Copenhagen-based Thorco Projects has selected Navis’ Bluetracker solution to monitor and analyse the fuel consumption and vessel performance of its own and chartered vessels. The Charter Monitor module of Bluetracker monitors the operational speed versus fuel oil consumption as agreed upon with the charter party, providing greater visibility of charter-party compliance. The system gives automatic...
A new catamaran ferry for MBNA Thames Clippers has been fitted with the cloud-based BareFLEET monitoring platform by Reygar to give high level insight into the performance of the new vessel as it enters service in London. The high-speed ferry builder, Wight Shipyard, will use the monitoring system to collect remote data and analyse the...
A collaboration between OceanWise and Marico Marine is expected to result in the delivery of a new environmental monitoring system to the Port of Dover. OceanWise will design, integrate, and install a new system to monitor, manage and publish environmental data at the port. Robert Proctor, Oceanographer at OceanWise commented: “We will install a new...
MAN Energy Solutions has introduced a new digital platform, MAN CEON to collect and evaluate operating and sensor data and monitor in real-time marine engines, turbines and compressors. The new digital platform integrates data and information from MAN machinery and its operational environment and uses intelligent analysis tools for evaluation and forecasting. The platform is...
“If you can save 1 per cent of fuel, you already have a business case for fuel monitoring,” claims Dan Veen, CEO and co-founder of maritime start-up We4Sea.Veen and his co-founder Michiel Katgert, have a bold mission. They want to save 1 million tonnes of CO2 and drive sustainable shipping by making fuel efficiency monitoring...
Japanese oil and gas exploration company INPEX CORPORATION has installed ClassNK-NAPA GREEN for monitoring operations on three of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. ClassNK-NAPA GREEN will verify the technical performance of the LNG carriers, two of which are to service the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, and the other to contribute to the Prelude LNG...
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...