Maritime

4D Digital Twin for Digital Twin for Vessel Maintenance

Maritime vessels are vast, complex assets with thousands of components spread across multiple decks and compartments. Maintenance teams must track and document equipment conditions while meeting strict regulatory requirements from classification societies. Digital twin technology is transforming how shipping companies maintain vessels by enabling digital documentation and remote collaboration.

Challenge

What makes Vessel Maintenance challenging?

Vessel operators struggle with fragmented documentation systems and poor communication between inspection teams, shipyards, and classification societies. Coordinating maintenance across international waters requires seamless information sharing and complete spatial context. Traditional documentation methods fail to capture the complex spatial relationships between systems and equipment.

Documentation Control

Traditional documentation methods leave critical equipment histories scattered across paper records and unorganized photos. Historical maintenance data gets lost between different systems and teams, making it difficult to reference during repairs or audits.

Inspection Efficiency

Teams lack proper tools to verify inspection coverage and completeness. Remote inspections become nearly impossible without accurate spatial context. Verifying completed work requires time-consuming physical visits.

Maintenance Operations

Different maintenance teams struggle to communicate exact equipment locations and repair requirements across vessel spaces. Planning work becomes inefficient without proper visualization of space constraints and system relationships.

Regulatory Compliance Verification

Classification societies require extensive documentation to verify maintenance compliance across all vessel systems. Gathering and organizing evidence for audits involves time-consuming manual processes without proper spatial context.

Project

Vessel Maintenance Project

Type

Vessel Maintenance

Location

USA

Use Case

4D Documentation

Hull survey and documentation over time.

Equipment tracking and damage recording for maintenance.

Spatial Collaboration

Remote inspection and survey.

Type

Healthcare

Location

Canada

Use Case

3D Documentation

Site & Progress Documentation

Progress Tracking

SiteInsights

BIM Integration

BIM vs Reality Comparison for Progress Validation

The SiteView is showing 360° images of a vessel that has been captured for maintenance purposes. High resolution photos taken with mobile phones are geotagged for spatial context and detailed information of maintenance history. Damaged areas can be measured in 3D and stored for reporting purposes.

Solution

Benefits of 4D Digital Twins for Maritime Asset Management

CupixWorks transforms vessel maintenance by creating digital twins that enhance inspection efficiency, streamline documentation, and ensure regulatory compliance. Our platform enables teams to track vessel condition, plan maintenance activities, and coordinate repairs while maintaining detailed records for classification societies.

50%

Increase in asset recording accuracy with 3D visualization and documentation

75%

Time saved on site visits by removing manual documenting process on sites

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Maritime

4D Digital Twin for Digital Twin for Vessel Maintenance

Challenge

What makes Vessel Maintenance challenging?

Documentation Control

Inspection Efficiency

Maintenance Operations

Regulatory Compliance Verification

Project

Vessel Maintenance Project

Solution

Benefits of 4D Digital Twins for Maritime Asset Management

4D Vessel Documentation

Virtual Access

Detailed Asset Tagging

Practical Measurement

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75%

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