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India-based maritime technology company BlueWater Trade Winds has launched a dashboard to give operators greater visibility of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo conditions and vessel performance, as disruption around the Strait of Hormuz highlights the risks facing global gas supply chains.
The company’s LNG sensor dashboard brings together data from different equipment manufacturers, allowing shore-based operators to monitor cargo and machinery readings through a single interface.
According to Splash247, the platform is already live in production and standardises sensor readings from multiple original equipment manufacturer (OEM) systems, addressing differences in how vessels record and report operational data.
The dashboard tracks cargo tank pressures, temperatures and volumes, alongside boil-off gas levels. Operators can also monitor main engine and generator loads, LNG consumption, gas combustion unit activity and cryogenic machinery performance.
The system allows cargo conditions to be compared against receiving terminal requirements before a vessel arrives, potentially helping operators identify issues and adjust voyage or cargo-handling instructions before problems develop.
“Across our vessels, the same cargo and machinery readings come from multiple OEM systems, each describing it in its own way,” said Capt Kumaresh Gupta, Managing Director of BlueWater Trade Winds.
The company has mapped readings from different systems into a common format, enabling operators to compare performance across vessels.
The dashboard joins BlueWater’s existing ‘BOSS’ platform, which includes voyage optimisation, emissions monitoring, LNG commercial claims management and carbon intensity indicator forecasting.
Visibility amid shipping disruption
The launch comes as LNG shipping faces heightened geopolitical and logistical risks, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route linking major Gulf energy exporters with international markets.
Disruption to the waterway has affected LNG movements from Qatar and contributed to uncertainty over the timing and delivery of cargoes.
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The impact has extended beyond shipping, with interruptions to Qatari gas production and exports also putting pressure on the global helium supply chain.
This has led to vessels in the region resorting to cargo transfer outside the strait.
As gas buyers and suppliers navigate changing routes and delivery schedules, access to timely information on cargo conditions and vessel performance can help support operational planning.
