14:35, 22 February 2026

Russian Firm Develops App to Manage Onboard Ship Systems

A new mobile platform aims to centralize monitoring, maintenance and control of critical vessel equipment.

Kanonera, a Russian ship repair company, is developing Kanonera Ship Service (ship management platform), a mobile application built on its proprietary software. The system is designed as a digital platform for monitoring and controlling core shipboard equipment. CEO Alexei Petrenko presented the project at the 15th Scientific and Technical Conference “Current Issues in Marine Power Engineering,” held at St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University, maritime outlet Mediadeck reported.

AI Assistant

The solution brings together technical parameter monitoring, planning, maintenance and control of individual ship systems within a single interface. Using a tablet, smartphone or onboard computer, crew members can see equipment status in real time, receive alerts about deviations and review the operating history of components through graphical dashboards.

One of the system’s key technical features is an AI assistant programmed to trigger predefined scenarios.

“Using voice commands, for example, crew members will be able to adjust navigation light modes. At the same time, traditional backup controls will remain in place. If the human-machine interface fails or communication with the local network is lost, all functions can be carried out using physical buttons. The application is being developed as a flexible platform that can be adapted to the requirements of a specific vessel and integrated with existing onboard infrastructure,” Petrenko said.

Paper Logs to Be Phased Out

Developers have placed particular emphasis on the digital transformation of maintenance. Over time, the application could replace paper logbooks by enabling crews to generate maintenance schedules, receive reminders for routine servicing and assign tasks for each onboard system. The approach is designed to streamline maintenance planning and reduce the risk of missing critical operations to near zero.

The project drew interest from university students, who raised a practical question about the cybersecurity of the software. The company said cybersecurity considerations are being built into the system during development.

Kanonera operates in the ship repair sector, specializing in engine servicing and the supply of components. Its engineers bring extensive hands-on experience, having worked with and studied most common types of marine power systems both in Russia and abroad.

Earlier, we reported that Russia’s seas and rivers are going digital, with electronic bills of lading replacing stacks of paperwork, digital twins of ports and vessels predicting failures weeks in advance, and Tsifrovaya Reka (Digital River platform) connecting captains, logistics operators and ports in a unified network.

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