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TOP Monitoring - tcm4-483817 - DNV
TOP Monitoring - tcm4-483817 - DNV
You can now ensure your ship is always operating at peak performance with Technical Operations Perfor-
mance (TOP) Monitoring
TOP Monitoring is an advisory service culminating from extensive n Proven reduction in fuel consumption
R&D between DNV, the Norwegian Marine Technology Research n Significant savings in main engine maintenance costs
Institute (Marintek) and selected ship owners. n Reduction of off-hire costs
n Improved safety
TOP collects engine performance data from participating vessels n Visual link between fuel quality, performance and maintenance
equipped with two-stroke engines, from which a Technical Condi- n Increased TMSA rating
tion Index (TCI) is derived, corrected for ISO conditions and n Operational performance benchmarking on any level, from
trended. By evaluating the TCI trend, technical experts at DNV individual ships to the entire market
Petroleum Services produce customised recommendations for per- n Independent third-party performance assessment
formance improvements as well as necessary maintenance tasks.
The TOP Monitoring service can also be interfaced with the DNV
Fuel Quality Testing programme for better control of fuel-related
engine performance.
Stay on TOP with DNV! Contact dnvps.oslo@dnv.com today for more details