Ericsson transforms maritime fleet management for Taiwan's U-Ming
Ericsson has been selected by U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation (U-Ming), a marine transportation company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, to deliver end-to-end connected vessel and voyage optimization solutions, U-Ming said in its press release.
Ericsson's Maritime ICT Cloud will enable U-Ming to collect near-real-time data on vessel location and movement, and to monitor vessel speeds against manually set planned speeds, allowing the company to optimize fuel consumption. By facilitating real-time information flows, the solution will improve visibility from ship to shore and support process automation, which will reduce U-Ming's costs and deliver efficiencies both internally and for clients and partners.
In addition, Ericsson will deliver its Connected Vessel offering, which will support high-quality ship-to-shore VoIP and email communications for personnel on board vessels.
Under the terms of the agreement, Ericsson will manage day-to-day operations and maintenance of the solution, along with initial installation and integration.
Ericsson already supports Maersk Line, the world's largest shipping company, with end-to-end systems integration, deployment and management of mobile and satellite communication for its fleet of 400 vessels. This agreement with U-Ming represents Ericsson's first bulk carrier deal globally.
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Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society - a world leader in communications technology and services. With approximately 115,000 professionals and customers in 180 countries, Ericsson combine global scale with technology and services leadership. Ericsson support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. Forty percent of the world's mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2014 were SEK 228.0 billion (USD 33.1 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.
