Accenture and Hyundai Heavy Industries have partnered to speed up the smart nautical revolution in the shipping industry.

The companies said fleet management will be eased with the deployment of a network of sensors built into new vessels.

The sensors will collect ship’s voyage data including location, weather, and ocean currents, on-board equipment and cargo status.

The firms said ship owners will be able to make more efficient operations and reduce operation costs, as real-time analytics will be matched with new and historical fleet data.

The venture expects the service to deliver real-time alerts and warnings, predictive maintenance and more efficient scheduling.

The connected smart ship will use Hyundai Heavy Industries’ on-ship platform and the Accenture Connected Platforms as a Service (CPaaS).

Eric Schaeffer, SMD at Accenture, said: "Our collaboration with Hyundai Heavy Industries utilises our digital technology and deep industry experience to enable a traditional ‘products’ company to adapt its business model, taking advantage of digital technologies like analytics."

Moon-kyoon Yoon, COO of the Shipbuilding Division of Hyundai Heavy Industries, said: "Through this collaboration with Accenture, our ambition is to lead innovation in ship operations, shipping and the port logistics sector."