Weilbach, Vento Maritime and Force Technology have joined forces to develop a new digital route optimisation solution. The new digital route optimisation is a single platform that makes it possible to select the best navigation route based on updated electronic nautical charts, precise weather data, detailed calculations of ship dimensions and nautical and maritime conditions. ...
OneOcean has unveiled its latest online voyage solutions, which have been developed to help fleet owners and managers solve multiple navigation and compliance issues whilst enabling their ship and shoreside teams to communicate much more effectively. The software covers all aspects of voyage optimisation, including passage planning, compliance, safety and environmental products. The software collates,...
Danish start-up Bunker Metric has rolled out new functionality under its bunker procurement optimisation tool, BunkerPlanner, to assist vessel operators in reducing costs under any market combination of time charter (TC) rate and bunker prices. BunkerPlanner calculates attractive bunker port calls that can be induced on a voyage in relation to the costs of bunkers,...
Herberg Systems in Hamburg has released a new software solution that calculates the time charter equivalent (TCE) rate to achieve the best possible efficiency of a voyage, within a few seconds. Charter.Works is primarily used in the dry cargo and general cargo segment. It features a precise TCE calculation to provide detailed information about the...
DTN has released the latest version of its onboard weather routing software that includes an increased route network density for more optimised routes and route options. The new version, SPOS9, gives shipowners and operators additional options to maximise cost-effective shipping. The onboard platform comes with a route network update that includes increased network density enabling...
OneOcean, the supplier of integrated digital software solutions for the maritime industry, was created in late 2019 following the merger of ChartCo and Marine Press. VPO Global’s sister publication, Digital Ship, spoke with two of the key figures behind the merger, Martin Taylor CEO and Nicholas Bourque CSO, to find out how they expect OneOcean’s...
Swedish start-up Lean Marine says that optimising a ship’s voyage and thereby improving fuel efficiency can be maximised by breaking down its operation into three key phases. These phases include a planning phase, an execution phase, and post-voyage phase. By looking at the various elements of a ship’s performance in three separate phases, a better...
Met-ocean data provider for the marine sector Theyr has signed up to the national SPRINT business support programme. Theyr will collaborate with SPRINT partner, the University of Southampton on the development of a marine vessel routing application that will enable a cleaner future for commercial shipping. The SPRINT project will focus on the real-time exploitation...
Carnival Maritime, the Marine Service Unit of the Costa Group, and the Fraunhofer CML have set up a strategic partnership to implement the maritime research institute´s decision support system SCEDAS on the 27 vessels of Costa Crociere, AIDA Cruises and Costa Asia. SCEDAS, which is already in use at container and bulk vessels around the...
StormGeo and DNV GL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive digitalisation and data standardisation in the maritime industry. In the MoU, both parties aim to strengthen the presence and integration of StormGeo’s fleet performance management and weather intelligence solutions on DNV GL’s independent data platform, Veracity. This will give StormGeo’s customers an...
A ship should not be thought of as an island if optimal performance is to be achieved and global climate goals are to be met, says CEO of Danish Maritime Development Centre (MDC) Mikkel Hansen. “We sometimes look at different components or processes onboard and wonder how we can optimise to make it more efficient,...
Wärtsilä, together with project partners Carnival Maritime and HVCC Hamburg Vessel Coordination Centre (HVCC), have announced successful implementation and testing of a new solution for Just-in-Time sailing. The partners have achieved the seamless exchange of data between ship and shore under real-life conditions, thereby enabling optimal port arrival. The applied solution, Wärtsilä Navi-Port, has received...