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An open source digital platform for the design of ships – described as ‘a virtual test bench’ for ship concepts - is to be created under a multilateral project encompassing classification, research,…

AkzoNobel has launched a new app which offers a lite version of its Intertrac Vision software, the big data hull performance prediction tool.

Lloyds Register (LR) has launched a code that assesses unmanned marine systems (UMS) against a set of safety and operational performance requirements.

A Svitzer tug with Rolls-Royce systems has completed what the companies claim is the first remote operation of a commercial vessel, in Copenhagen harbour “earlier this year”.

DNV GL has opened digital fleet performance centres in Hamburg and Singapore which aim to help improve vessel efficiency by monitoring and optimising operations.

The American Bureau of Shipping has unveiled its Global Ship Systems Center in Athens, home to a new committee dedicated to developing standards used in ship design, construction and surveying.

Class society DNV GL has published a report assessing the potential for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction from shipping towards 2050, based on a new computational model.

Wärtsilä and Maran Gas Maritime (MGM) have extended their current LNG carrier cooperation with a five-year maintenance agreement.

Speakers at the Nor Shipping opening conference tackled the weighty topic of shipping disruption on the first day of the biennial exhibition.

Software and data house NAPA has launched a cloud-based performance monitoring solution that requires no installation.

Nor Lines has signed a contract with Rolls-Royce to monitor and maintain equipment – including engines - onboard two cargo vessels under a new, fixed-rate service agreement.

Following the IMO ratification of the ballast water treaty and the decision on a global sulphur cap, one agency is reassuring shippers that there is help available to finance vessel retrofits using…

DNV GL has included asymmetric stern shapes in its Eco Lines hull optimising service for the first time, enabling vessels to reduce installed power.

A ‘floating laboratory’ onboard icebreaking platform supply vessel ‘Gennadiy Nevelskoy’ is to research electric propulsion and equipment performance in ice conditions, under plans drawn up by Sovcomflot (SCF) and the Admiral Nevelskoy…

A consortium of five companies is cooperating to develop the world’s first class approved propeller made using 3D printing (or additive manufacturing) techniques.

Yara is to work with Kongsberg Maritime to build what the companies say will be the first all-electric container feeder vessel, sailing between Yara’s facilities in Porsgrunn, Brevik and Larvik in Norway.

Lloyd’s Register has launched a new digital service, CyberPerform, that focuses on enabling owners to unlock the value in their data quickly and cost effectively.

Bureau Veritas has launched a next generation Asset Integrity Management (AIM) solution for the shipping and offshore industries which aims to help reduce CAPEX and OPEX for operators.

A ‘floating laboratory’ onboard icebreaking platform supply vessel ‘Gennadiy Nevelskoy’ is to research electric propulsion and equipment performance in ice conditions, under plans drawn up by Sovcomflot (SCF) and the Admiral Nevelskoy…

Corvus Energy has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide service and maintenance to Scandlines’ hybrid ferry fleet.

Norwegian shipyard Kleven is to deploy Rolls-Royce’s automatic crossing system on two double-ended battery ferries for FosenNamsos Sjø.