Accelleron customers will gain easier access to data-driven performance improvements and cost reductions thanks to a new partnership with maritime data platform provider Bemac. Under the agreement signed with Accelleron’s Japanese joint venture company Turbo Systems...
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WIND ASSISTANCE SOFTWARE RECEIVES AiP
Dutch company Blue Wasp Marine's Pelican performance prediction software for wind-assisted ships has been awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society RINA. Pelican is thus believed to be the first software of its kind to have received class...
NAPA DIGITAL SYSTEMS BOOST EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY OF IoM FERRY
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has installed and completed final inspection of NAPA’s full suite of stability management, emergency decision support, electronic logbooks, data reporting and integration systems on its newbuild ro-pax vessel, 'Manxman'. The...
TAIWANESE OPERATOR CUTS FUEL AND EMISSIONS WITH NAPA
Taiwan-based bulk shipping company Ta-Ho Maritime Corporation is strengthening its commitment to digitalising operations by installing Napa’s performance monitoring, voyage optimisation and navigational risk monitoring on eight vessels. With enhanced fleet monitoring...
ABB TO ADD WEATHER ROUTING TO ITS DECARBONISATION PACKAGE
ABB has entered into an agreement to acquire the shipping business of DTN Europe and DTN Philippines (DTN Shipping), expanding the company’s offering in maritime software. ABB says that this will establish it as one of the market leaders in ship route optimisation....
BV HELPS KEEP FERRY COMPANY EMISSIONS UNDER CONTROL
Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore (BVS M&O) has developed and now delivered a ‘Fleet Energy and Emissions Forecast‘ tool to Brittany Ferries, a European Ferry operator with routes between France, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain. Brittany Ferries...
ENGINE OPTIMISATION SOFTWARE SHOWN TO CUT CO2 BY 4,200t
Korea Marine Transport Company Ship Management (KMTC SM) has reported annual fuel savings worth about US$ 540,000 in total after installing Accelleron’s digital engine optimisation solution Tekomar Xpert on 12 Panamax vessels. The fuel savings have enabled KMTC SM to...
PROJECT TO APPLY AI TO MARITIME DECARBONISATION GAINS FUNDING
MSE International, in collaboration with Red Scientific, has been awarded BridgeAI funding from Innovate UK, for its DriveWise project which will assess the feasibility of using AI techniques in the field of maritime decarbonisation. With maritime transportation...
ELECTRONIC LOGBOOK EASES EMISSIONS REPORTING
According to marine electronics company Radio Holland, the maritime industry is grappling with the challenges posed by the global climate crisis. New stringent regulations on emission reporting are introduced yearly, and this trend shows no signs of abating, so...
TECHNOMAR ADOPTS RINA’s SERTICA VESSEL REPORTING ON 96 SHIPS
Technomar Shipping has chosen the RINA-developed Sertica Vessel Reporting System (VRS) as a single system to cover all reporting requirements. According to RINA, as compliance with future regulations is becoming increasingly complex and time-consuming, companies...
CII DATA REPORTS TAILORED FOR VARIED FLEET SIZES
Environmental-focused digital maritime platform RightShip is launching three new subscription tiers to its data and services for owners and managers: RightFleet Starter, RightFleet Lite, and RightFleet Enterprise. This new tiered model ensures that ship owners and...
ABB LAUNCHES CALCULATOR TO SHOW CO2e EMISSIONS
ABB has launched a new digital tool allowing shipowners, operators and designers to estimate the emission reduction impact of various ABB technologies used on board ships when compared to alternative solutions and in scenarios specified by the user. The CO2e (carbon...
BV PARTNERSHIP DELIVERS NEW SMART SHIPPING NOTATIONS TO REDUCE GHG
A smart ship partnership bringing together ship management company Laskaridis Shipping, digital technology provider Metis Cyberspace Technology and classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has developed new notations reflecting the latest advances in digitalisation,...