Solution · Marine telematics

Settle the bunker bill at the engine, not the dock.

Per-engine flow measurement and bunker tank monitoring for vessels, port equipment, and bunker barges. Every liter that enters the engine on your vessel record - accurate to ±0.5%, defensible against dock-side disputes.

Tug T-04 · 2 engines · underwayLast sync · 6s ago
Engine 1 (port)
28.4L/h
Steady · within normal band
Engine 2 (stbd)
26.1L/h
Steady · within normal band
Bunker tank
1840L
OK · 32h to bunker
Flow anomaly event
Trusted by fleets in 150+ countries
What it monitors
Per-engine flow · bunker level · voyage totals · idle ratio
Accuracy
±0.5% with DFM flow meter
Compatible with
Single & multi-engine vessels · port equipment · bunker barges
Typical install
4-6 hours per engine · scheduled maintenance window

What you have today

Dock-side meters can be disputed and rarely match your own records. Tank dipping is best effort. By the time consumption per nautical mile looks wrong, the supplier has already closed the bunker records.

What we add

A DFM meter on each engine supply line, plus return-line setup where needed, measures real engine consumption at ±0.5%. An optional DUT-E bunker sensor reconciles delivered against burned fuel with timestamps.

What you'll see

Every voyage, every engine, every liter - on one timeline.

Flow data streams while engines are running. Voyages are segmented by departure and arrival; consumption is summarized per voyage, per engine, and per nautical mile.

  • Underway profile - flow vs time shows idle, cruising, and high-load maneuvering in one view.
  • Bunker reconciliation - delivered volume versus burned volume, with variance thresholds.
  • Anomaly events - sudden drops, return-over-supply states, and non-bunkering tank changes trigger alerts.
Tug T-04 - voyage Helsinki -> Tallinn, 4h 20m2x DFM-D · 0.1 L/h resolution
Engine flow profile (L/h)Departure / high-load markerArrival / anomaly marker
Two ways to do it

Engine-only tracking or full bunker-to-engine reconciliation.

Many operators start with engine-side DFM for operational control and reporting. Fleets with recurring bunker disputes add DUT-E in bunker tanks to close the loop end-to-end.

DFM-D per engine
DFM-D per engine
Per-engine consumption · regulatory reporting
Accuracy±0.5%
DetectsFlow rate · totaliser · engine on/off · idle vs underway
Install4-6 hours per engine
Hardware cost~€1,200 per engine
Best whenOperational awareness · EU MRV/IMO reporting · single vessel operations
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How it fits together

Flow-first marine telemetry in your existing vessel stack.

Per-engine DFM meters and optional bunker-level sensing feed a single onboard gateway and your preferred platform for voyage reporting and reconciliation.

STAGE 1Sensors1-2x DFM per engineoptional DUT-E in bunker tankRS-485 / ModbusSTAGE 2GatewayOnboard gatewayNMEA-2000 bridgeLTE / Iridium / VHFSTAGE 3Any vessel platformWialon · custom · port systemsMRV reporting toolsAPI / MQTT / FMSSTAGE 4DashboardVoyage reports · bunker reconciliationEU MRV / IMO reportsCaptain alerts · ERP exportYOU INSTALL ↓YOUR EXISTING STACK ↓
Standards we speak:RS-485 · Modbus · NMEA-2000 (via bridge) · MQTT · Iridium / LTEIntegrators:Direct integration with major vessel-management and port platforms
Real results

Marine operators using this setup in production.

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100%
Latvia · Ventspils Port
Bunker disputes eliminated, baseline established

DFM flow meters on bunker vessels gave the port a precise consumption baseline and ended supplier fuel-bill arguments.

-12%
Common deployment · Inland river barges
Lower voyage consumption with captain-level visibility

Per-engine flow data exposed high-load patterns; route and maneuver adjustments reduced fuel per voyage within two months.

EU MRV
Common deployment · Coastal cargo
Compliant reports without manual logs

Flow data feeds MRV workflows directly, reducing manual entry and cross-checking against bunker receipts.

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