiency and Clarity with Voyages

Streamline how you create, manage, and report on vessel activities

Voyages bridges critical gaps in operational transparency, making it a must-have for fleet managers. Here’s why:

  • Voyage Status Monitoring: Track voyage status with clear indicators for Planned, Active, Completed, and Cancelled stages.

  • Enhanced Transparency: Group logbook entries by voyages to create clear, detailed reports. This facilitates seamless communication with customers and stakeholders.

  • Simplified Operations: Automate log entry associations to reduce errors and administrative burdens, making your operations more efficient.

  • Improved Billing Accuracy: Ensure all billable activities are accounted for, improving financial transparency and customer satisfaction.

  • Actionable Insights: Gain deeper operational insights, whether you’re managing charters or analyzing vessel metrics.

  • Improved Visibility: Detailed logs, cargo tracking, and fluid tracking comprehensively summarize all activities and changes.

For OSV users, Voyages also streamlines charter management, ensuring precise billing and operational oversight.

Achieve Comprehensive Fleet Control with Attached Assets

Ensure comprehensive visibility and streamlined maintenance workflows

Managing a growing fleet means keeping track of numerous assets. This can be a daunting task without the right tools. Attached Assets is here to help bring flexibility and control to fleet management. Here’s how it can help:

  • Enhanced Shoreside Visibility: Using the Advanced Search Dashboard, users can filter by ‘Asset Groups’ to provide the Port Captain with a focused view that shows only the relevant information they need.

  • Comprehensive Asset Attachment: Attach up to 50 barges to a single vessel, ensuring all assets are monitored and managed effectively. Maintain visibility into the maintenance status of every attached asset, even when offline.

  • Seamless Maintenance Integration: Integrate seamlessly with existing maintenance workflows, allowing crews to manage tasks efficiently. Centralize maintenance data in a dedicated workspace, ensuring crucial information travels with the assets.

  • Flexible Event Logging: Log attachment and detachment events via the Logbook, triggering relevant forms and tasks. Access attached asset tasks and checklists directly in the Logbook for streamlined operations.

  • Certifications and Compliance: Monitor attached asset certifications via an onboard overview to ensure compliance with up-to-date records. Access detailed asset information through an intuitive onboard interface.

By leveraging this powerful feature, you can improve operational efficiency, maintain compliance, and optimize the health of all assets.

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We’ll be taking you on a deeper dive into these exciting features soon but until then, be sure to ask your account manager about Voyages and/or Attached Assets or book a meeting today!