Outfitting New TAPP system from Trimline During 2021, Southampton-based Trimline developed a new, allencompassing business application named TAPP. TAPP (Trimline App) runs any refit project, from initial enquiry through to project delivery – including material purchasing and resource booking, drawing management, onsite time recording and health & safety. It provides a way for Trimline, and its customers and suppliers, to work collaboratively towards the end-goal of a project executed on time and on budget. TAPP has been developed by Trimline as industry-leading software, which allows the outfitting team and customer personnel to view live project progress (regardless of location). Snags can be photographed and managed within the software in real-time, by customers as well as the Trimline team. TAPP equipment is handled by the Trimline Project Manager, Foremen and team leaders to enable a quick and efficient method by which all the team on-board and the customer knows exactly the progress of the refit, along with any challenges arising, this being in a position to solve such problems with the minimum of delay. The TAPP system is unique – it is designed to assist both Trimline personnel and Trimline’s customers to affect the best possible outcome of any refit. It pulls all the systems together to give an accurate sight in real time during the outfit process, and allows all to view what is the exact position of the refit at any time. It can also assist in pre-planning with an archive of every refit on-board previous refits, thus saving precious time for the customer when planning and getting quotes for a refit/drydock. For Trimline, the TAPP system allows the project management team to accurately know the progress of all items of equipment – purchasing, delivery and installation. One of the main assets is the immediate knowledge of any challenges, which may happen during the refit and the method by which such challenges can be solved quickly and efficiently. The first time TAPP was used on a project involved Marella Cruises’69,472 gt Marella Discovery 2, during a refit alongside in Zadar, Croatia in April 2021. Matthew Easton, Hotel Refurbishment, Marella Cruises said, “I found using TAPP hugely valuable. The ability to view live transparent data at any time, and in any location, certainly makes my life easier. Since using TAPP, Trimline has listened to my feed-back and been able to build in addition features, which has been fantastic. I first trialled TAPP during our last project, even though I was unable to get on-board the ship – I could still see, in real time, what was happening on-board the ship. The TAPP system is designed to ‘look after’ both customer and workers.
Image of the winning entry, by Meyer Werft’s Thorben Stubbe The Algae Lifecycle Floor
“We are now at pre-planning stage for our next refit and I have access to all the live data from procurement to resource levels. At the touch of a button I can access, review and approve all drawings and FF&E. It’s great that I’ll also have access to historic data for future reference. I can’t wait to get on-board and see how TAPP helps us during drydock.” Work is expected to begin in January 2022 on-board two of the DFDS ferry fleet in Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu), both projects involving the new Trimline TAPP system of monitoring and reporting the progress of the outfitting part of the refit projects. The two ships involved are the 60,500 gt Côte Des Flandres and the 33,796 gt Côte Des Dunes. The ships will follow each other into the shipyard with some 70/80 Trimline workers attending the refits. These comprise joiners, electricians, plumbers etc. Earlier in 2021 Trimline worked across a programme of refits for P&O Ferries, which included the installation of COVID-safe catering areas onboard three of its ro/pax ferries. The Spirit of Britain refit was carried out by the team in Rotterdam, the Spirit of France in Tilbury, and the Pride of Kent in Newcastle, UK. On all three projects, the TAPP system was successfully utilised. During the recent Cruise Ship Interiors Expo, held at London’s ExCel, the Trimline team was recognised for its TAPP system, by being awarded The CSI Technology Award. Voted for by the cruise industry and judged by leaders in the cruise industry, the award ‘recognises the company who has introduced technology to improve the way they work and therefore improve their product offering to clients’.
Bolidt award for Meyer Werft
The TAPP system being used on-board
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The inaugural Bolidt Design Challenge has been awarded to Meyer Werft concept designer Thorben Stubbe for a versatile, carbon-negative cruise decking solution that combines science and nature to stunning effect. Named ‘Algae Lifecycle Floor’ (ALF), the innovative concept will now be turned into a physical sample and displayed at the Bolidt Innovation Centre outside Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Applicable to both indoor and outdoor spaces in the form of flooring, partitioning, wind protection or wall decoration, ALF comprises lightweight, hardwearing and sustainable materials including soya resin, hemp fibre and bamboo. At its core is a bioplastic water tank containing live algae, which convert carbon dioxide into oxygen, and Pavegen tiles, which turn kinetic energy from footsteps into electricity. As well as powering the pumps needed for cultivating the algae, this electricity provides energy
