Monitoring, Control & Digitalisation

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Ulstein Verft recently awarded the contract to supply an Automation and Power Management System for Nexans latest cable layer to the Ålesund-based supplier, Blue Ctrl AS. The vessel, New Build 317, has been commissioned by Nexans…

30th January 2024

NEXANS’ New Cable Layer at Ulstein Verft Advances

30th January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABB has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the shipping business of DTN Europe BV and DTN Philippines Inc. (hereinafter DTN Shipping), expanding the company’s offering in maritime software.…

25th January 2024

ABB to acquire weather routing business

25th January 2024

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Specialised ship manager Chemfleet has confirmed that an in-service Berg Propulsion upgrade to control systems onboard the tanker YM Miranda has yielded fuel savings of around 10%.

23rd January 2024

Chemfleet adds three ships to Berg energy efficiency upgrade after verifying 10% fuel savings

23rd January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has announced a joint development project (JDP) with NAPA and CADMATIC, two smart 3D maritime design, engineering and information management software providers, to accelerate the digital transformation of the…

18th January 2024

HD Hyundai, NAPA and CADMATIC to develop digital shipyard

18th January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Korea Marine Transport Company Ship Management (KMTC SM) has reported annual fuel savings worth approximately US$540,000 by using digital engine optimisation.

16th January 2024

Driving fuel savings using digital engine optimisation

16th January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A consortium to encourage the development of a common standard for data exchange relating to 3D design data has added SSI, the specialist provider of shipbuilding software as a member.

15th January 2024

Consortium to drive digital standards for 3D vessel design approval expands

15th January 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Orca AI has unveiled a new version of its SeaPod digital watchkeeping unit with enhanced target detection.

11th January 2024

Orca AI unveils updated SeaPod watchkeeper

11th January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

HD Hyundai Marine Solution (HD HMS) has signed an agreement with Accelleron to simplify access to Accelleron’s digital turbocharger optimisation solutions for vessels built or serviced by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering. As…

10th January 2024

HD Hyundai Marine Solution integrates turbo analytics into digital ship system

10th January 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

InfluxData, the creator of the leading time series database InfluxDB, has announced that MAN Energy Solutions is using InfluxDB to drive real-time analytics across its connected equipment operations.

10th January 2024

MAN ES advances data analytics with InfluxData tie-up

10th January 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has released a pair of new features for its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions management tool.

4th January 2024

ClassNK adds new emissions tool features

4th January 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

IACS Council, meeting last week in London for its 88th session (C88), confirmed a decision to establish an overarching panel to bring together IACS’ current digitalisation activities within a single forum, in response…

18th December 2023

IACS establishes Safe Digital Transformation Panel

18th December 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kongsberg Digital has partnered with Locar, a Brazilian offshore vessel operator, to enhance its digital infrastructure and optimise operations.

14th December 2023

Kongsberg to supply vessel insights for Locar

14th December 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. and Bureau Veritas have issued a Joint-Declaration on 3D Auditing and Recognition, aiming at accelerating the process of 3D Submission and Approval by shipyards and classification societies. A…

14th December 2023

Jiangnan Shipyard to cooperate on shipyard digitalisation and 3D design reviews

14th December 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

COSCO Shipping Technology, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Group, has become the first Chinese company to join the One Sea association.

14th December 2023

COSCO Shipping subsidiary joins One Sea Association

14th December 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ClassNK has awarded approval in principle for the Advanced Maneuvering Assistant System, the core technology for the autonomous navigation system developed by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisha, Japan Radio Co.…

13th December 2023

ClassNK AiP for autonomous navigation software

13th December 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABB and shipping company Wallenius Marine have opened the doors of the first OVERSEA Fleet Support Center in Stockholm. The companies claim that the centre represents a major milestone in their collaborative strategy…

12th December 2023

ABB and Wallenius Marine open first Fleet Support Center

12th December 2023

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Erik Thun Group has selected Berg Propulsion’s Dynamic Drive technology to optimise efficiency on board all ten of its latest newbuildings. The Swedish owner confirmed its decision after pilot installations exceeded energy efficiency…

11th December 2023

Erik Thun opts for digital Dynamic Drive propulsion solution for newbuildings

11th December 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Marine insurer, The Swedish Club is to offer all members cyber insurance cover from next year.

27th November 2023

Marine insurer to offer cyber cover

27th November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A vessel operated by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has completed a demonstration operating on an autonomous navigation system as part of the Nippon Foundation’s MEGURI2040 project.

27th November 2023

Japanese autonomous vessel project completes coastal round-trip

27th November 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

ABS and Hanwha Ocean have signed a landmark strategic framework agreement to advance the digital transformation of shipbuilding. The agreement was signed at KORMARINE in Busan, Korea.

21st November 2023

Hanwha Ocean Collaboration with ABS to Support Shipbuilding Transformation

21st November 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Bureau Veritas (BV), the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and NAPA, the maritime software and data services supplier, have completed the first phase of a Joint Development Project (JDP)…

21st November 2023

3D model-based class approval benefits validated by joint project

21st November 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Sensor technology and digital twins of ships are evolving and open new opportunities for owners and managers to improve the way how their ships are operated.

16th November 2023

Improved Sensors Offer Offer Operations, Refit and Design Benefits

16th November 2023

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

The crews on the REM PSV fleet have recently carried a campaign to increase fuel efficiency, which resulted in a 9.8% increase in fuel efficiency over the course of three months. This produced 1,700 tons…

16th November 2023

Offshore owner achieves near 10% fuel efficiency gains

16th November 2023