The Korean Register (KR) and NAPA have successfully created a ‘live interface function’ for their respective software programs KR SeaTrust-HullScan and NAPA Steel. The function allows real time synchronisation of a ship’s structural data from the NAPA software to KR’s SeaTrust-HullScan. KR SeaTrust-HullScan is a technical software that performs a structural analysis of oil-tankers and...
Marlink and OneOcean Group have teamed up to add a range of advanced voyage solutions to Marlink’s Application Partner Programme. This collaboration pairs OneOcean’s solutions, which connect ship and shore and deliver real-time information for better decision-making, with Marlink’s application management platform, to provide shoreside teams and seafarers with access to software for better voyage...
Indonesian start-up Pranala Digital Transmaritim has integrated its loading software iStow with trim optimisation software Eco Assistant (EA) from DNV. The integrated solution has been installed onboard the Sei Pakning at SMI Shipyard in Cilegon, Indonesia to improve stowage planning and fuel efficiency. Stowage planning is instrumental for a ship’s safety and ensures IMO stability...
NAPA has launched a new onboard stability software solution to increase ship-to-shore transparency and raise the industry benchmark for ship stability and loading management. The solution, NAPA Stability, is set to replace NAPA Loading Computer in the passenger shipping sector. It will be deployed with additional cloud-based functions on NAPA Fleet Intelligence. NAPA Stability is...
ioCurrents’ edge computing platform MarineInsight has experienced a surge in demand in recent months as the shipping sector steps up to meet decarbonisation goals. To meet growing demand, a new Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) division has been established. ioCurrents is designed to provide shipowners and charterers with meaningful insights into vessel fuel consumption,...
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) Germany has formed a strategic pilot partnership with London-based software start-up Signol to apply behaviour-based data science to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions of the vessels under its management. BSM is exploring how giving personalised performance feedback to its masters and chief engineers can positively impact their behaviour in selecting...
Siemens Digital Industries Software has signed an agreement with Spain-based Sener, an engineering and technology company, to acquire its Foran software business. Foran is CAD/CAE/CAM software for the design, construction and engineering of vessels and marine structures. The addition of the Foran product and team to Siemens, together with its customer portfolio, brings experience and...
Nakilat, DNV, and a group of yards and system suppliers have teamed up on a joint development project (JDP) to elevate software reliability and maintenance during shipping operations. Vessel functions rely heavily on computerised software-based systems that are becoming more complex, automated and integrated. Software failures or reliability issues can now result in significant safety...
Seattle-based ioCurrents is pioneering a new artificially intelligent (AI) platform that combines digitalisation and machine learning in real-time to provide actionable insights on ship performance optimisation. Digital Ship caught up with Cosmo King, co-founder and CIO to find out more. Thanks to advancing technology, greater and more accurate data on vessel performance is available to...
Aggregating data that are locked up in multiple systems is essential for effective vessel performance management. This is an objective worth pursuing, however it will require shipping companies to demand more from their vendors and for solution providers to collaborate, if vessel performance goals are to be met, says CEO of OrbitMI Ali Riaz. Speaking...
Turkish-owned and registered shipping company Güngen Denizcilik ve Ticaret has committed its entire fleet of six Suezmax crude oil-tankers to Kongsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight infrastructure. Güngen’s immediate goal for installing Vessel Insight is to benchmark the vessels within its fleet, providing the foundation for increased fuel savings and reduced emissions. The strategic purpose is to...
Swedish shipping company Furetank Chartering has chosen to deploy OrbitMI’s AI-powered vessel performance management platform ‘Orbit’ across its fleet of product and chemical tankers. During a pilot using Orbit on three vessels, Furetank significantly increased control over bunker consumption and increased productivity due to improved planning and coordination of all commercial activities. OrbitMI, an independent...