Trondheim-based Star Information Systems (STAR) extends collaboration with Norwegian cruise ferry operator Color Line with the launch of a landmark project that will harness the power of STAR’s new STAR Suite web-enabled technology platform to streamline maintenance planning, execution, and reporting. Color Line’s decision to implement STAR Explorer – a core STAR Suite application – forms part of the company’s ongoing commitment to enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring the highest standards of maintenance across its fleet. Superintendent Marius Slettingdalen highlights the challenges faced by the company in the past: “Previously, we struggled to generate good data quality from work-order reporting due to manual free-text entries by maintenance engineers.
With close to 200,000 jobs reported annually, equating to nine jobs per hour based on 12-hour shifts, it was clear we needed a more streamlined approach. It’s just not possible to report so many jobs with satisfactory quality.” Per Anders Koien, Product Director, Star Information Systems STAR Explorer will enable Color Line to transition from manual reporting to checklist-based and, in future, sensor-based reporting, ensuring a centralized, high-quality data lake that can be used to analyze trends and determine operational thresholds.
“By automating reporting processes and leveraging sensor data, we aim to enhance work-order efficiency and improve resource utilization, also during scheduled drydockin.