DEME orders seventh Alewijnse AIViVi digitalisation solution in two years

The AIViVi digitalisation solution is already up and running on six trailing suction hopper dredgers in the fleet of the DEME Group.

DEME orders seventh Alewijnse AIViVi digitalisation solution in two years
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Alewijnse and DEME Group have signed their seventh contract in just two years for the supply and installation of an Alewijnse virtualisation and visualisation (AlViVi) platform, on board another DEME trailing suction hopper dredger.

DEME and Alewijnse have to date successfully completed over twenty such projects over the past five years.

AlViVi is an innovative control system jointly developed by Alewijnse and DEME to enable the faster and more efficient development and maintenance of IT systems on board vessels and offshore installations. The solution is based on a central, redundant server system that virtualisates all dredging process-related data. The result is that the data generated by the systems centralised within AIViVi can be visualised and manipulated from any connected screen onboard the ship. This means that the innovative platform replaces around 75% of the computers, keyboards, video and mouse (KVM) hardware and significantly reduces the cabling requirements.

The AIViVi digitalisation solution is already up and running on six trailing suction hopper dredgers in the fleet of the DEME Group. 

Alewijnse and DEME Group have been working together intensively since 2015 on automation and electrical installation solutions for DEME's dredging fleet. Alewijnse closed the contract for this latest order due to its proven high quality of service, expertise and performance combined with previous successful implementation of the technology on other DEME dredgers and offshore vessels. 

Previously projects include the PLC refit and development of dredge application solutions on board the TSHDs Nile River, Lange Wapper and Uilenspiegel; as well as a new alarm and monitoring system on board the Nile River and an upgrade of the ADLS and ASTS dredging systems on board the TSHD Mellina.

DEME and Alewijnse also work closely on solutions for offshore (wind) vessels. Joint projects have included the supply and installation of an innovative and intuitive vessel management system for the helicopter deck of jack-up vessel Apollo, the electrical outfitting of the cable-layer Living Stone and the development of two advanced QA Bolt Tension Logging systems for the installation of wind turbines.