Monitoring, Control & Digitalisation

Kongsberg Maritime has signed an agreement with Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited to deliver Shell’s draft and trim optimisation software.

The world’s first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have been completed by DNV GL.

ABB Turbocharging and Kongsberg Digital signed a cooperation agreement on edge data collection and ship engine performance analysis on 21 August. The companies will work towards a common data infrastructure and accelerate…

Bakker Sliedrecht has successfully renewed the vessel management system of a barge, Comus 2 with an upgraded version of its BIMAC system.

DNV GL has seen the number of remote surveys rise by 33% as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic makes physical visits challenging.

Norway is initiating a formal collaborative research and development project examining autonomous maritime operations.

CCCC Guangzhou Dredging Company has ordered a condition monitoring system from Bakker Sliedrecht for the submersible motors on its trailing suction hopper dredger Jun Yang 1. The solution is intended to improve…

Techcross has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by solving customer service issues remotely using solutions such as videoconferencing or training local engineers to deliver support.

Rivertrace, the smart water quality monitoring technology provider, is offering an integrated SMARTSAFE e-ORB discharge monitoring system. The solution incorporates Rivertraces security system monitoring equipment with Prevention at Seas e-ORB (PAS electronic…

Rolls-Royce Power Systems and MAN Energy Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on mýa, the open asset and fleet management system.

Innovation Norway has awarded NOK18.5m to ScanReach for a series of development projects to make operations safer, greener and more efficient at sea by bringing wireless connectivity to the maritime and offshore…

ClassNK has released its ‘Guidelines for Designing Cyber Security Onboard Ships’ (Second Edition) for newbuilding designs, targeted at shipyards and ship-building owners.

Wärtsilä has been contracted to deliver a complete bridge systems installation for five ice breaking dual-fuel LNG carriers under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries shipbuilding complex in South Korea. The vessels are…

The starting point for the live remote repair scheme operating onboard Anthony Veder’s gas tanker fleet was a simple question: “How can we get necessary knowhow on board a ship if a…

Wärtsilä is extending the scope of its digital predictive maintenance product, Expert Insight, to cover 2-stroke engines. The technology company is also launching a scrubber module to provide vessel compliance and scrubber…

The main criterion for the replacement of modular frequency converters should be the actual condition of the components, rather than their age. Bakker Sliedrecht began to offer condition-based monitoring after successfully maintaining…

Bureau Veritas (BV) is further expanding its remote survey capability and continuing its digital transformation with a new centre in Singapore.

Unifeeder, the Denmark-based charter company, has signed a deal to implement a digital twin-based performance monitoring solution across its fleet in order to reduce its vessels fuel consumption and emissions. The solution…

Viking Line and ABB have proven the concept of mooring winch upgrades, re-using old motors but updating to stepless speed control

ClassNK has joined the Maritime Transportation System Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MTS-ISAC) in a bid to strengthen vessel and shoreside cyber risk management.

A remote survey for steel certification at a steel mill by ABS has enabled work on two self-elevating drilling units (SEDU) at Lamprell Energy, UAE to continue despite Covid-19 restrictions.

Silverstream Technologies, in collaboration with the University of Southampton, has been awarded an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) grant to advance machine learning in the maritime sector.