Verifavia has announced 8 new cooperation agreements with Recognised Organisations (ROs), supporting the verification of data for the IMO’s DCS (data collection system) regulation. Isthmus Bureau of Shipping (Class IBS), Intermaritime Certifications Services (ICS Class), International Naval Survey Bureau (INSB Class), Marine Consultants, Surveys & Naval Register (MACOSNAR), Overseas Marine Certification Services (OMCS Class), Panama...
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...
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)...
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has agreed a deal with Helsinki-headquartered NAPA, which will see the Finnish software developer provide performance analysis and reporting for 80 of MOL’s time-chartered bulk carriers. NAPA, which is owned by Japan’s ClassNK, will deliver its Fleet Intelligence system to the ships, combining proprietary data modelling with open source data and...
UK-based technology company, Clearwater Tracking, has teamed up with Norwegian maritime war risk insurance club Den Norske Krigsforsikring for Skib (DNK) to provide a hardware and software solution for near real-time monitoring of ship positions and breach reporting. The system, which has been developed between the two parties over the last 18 months, provides a...
Hong Kong based ship manager Wallem Ship Management and Hamburg’s Zeaborn Ship Management have selected Verifavia Shipping to conduct EU monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) and IMO data collection system (DCS) services. Verifavia Shipping will provide EU MRV and IMO DCS verification on most of Wallem’s Liberia and Panama flagged vessels. It will also certify...
Maritime technology start-up We4Sea has received certification from Verifavia for its IMO Data Collection System (DCS) and EU Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) emissions monitoring solution. The company’s non-capex fuel monitoring solution collects large quantities of operational data from a ship, including position, draft, speed and heading. The data is sent to shore and combined...
ClassNK has released ClassNK MRV Portal (IMO DCS), a software service to help operators report, monitor, and verify their ships’ CO2 emissions in line with the International Maritime Organization’s Data Collection System (IMO DCS) regulations that will come into effect in 2019. The IMO DCS regulations require all globally operating ships over 5,000GT to collect...
Blockchain technology and governance specialist, Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration (BLOC), has been recognised for its emissions Monitoring Verification and Reporting (MRV) solution that aims to help the maritime and shipping industries comply with environmental regulations. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) awarded BLOC first place on its Solve’s Coastal Communities Challenge, for its work...
Miros Group, an ocean surface measuring provider, has announced that it is making its sea state data on waves, currents ice, and oil spills, and general environmental conditions, available in real-time through a cloud-integrated service. The Miros Group offers solutions to provide insight into ocean behaviour that can be used to assist with operational decisions...
Last month, Digital Ship held its Vessel Performance Optimisation forum in London. The forum discussed how different strategies and technologies could be applied to vessels to improve fuel efficiency and ship performance. While there are many solutions available to monitor and improve vessel efficiency, there is some hesitation from the industry when it comes to...
KVH Videotel has announced a new feature of its Videotel Performance Manager service designed to evaluate and monitor seafarer skills. The new feature prepares seafarers and allows them to be evaluated against any competency that should be demonstrated during their time on-board a vessel. The results are displayed in interactive reports and made available to...