UK owner Tufton Oceanic and Lloyd's Register (LR) are launching a pilot programme to optimise maintenance and reliability.

The idea is to deliver considerable savings through digital innovation.

Tufton Oceanic’s asset management company Oceanic Marine Management (OMM) will test the condition-based monitoring programme on two vessels in its fleet.

The initial stages will use a reliability-centred maintenance approach utilising LR’s RTAMO software technology.