Shell Marine launches 24/7 onboard monitoring service

Shell Marine launched its Shell Marine Sensor Service (SMSS), an onboard monitoring service. The new service acts as a “digital deckhand,” continuously monitoring oil condition to help crews manage and maintain equipment across a vessel proactively to prevent unplanned downtime.

Machinery damage or failure represented the number one cause of shipping incidents and casualties in 2024 (accounting for 56% of the total). SMSS helps operators address this issue by providing crews with greater visibility over equipment health and greater control over vessel resilience.

Built specifically for marine environments, the plug-and-play system consists of just two components – an inline sensor and a pre-configured display with a simple traffic-light interface. It works offline, providing readings on equipment condition 24/7 to give crews instant onboard alerts when issues like water ingress and oil degradation occur.

In addition to onboard alerts, sensor data can be shared with Shell’s shore-based technical experts for deeper analysis and trend monitoring.