Monitoring, Control & Digitalisation

Classification society, ClassNK, has given type approval certification for Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT) digital shipping solution.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Smart Ship Solution (DS4).

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU), NAPA and AVL have announced a strategic co-operation agreement to develop digital ships and related strategic solutions.

While the largest shipping lines have already implemented in-house efficiency monitoring schemes throughout their fleets, Kongsberg has launched an initiative to make the same technology available for the rest of us. Vigleik…

ABB is to supply an integrated vessel systems package to two dual-fuel dredgers that are being built by Keppel Offshore & Marine for Van Oord. This is ABB’s first full-scope power, automation…

ABB Turbocharging has upgraded digital platform ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT, for use on a fleet-wide scale. The platform provides accurate insight into engine performance from fleet to vessel level with all key…

Shoreside connectivity provides an answer to many questions... but it’s just the beginning for a swathe of others, writes Stevie Knight.

Classification society DNV GL, automation systems vendor Høglund, ferry operator Fjord1, and the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) have completed the first testing phase of the ROMAS (Remote Operation of Machinery and Automation…

Classification society DNV GL has signed a contract for the first Cyber Secure class notation with Scottish company, Stena Drilling.

Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) this week exhibited the vessel command workstation which will be used with autonomous vessel Yara Birkeland, due to enter operation in 2020. The virtual bridge, based at WSM’s…

Diesel power specialist Royston has enhanced its Eco Speed analysis capability as part of its enginei electronic fuel management system (EFMS) to enable ship operators to identify and maintain optimum vessel speeds…

Rolls-Royce is testing a new electronic monitoring system that it developed with ZF on a catamaran, Halunder Jet operated by Förde Reederei Seetouristik in northern Germany. The tool, the Equipment Health Management…

A collaboration between WinGD and ship management company, Enterprises Shipping & Trading, has successfully demonstrated the power of WinGDs Integrated Digital Expert (WiDE) predictive maintenance technology.

Finnish ferry operator Eckerö Line will install ABB’s situational awareness solution, ABB Ability Marine Pilot Vision, on board its ferry ”Finlandia”.

Technology group, Wärtsilä, has been contracted by Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, to roll out a Wärtsilä Fleet Operations solution for its fleet of Arctic shuttle tankers.