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Frequently Asked Questions

Find quick answers about Gelectric's AI-powered maritime solutions, including Digital Noon Reports and Condition Monitoring, covering features, installation, and usage.

General

Who is Gelectric?

Gelectric is a Netherlands-based maritime technology company specialising in AI-powered solutions for vessel data analytics, Digital Noon Reports, and Condition Monitoring. Founded by maritime professionals, we understand the operational challenges fleet managers face and design tools that deliver measurable efficiency gains, compliance support, and cost savings.

What type of customers do you serve?

We work with ship owners, fleet managers, technical departments, and compliance teams across the globe. Our solutions are suitable for any vessel type, from tankers and bulk carriers to offshore vessels, and for operators seeking to modernise decision-making using existing onboard data. Whether managing a single vessel or a large fleet, Gelectric's systems scale to meet your operational needs.

What industries do you serve?

We focus primarily on maritime industries, including tankers, container ships, RoRos, and offshore platforms, but our solutions are adaptable to other sectors requiring robust monitoring systems.

Do Gelectric's solutions require changes to existing workflows?

No, our products are designed to be adopted with minimal disruption. Digital Noon Reports work with your existing email reporting format, while Condition Monitoring integrates with the sensors you already have. This means no complex retraining for crew or major onboarding process, just improved operational capabilities without changing how you work today.

Can I use multiple Gelectric products together?

Yes. Our platform allows data from Digital Noon Reports to be combined directly with Condition Monitoring metrics, creating a single, unified view of fleet performance. This integration provides more comprehensive insights, enabling better fuel optimization, predictive maintenance planning, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.

Do you offer global service and support?

Absolutely. Through our network of trusted maritime technology partners worldwide, we deliver full global coverage for implementation, training, and technical support. Wherever your fleet operates, our team ensures consistent, reliable service and long-term product performance, with both remote and on-site assistance when needed.

Digital Noon Reports

What makes Gelectric's Digital Noon Reports unique?

Unlike most providers, we do not require crews to use new apps or fixed templates. Your team continues sending noon reports by email in their familiar format, and our Agentic AI automatically parses them into clean, structured data in seconds. This approach ensures zero workflow disruption while empowering you with real-time dashboards, compliance reports, and actionable insights.

What kind of reports can be generated?

Our system can instantly generate internal performance reports, voyage summaries, regulatory compliance reports (such as IMO requirements), and comparative analysis between vessels or voyages. All reports are built automatically from the parsed noon report data, making them accurate, timely, and available whenever you need them without manual compilation.

Can I customize dashboards and alerts?

Yes. We provide fully customisable, role-based dashboards so each stakeholder sees the metrics most relevant to them, whether it's fuel performance, voyage speed, or engine status. You can also set automated alerts for specific conditions such as exceeding fuel consumption limits, missing data entries, or deviations from planned performance, ensuring proactive responses to key operational events.

How is installation done?

There is no onboard installation required at all. To activate the system, simply add our designated email address to your noon report CC field and data starts flowing into your secure Gelectric dashboard instantly. This means your vessels can begin benefiting from analysis, insights, and alerts without equipment modifications or complex setup.

Does Digital Noon Reports integrate with other systems?

Yes. We provide a robust API allowing data to be shared seamlessly with third-party applications, enterprise software, or other maritime management systems. Additionally, noon report data can be combined with condition monitoring and sensor data for a complete operational view, enabling fleets to make data-driven decisions faster and more effectively.

Can I generate historical compliance reports?

Yes. All processed noon report data is securely stored and can be accessed on demand. You can generate and download compliance reports for any date range, vessel, or voyage, ensuring you're always prepared for any regulatory review.

How quickly are dashboards updated after sending a noon report?

Dashboards are updated almost instantly once a noon report is received and parsed by our Agentic AI. This means shore teams can make timely operational decisions using the most recent vessel data without waiting for manual entry or processing.

Can multiple users access the same dashboard?

Yes. Dashboards are role-based and can be viewed by multiple authorized users simultaneously, whether they are in operations, technical management, or compliance teams. This ensures a single source of truth for the entire organization.

How do alerts improve vessel performance monitoring?

Alerts automatically notify the relevant team whenever important thresholds are exceeded. For example, abnormal fuel consumption, missing data, or speed deviations. This enables immediate action to prevent inefficiencies or safety risks and keeps vessel performance within optimal ranges.

Are alerts customisable?

Absolutely. You decide the conditions that trigger alerts, from specific data variables to operational performance indicators. This flexibility ensures your dashboard works exactly the way your fleet management team needs it to.

How can Digital Noon Reports save costs for my fleet?

By automating data parsing, reporting, and compliance documentation, your teams spend less time on manual work and can react faster to performance issues. In addition, tracking fuel consumption trends helps identify optimization opportunities, reducing overall operating costs.

Can Digital Noon Reports help reduce environmental impact?

Yes. Monitoring and analyzing fuel usage and other key vessel parameters supports operational changes that lower emissions. This helps meet environmental targets while improving efficiency across the fleet.

Is my noon report data secure?

Yes. We follow strict maritime data management and cybersecurity standards, ensuring all data is encrypted during transmission and securely stored in our cloud platform. Access is fully controlled based on user roles and permissions.

Who owns the vessel data processed by Gelectric?

The data always remains the property of our customers. Gelectric processes and stores it on your behalf, providing tools to access, analyze, and share securely whenever needed.

Do you provide training for using dashboards and reports?

Yes. Gelectric provides onboarding sessions and ongoing user support to ensure all stakeholders can fully utilize the dashboard, customize alerts, and generate the reports they need.

Condition Monitoring

What equipment can be monitored?

Gelectric's condition monitoring solution is designed to track the performance and health of critical onboard machinery, including main engines, auxiliary generators, pumps, separators, cranes, and other mission-essential equipment.

How does predictive maintenance in Gelectric's condition monitoring work?

Predictive maintenance uses advanced machine learning algorithms to analyse sensor data from critical machinery such as engines, pumps, and generators. By detecting abnormal patterns or gradual performance changes, our system can forecast potential failures months in advance, giving operators plenty of time to act. This proactive approach significantly reduces costly downtime and extends equipment lifespan.

What type of data is used for predictive maintenance?

We collect and analyse data from vibration sensors, temperature sensors, and other condition-monitoring devices installed on key equipment. These readings allow our AI models to track subtle changes in performance that may indicate wear or damage. Combining multiple data types ensures highly accurate fault detection and maintenance planning well before a breakdown occurs.

How can predictive maintenance reduce downtime?

By identifying possible equipment failures early, operators can plan maintenance during scheduled port stops rather than emergency situations. This means repairs are completed with minimal impact on voyage schedules, avoiding costly delays and penalties. Predictive maintenance also helps optimize spare part inventory, ensuring components are available exactly when they're needed.

What is energy monitoring and why is it important for vessels?

Energy monitoring measures and analyses onboard electricity usage, fuel consumption, and other power-related data in real time. This helps fleet managers identify inefficiencies, monitor high-consumption machinery, and take action to reduce overall energy costs. By improving energy management, vessels can operate more sustainably while meeting performance targets.

Can Gelectric's energy monitoring reduce fuel consumption?

Yes. Our system highlights patterns of excessive fuel use and identifies opportunities for optimisation, such as adjusting operational settings or optimizing machinery load sharing. Over time, these changes can result in significant fuel savings, lowering both costs and environmental impact for the vessel.

Does energy monitoring require special equipment?

Gelectric can integrate with any existing current or flow sensors already installed onboard, making adoption straightforward. If a vessel lacks suitable hardware, we work with trusted partners to supply and install compatible sensors. This flexibility ensures that our energy monitoring solution fits the unique needs of each ship without unnecessary complexity.

How does Gelectric's condition monitoring help with emissions compliance?

Our emission monitoring capabilities track and record onboard pollutant output levels, ensuring compliance with regulations such as IMO Tier standards. Real-time data helps operators identify when emissions approach regulatory limits, enabling immediate corrective action. This proactive compliance approach helps avoid fines, penalties, and reputational risk.

Can emission monitoring help reduce pollution?

Absolutely. By tracking emission patterns in detail, our system can reveal how operational changes or maintenance work affect pollution levels. With this insight, operators can implement targeted efficiency measures to reduce harmful exhaust gases, contributing to cleaner maritime operations and better environmental stewardship.

Is emission data stored for reporting purposes?

Yes. All collected emission data is securely stored in the Gelectric platform and can be accessed at any time for compliance reporting or internal performance analysis. This ensures accurate documentation for audits and inspections while giving operators a historical view of emission trends over time.

What is remote monitoring in Gelectric's solution?

Remote monitoring gives shore-based teams live access to vessel machinery data, enabling faster decision-making and more effective fleet management. Operators can view performance metrics, receive alerts, and track equipment health from anywhere in the world. This connectivity helps align onboard operations with shore-side maintenance and scheduling teams.

Does remote monitoring require constant internet connectivity?

No. Thanks to our built-in edge computing capabilities, Gelectric's system continues collecting and analysing sensor data even without internet access at sea. Once a connection is restored, all stored information and alerts are automatically synced to shore-side dashboards for review. This ensures uninterrupted monitoring regardless of connectivity challenges.

Who benefits most from remote monitoring?

Remote monitoring is especially valuable for fleet managers, technical superintendents, and maintenance teams who oversee multiple vessels. By providing instant visibility across the fleet, it enables more accurate planning, quicker response to issues, and reduced need for costly onboard inspections. Ultimately, it improves operational transparency and teamwork between ship and shore.

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