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that far exceed industry standards. We can now also
access and analyze data that can significantly increase the
operational efficiency of our ships, which is another major
benefit.”
Utilizing cloud-based technology from Microsoft,
this new system – dubbed “Neptune” – has been in use
at the Carnival Maritime Fleet Operations Center (FOC)
in Hamburg, Germany, as announced in October 2015.
Carnival Corporation has been piloting the system
with its European cruise line brands in Hamburg and
Southampton, England. Based on the system’s success,
the company will continue rolling out the system this
year to further increase the monitoring capability of its
ships sailing in the U.S. and Caribbean, through its Fleet
Operation Centers in Miami and Seattle.
The new Carnival Corporation FOCs will provide an
additional layer of support, where the shore-based
analytics system will automatically generate alerts to help
provide support in addressing any potential safety or
weather-related issues across the fleet. Moving forward,
the system’s ability to process and analyze “big data” in
real time will enable Carnival Corporation and its brands
to do predictive analysis with the potential to further
improve safety and operations.
The implementation of the advanced support system is
aligned with the company’s Arison Maritime Center, home
of its Center for Simulator Maritime Training Academy,
or CSMART Academy, the world-class maritime training,
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professional development and research facility in Almere,
located just outside Amsterdam in the Netherlands, which
currently provides some 6,500 deck and technical officers
from the company’s 10 global brands with extensive
annual training programs.
“Our commitment to raising the bar on maritime safety
has already generated several major enhancements,
including our world-class CSMART Academy training
facility where our deck and technical officers receive the
industry’s most progressive training using state-of-the-art
simulators,” said Burke. “Now we are taking it to the next
level with our new Neptune support system and cutting-
edge Fleet Operations Centers that enable us to support
safety using real-time data in ways that have never been
done in the cruising and commercial maritime industries.
Together, our safety training programs and innovative
technological capabilities like Neptune add even more
strength to our comprehensive approach to safety and
operational excellence as the number one priority for
Carnival Corporation.”
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