Uptime Alliance
Marine Aluminium AS and TTS Energy are forming the Uptime Alliance, a technology and marketing collaboration that will contribute to increased efficiency and safety for offshore vessels and marine installations. The alliance currently offers two unique systems: the Uptime Helideck – the world’s only motion compensated helideck – and the Uptime Gangway. The dedicated website will go live 1 July 2010.
Uptime Helideck utilises real-time control technology to keep the helideck steady relative to the helicopter, and safe landing is possible under conditions where the vessel would otherwise be moving too much. So far the patented system has been delivered to two of newest and most advanced vessels of the seismic company Petroleum Geo-Services, PGS, namely Ramform Sovereign and Ramform Explorer. Uptime Helideck is compatible with all types of helidecks, and will now be introduced worldwide.
Uptime Gangway is an active motion compensated telescopic gangway in aluminium, especially designed to facilitate access between vessels and fixed installations, such as offshore windmills and oil rigs. In addition to these solutions, the Uptime Alliance offers regulation advisory services, engineering services, operations, maintenance, modification, upgrading, installation and other services within expert control, training and certification relating to these products. The Alliance’s services and products will continuously be developed to meet requirements of customers within offshore and shipping, as well as offshore windmill parks. Uptime Alliance will develop and market solid and cost effective solutions that increase safety, accessibility and uptime for offshore installations and vessels.