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WORKSITE DIGITALIZATION No more pen and paper Worksite notes to drawing location Automatic reporting Works OFFLINE Integrate to other systems e or fre f t i Try www.dotag.com Soundware, HemaImaging, Thermal Imag- Partnership thinking, mutual goals, Meyer Turku shipyard presented ing Radar, Vital Vio, and Marine Bubble and the utilisation of versatile know-how Delta Cygni Labs, a Finnish startup that Flow. Finland was represented by Delta were essential factors when new strategic has developed a mobile application for Cygni Labs. partners were chosen. remotely controlled service operations in According to Laiterä, six growth “One of our long-term objectives is companies participated in the final boot to boost cross-scientific cooperation and camp. create an innovation ecosystem within the “All of them were chosen by the maritime industry,” says Laiterä. difficult conditions, such as in the middle of an ocean. ”It is good to see how these innova- tive growth companies and large maritime corporations have found new cooperative corporate partners – Wärtsilä, Royal Caribbean, and Meyer Turku Oy – to con- NEXT INSTALLMENT IN 2019 potential through the Maritime Accelera- tinue cooperation even beyond Maritime For future cooperation, Wärtsilä chose to tor programme. These kinds of cooperative Accelerator.” present Thermal Imaging Radar, a com- initiatives will help in ensuring the future ”The six remaining companies pre- pany that manufactures 360-degree competitiveness and success of the whole sented themselves at the closing event to radars based on infrared imaging and uti- Finnish maritime industry that already has a large audience of around 200 people in lised for controlling the operation of var- unique and specialised knowledge of ship- the morning of December 4th, during the ious devices. building,” Mr. Laiterä expects. Slush event at the Helsinki Fair Centre. The Royal Caribbean wanted to show- After initial success, the Maritime topmost three of the growth companies case Vital Vio, an American health tech- Accelerator programme will be resumed were also on the scene in the international nology company offering a new antibac- in 2019. New partner corporations in the Breaking Waves think tank conference in terial LED-based disinfection method for maritime industry will be chosen by the the afternoon.” on-board hygiene. end of April. n seatec 1/2019 13