A Norled-owned ferry has completed a fully autonomous voyage using Wärtsilä’s automated dock-to-dock solution. The Folgefonn sailed between three ports, without any human intervention. To begin the voyage, the operator selected the next destination berth and set the system to ‘Sail’. This authorises the autonomous controller to take control of the vessel. The ferry left...
GreenSteam has launched the next generation of its GreenSteam Manager (GSM) platform that offers advice on fuel efficient shipping. GSM uses machine learning to build a precise vessel performance baseline. It calculates how much fuel is wasted and where, the cost of this, and analyses specific problem areas such as hull fouling and trim. All...
The captain of a P&O Cruise Ship, the Azura, has been fined EUR 100,000 by a Marseille court for burning high-sulphur fuel oil. The ship was found to be bunkering fuel with a sulphur content of 1.68 per cent, which is more than the 1.5 per cent permitted by the EU. The EU Sulphur Directive...
ClassNK has released a technical notice that details the reporting requirements on sulphur emissions for vessels berthing in Hong Kong waters. Currently, vessels are required to use fuel oils with a sulphur content of no more than 0.5 per cent, liquefied natural gas, or other fuels approved by the Hong Kong authorities. This excludes the...
An Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) installed on a Subsea7 vessel in 2015 has been upgraded to meet the ballast water treatment system (BWTS) requirements of the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The OBS was installed on Subsea’s Seven Pacific vessel in 2015. However, this was prior to the OBS USCG type approval that was achieved...
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced its support for three initiatives to address the issue of global warming. The first initiative is a task force on climate-related financial disclosures (TCFD). TCFD is a task force established by Financial Stability Board (FSB), and its recommendations encourage companies to disclose information on climate change-related impacts and risks...
Making the most of advances in technology and digitalisation requires a clear understanding of what the customer wants to achieve. It is not about installing the latest software or equipment on a vessel just to keep up with the trend if it can’t offer a solution to a customer’s problem, says Cristian Corotto, vice president...
Norwegian marine automation company Høglund has signed an agreement with Yxney Maritime to launch an integrated vessel performance monitoring solution. The plug-and-play system will give shipowners and managers access to real-time fuel consumption data and analytics, allowing for better decision making and improved ship and fleet fuel efficiencies. Høglund Marine Automation’s Ship Performance Monitor (SPM)...
OSM Ship Management has launched a customer assistance programme to help shipping companies retrofit scrubbers in time for the IMO’s 0.5 per cent global sulphur cap in 2020. OSM’s project engineer Ilias Soultanias said that while the 2020 deadline is fast approaching, the industry is still quite indecisive when it comes to choosing a method...
Global ship operator ZIM has reported a 4.7 per cent increase in total revenue in Q3 compared with Q2 2018. In Q3 the total revenue stood at US $840.7 million, the highest in the last 4 years. ZIM says that significant uncertainties in the global trade market driven by instability and volatility are continuing to...
StormGeo has launched Navigator Solutions Portfolio, an integrated, navigational and route optimisation platform connecting on-board solutions to shore-based decision support. The Navigator Solutions Portfolio on-board solutions integrate all voyage-planning elements into one optimal workflow, with a focus on usability and connectivity. On-shore solutions connect the on-board navigation and route optimisation to shore-based commercial and technical...
CO2 emissions from transport including shipping could reach zero by 2050 without radical changes in technology, finds a new report by The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC). According to the report, Mission Possible, which draws upon a set of analyses carried out by Material Economics, McKinsey & Company, University Maritime Advisory Services and SYSTEMIQ, reducing demand...