Kongsberg Maritime has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV to enable a key role to be transferred from a ship to a shore-based control centre, which the company believes marks a significant step in the journey towards uncrewed vessel...
Marine electronics & digitalisation news
AUTOMATION SYSTEMS FOR LNG BUNKER SHIPS
Høglund Marine Solutions of Norway has been contracted to deliver integrated automation systems (IAS) for three newbuild LNG bunkering vessels (LNGBVs) for Canadian owner Seaspan. The IAS will seamlessly connect the cargo handling, control and...
MORE EFFICIENT DOCKING FOR RO-RO VESSEL
Wärtsilä Voyage has installed its SPECS solution onboard 'Selandia Seaways', a 197m ro-ro ferry owned and operated by DFDS, to augment crew situational awareness and enhance the safety and efficiency of its navigation and docking procedures. Operating a congested...
KDI HELPS GASLOG LNG FLEET BECOME GREENER
Kongsberg Digital (KDI) has recently signed an agreement with gas tanker operator Gaslog LNG, meaning that the entire fleet, counting 35 vessels, will be equipped with the KDI Vessel Insight infrastructure, resulting in better data collection and utilisation for the...
ABS REMINDS THAT CII REPORTING DEADLINE IS DRAWING CLOSE
ABS Digital Solutions (ABS DS), an ABS affiliated company operating as part of the movement to decarbonise the maritime industry, has unveiled its new CII monitoring and reporting tool and has emphasised the need to adopt a continuous monitoring approach that allows...
HANSA TANKERS PARTNERS WITH STORMGEO TO HELP IMPROVE CII
Norwegian pool operator Hansa Tankers is partnering with weather intelligence and decision-support solution provider StormGeo, part of Alfa Laval, to roll out the fleet performance management software s-Insight to all vessels in its pool. Hansa Tankers operates a pool...
WÄRTSILÄ’S OWN SHIP ENABLES TESTING AND DEMONSTRATION
Wärtsilä Voyage has unveiled its new demonstrator and innovation vessel, ‘AHTI’, in which the company has created a seaborne environment where customers can test Wärtsilä Voyage’s own technologies, as well as its technology partners’ solutions. Trials can now be...
SOFTWARE PRODUCT AIDS DECARBONISATION REPORTING
StormGeo, a provider of weather intelligence and decision-support solutions for the shipping industry and part of Alfa Laval, is to release a new Carbon Footprint Dashboard to help customers reduce carbon emissions more effectively. The new dashboard will be the third...
KONGSBERG HOPES DIGITAL TWIN PRODUCT CAN TRANSFORM SHIPPING
Kongsberg Digital (KDI) has launched a maritime digital twin, in collaboration with the service's first pilot customer Höegh Autoliners. KDI believes this to be the beginning of a new transformation journey for ship operations. As a developer and vendor of digital...
SPERRY MARINE AND ABB PARTNERSHIP ADDRESSES DECARBONISATION AND SAFETY
Navigation systems company Sperry Marine has launched a new digital solution, Sperry Marine Vessel Performance, developed in collaboration with ABB, which enables vessel owners to collect and analyse on-board data in real time, supporting efficient fuel usage...
DAMEN DELIVERS ALL-ELECTRIC TUG TO NEW ZEALAND
Damen’s first all-electric harbour tug, an RSD-E Tug 2513, with 70t bollard pull, has been handed over to its new owner, Ports of Auckland (POAL) in New Zealand. The tug had been known as 'Sparky', but has now received its Māori name, Tiaki. The 25m tug is capable of...
FEEDER MANAGEMENT COMPANY ADOPTS CII SOLUTION
German shipowner OKEE Maritime, which manages a fleet of 10 container vessels in regional feeder services worldwide, has ordered digitalisation tools from StormGeo, a company in the Alfa Laval group, to improve environmental performance, including the newly...
SIMULATION SOFTWARE COMPARES WIND ASSISTANCE DEVICES
UK consultancy Cape Horn Engineering has developed a simulation workflow to directly compare the efficiency of wind assisted propulsion (WASP) devices, taking into account the most important effects of adding wings, Flettner rotors or any other type of wind powered device...