Monitor and protect subsea cables, pipelines, offshore rigs or windfarms
Whether you are the owner or operator of a subsea cable or pipeline, you know that the integrity of these valuable assets is essential to potentially millions of people depending on the energy or communication they deliver. Leaving these structures unprotected exposes them to significant risks from human activities and natural phenomena. Protection of critical maritime infrastructure is a matter of timely and proactive action. Our advanced monitoring technology offers 24/7 real-time protection, utilizing geo-fencing and pattern detection to filter out genuine threats and prevent incidents. Comprehensive and accurate incident analysis and documentation are crucial for protecting you against excessive economic risks and liabilities. Secure your assets with our proactive and reactive measures to ensure continuous operation and safety.
The subsea cables of the world carry 95% of all communication
Submarine cables, often overlooked in discussions about global connectivity, play a crucial role in modern communication. Currently, about 95 percent of international data and voice transfers rely on these fiber optic cables, which span the ocean floors. These cables form a vast, interconnected network that carries immense amounts of data across continents, enabling everything from internet browsing and video streaming to international phone calls. The extensive use of these undersea cables underscores their critical importance in maintaining global communication and data transfer. Without them, the global digital infrastructure would be severely compromised, highlighting their vital role in today’s interconnected world.
Protection of critical maritime infrastructure for decades
For more than 25 years, we have helped our clients protect critical maritime infrastructure. Too much depends on it to be left unprotected.
Protection of critical maritime infrastructure in all phases
Proactive Planning and Risk Assessment
Using historical data to pinpoint the safest locations for cable placement or placement of windmill farms or rigs is crucial to proactively avoid unnecessary risk exposure. By leveraging historical data and predictive analytics, companies planning placement of maritime structures can minimize the risk of damage significantly. Our advanced tools allow you to compile comprehensive risk assessment reports, indicating with great precision where deployment of cables, windfarms or oil rigs should be avoided due to historical sailing and behavioural patterns.
24/7 Real-Time Protection
A vessel has just entered a monitored area, and it displays a pattern that indicates it is fishing and risking impact to the seabed. This poses a major risk to subsea cables or pipelines and we should not wait for a disaster before acting. Using Maritime Domain Awareness solutions, you can set up geo-fencing to monitor the areas you want to protect. Within these boundaries, our pattern detection technology filters out only the vessels posing a real risk to your assets. You want alerts triggered by genuine threats, not by every ship that passes by.
Reactive Measures After Accidents
If an asset is left unprotected and an incident occurs—such as a vessel dragging an anchor over a cable or colliding with a wind turbine—incident reports are used to take protective measures to prevent such damage in the future. At sea, setting up a physical barrier is rarely feasible, so turning to technology is essential. To warn other vessels from entering the area, Gatehouse Maritime’s platform can establish Aids to Navigation (AtoNs), serving as digital warning signs displayed on sea navigation maps.