Monitoring, Control & Digitalisation

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a letter of intent with Chinese shipbuilder Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore to deliver a large technology package for the BT-220IU Wind Turbine Installation Unit.

As it completes the ten thousandth installation of Fleet Xpress, Inmarsat has launched a new ‘Fleet Data Academy’ to support the adoption of the growing range of maritime digital applications.

The latest version of IBM’s Maximo Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software has been granted type approval by classification society, DNV GL.

Wärtsilä Voyage has launched a technology package for semi-autonomous sailing that features the industry’s most advanced sensors and high-accuracy ship control systems.

Robotics in Maintenance Strategies (RIMS) has created a new portfolio of inspection services focused on the drone and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) element of the business.

Norsk Fisketransport’s new wellboat is said to be the first vessel in the world to use the Raven integrated navigation system (INS) developed by Norwegian Electric Systems.

i4 Insight is partnering with FNT at Sea Services to incorporate ‘condition monitoring’, a service that uses analytics and sensing data to predict machine reliability and prevent breakdowns, on to the i4…

Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) by Wärtsilä Voyage is to be employed by UltraShip for its entire fleet of 18 LPG tanker vessels.

A consortium of international shipping organisations has published a fourth version of its Cyber Security Onboard Ships. The updated guidance meets demand from shipowners and ship managers as they face requirements to…

ABB Marine & Ports is opening a new cyber security laboratory featuring hardware and software systems developed to help shipowners and operators combat the maritime industry’s growing cyber threats.

Verifavia Shipping is providing Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) with Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) maintenance services for around 350 vessels in the BSM fleet.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has agreed to acquire Navico Group’s C-MAP commercial marine business. The acquisition will be integrated with the i4 Insight platform, strengthening LR’s existing performance platform ecosystem.

Lean Marine has undertaken the commissioning of its ‘on top’ propulsion automation technology FuelOpt in record time, overcoming multiple challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The SESAME Solution II project has reached a major milestone with the release by the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) of the first iteration of an automated reporting service.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed a five-year OnWatch Scout Predict agreement with North Sea Shipping.

GEA is automating the functionality of its separators for marine applications with a new upgrade kit.

Digitalisation promises to be nothing short of transformative for shipping, but at the same time many of its multifaceted challenges are particular to the industry – and require breaking new ground, Stevie…

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Optimised Maintenance Agreement covering the main engines for two new, dual-fuel 174,000 cbm LNG carriers (LNGCs) managed by Greece-based Thenamaris LNG Inc.

A Norwegian shipowner has selected MAN Energy Solutions to provide a package of digitalisation services for its trawler/purse seiner. The scope of the end-to-end digitalisation package includes real-time, remote monitoring via the…

A new roadmap for smart and autonomous sea transport systems has been unveiled at the SMI Forum in Singapore on 22 October.

GreenSteam is partnering with i4 Insight to help drive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and cut operating costs across the maritime sector.

Kashif Mahmood, Senior Vice President of Digital Solutions at American Bureau of Shipping, discusses how ABS’s new digital platform will help shipowners to optimise operations