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Mermaid Release Notes v1.2.0.30

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The latest release of Mermaid is now available. In this release there are a number of new features in the results side of Mermaid

If you’re interested in Mermaid please get in touch.

New Features

MM-1286: Axis Options

It is now possible to manually set the axis limits on charts.

MM-1354: Export progress burn up data to Excel

The data displayed in the progress burn up charts can now be exported to Microsoft Excel.

MM-1853: Expand all/collapse all buttons on the results Gantt chart

Expand and collapse all buttons have been added to the results Gantt chart, allowing quicker navigation of the chart. Read more >

Mermaid Release Notes v1.2.0.25

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The latest release of Mermaid is now available, including the addition of crews for restricting work.

If you’re interested in Mermaid please get in touch.

New Features

MM-2023: Crews

It is now possible to restrict work using simple crews, a full explanation of how this feature works can be found here on our support portal.

Bug-fixes

MM-2230: Adding a 13th results set causes all chart series to be the same colour.

MM-2288: Attempting metocean download without internet connection crashes Mermaid

Read more >

Time series variability blog

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How do different aspects of the input metocean data affect Mermaid results?

There are a range of sources of variability when it comes to putting together a Mermaid analysis, and they can all affect the output statistics to various degrees.  It could be subtle changes such as weather thresholds, task durations or the level of suspendability; or more strategic changes such as vessel and port choice.  But that’s what Mermaid is designed for, for you to be able to tweak and optimise your operation to minimise the weather risk. Read more >

Mermaid Release Notes v1.2.0.20

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The latest release of Mermaid is now available, including a number of new metocean channels for restricting work.

If you’re interested in Mermaid please get in touch.

New Features

MM-1529: Limit operations by cloud height, humidity and temperature

It is now possible to restrict work using cloud height, humidity and temperature. We have also added temperature to metocean database that is freely available with Mermaid.

MM-2053: Colour code locations

Map locations can now be colour coded allowing easier identification.

Improvements

MM-2253: Only warn once when vessel changes multiple times in non-suspendable and if holding station groups

MM-2254: Export probability of exceedance data to Excel every 1% instead of every 5%

Bug-fixes

MM-2249: Rare unexpected failure when downloading metocean data

MM-2248: Any key press dismissing the assets import tab, should only dismiss on ESC key

MM-2258: Crash when trying to view metocean download option on map with no metocean points

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Mermaid Release Notes v1.2.0.19

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The latest release of Mermaid is now available, including a new feature allowing you more flexibility in the assignment of vessels. We’ve also added a video demonstrating the metocean data download process which was added in the last version of Mermaid. You can see that video and other video tutorials here.

If you’re interested in Mermaid please get in touch.

New Features

MM-1537: Non-suspendable groups with tasks that have different vessels

It is now possible to change the vessel which is assigned to tasks in a Non-Suspendable or Suspendable If Vessel Holds Station group. Read more >

Comparison of using Mermaid metocean data against a higher quality dataset

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With the recent addition of access to a 10-year hindcast dataset within Mermaid we thought it would be a good idea to provide some handy guidance and advice on how it should be used.

The general aim of this dataset is to allow users to generate some ‘headline’ average duration statistics that will be useful for things such as writing or reviewing bids and operation overviews.

The key things to be aware of with this dataset are threefold:

  1. The duration of the dataset is ten years (January 2006 to December 2015)
  2. The time step of the wind data is three hours whereas it is six hours for the wave data
  3. The horizontal grid resolution is 0.25°, i.e.
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Mermaid Release Notes v.1.2.0.15

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The latest release of Mermaid is now available, including a new feature allowing you to download historical weather data from our servers directly within Mermaid.

Why not kick it off at one of our upcoming online training programmes? Please get in touch if you’d like to be part of it. Each training programme consists of three 2-hour sessions.

New Features

MM-1995: Integrate downloadable Metocean data

Mermaid now comes with free access to a ten-year metocean hindcast dataset that users can import directly into their Mermaid models.  Read more >

James Fisher Marine Services provides wpd Offshore Solutions GmbH with Mermaid®

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wpd to use Mermaid® to help plan its offshore operations and to understand and reduce weather risk

James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, are pleased to announce that wpd Offshore Solutions GmbH have become the latest European wind farm operator to take Mermaid as its tool for assessing the weather risk on its construction and O&M activities. wpd join the likes of Vattenfall, RWE and Jan De Nul as a user of one of the most sophisticated marine operation planning tools available. Read more >

Mermaid Release Notes v.1.2.0.14

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The latest release of Mermaid is now available, including many small improvements. We have some larger features for you coming up that we have been working on in the background, keep your eyes peeled for these in a future release. As always we are keen to hear any feedback or ideas you may have for the future development of Mermaid.

Why not kick it off at one of our upcoming online training programmes? Please get in touch if you’d like to be part of it. Read more >

Mermaid at Offshore Wind Energy 2017

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Mermaid is an advanced and unique software tool designed to quantify and reduce the effect of metocean conditions on all aspects of marine operations. It is unparalleled in its ability to undertake detailed modelling of complex marine tasks and vessel interactions and is an essential tool for optimising your operations, reducing risk and saving money.

Mermaid, designed by marine operators and built by software engineers, is regularly updated and improved and is actively being used by developers in Europe and China. Read more >