Alltime Finland has been awarded the comprehensive waterway maintenance contract and remote monitoring service for the Port of Inkoo, operated by Inkoo Shipping Oy.
The contract covers the full scope of the port’s waterway maintenance operations. Alltime will be responsible for the maintenance of the area’s maritime navigation aids, as well as the installation and operation of the remote monitoring system. The project includes 20 maritime navigation aids, all of which will be connected to the remote monitoring platform.
Through the agreement, the Port of Inkoo will become the first port in Finland where all maritime navigation aids are remotely monitored. The solution delivers significant benefits from both a safety and environmental perspective.
Remote monitoring is transforming maintenance operations
Traditionally, the condition of maritime navigation aids and safety equipment – such as buoys and beacons – has been verified manually through regular maintenance visits carried out by workboats. With Alltime’s remote monitoring solution, inspections such as tracking the exact position and status of navigation aids can now be carried out continuously and remotely. This significantly reduces the need for physical inspection visits by boat.
“Continuous real-time situational awareness and rapid response capabilities are essential in infrastructure maintenance. With remote monitoring, these can now be achieved while reducing the environmental footprint of service production to a fraction compared to traditional maintenance operations,” says Antti Sappinen, Business Director, Infrastructure maintenance on waterways.
In practice, maintenance visits will only be carried out when needed, for example in fault situations. This improves operational efficiency and enhances service quality.
“Thanks to remote monitoring, maintenance actions and inspections can be initiated almost immediately when issues are detected. The condition of the equipment is monitored continuously, and maintenance is no longer based solely on scheduled inspections,” Sappinen continues.
Condition-based maintenance supports emission reduction
The introduction of remote monitoring has a clear positive impact on the carbon footprint of maintenance operations. Reducing unnecessary inspection visits also reduces emissions generated by workboat operations.
According to Alltime’s estimates, in a site similar to Port of Inkoo, a single scheduled maintenance round can generate close to 3,000 kg of CO₂e emissions. Depending on the number of maintenance visits ultimately required, the company estimates that annual emissions from waterwayt maintenance operations at the Port of Inkoo alone could be reduced by several tonnes of CO₂e.
Further Information:
Antti Sappinen, Business Director, waterway maintenance, Alltime Finland
antti.sappinen@alltime.fi
Tel. +358 40 055 7548
Antti Kalske, Chief Marketing, Communications and Sustainability Officer, Alltime Group
antti.kalske@alltime.fi
Tel. +358 40 569 1534
Alltime in brief
Alltime Group’s vision is to become a Nordic leader in maintaining built environments. We aim to provide customers with peace of mind through our proactive and caring approach in property maintenance, cleaning services and infrastructure maintenance. Our over 1,000 employees in Finland and Sweden ensure smooth and safe everyday life by taking care of properties, urban areas and waterways. Alltime Group is owned by MB Funds, a Finnish private equity firm, together with key employees.