ABB Azipod propulsor

ABB adds new Azipod function

A new digital solution supports crew in achieving optimum efficiency from the ABB Azipod electric propulsion system. Called ABB Ability OptimE – Toe Angle Optimization for Propulsion, the solution automatically selects the

Fleet Connect provides Certified Applcation Providers with dedicated connection to thousands of vessels in real-time.

Taiwan Navigation to use Inmarsat Fleet Connect

Following the successful trial of its Smart Ship Viewer (SSV) bridge solution onboard Taiwan Navigation’s handymax bulk carrier Tai Splendor, JRC (Japan Radio Company Co. Ltd.) has joined the growing number of

StormGeo services include weather routing

Alfa Laval to acquire StormGeo

Upping its digital game, Alfa Laval has entered a NOK 3,630 million (about $439,000) agreement with Stockholm-based EQT Private Equity to acquire StormGeo, the weather routing and software-based decision support specialist that

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Alpha Ori solution earns ClassNK Innovation Endorsement

The AssetAI predictive maintenance solution developed by Singapore-headquartered Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT) has been granted ClassNK’s Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions. ClassNK launched Innovation Endorsement in July 2020 as a rapid

Digitalization in maritime shipping

How COVID-19 has driven a technology revolution in shipping

By Alexander Buchmann, Managing Director, Hanseaticsoft CONTRIBUTED CONTENT: Hanseaticsoft is an established global provider of cloud-based software for the maritime industry. Last year, satcom specialist IEC Telecom highlighted that demand for digital

Kongsberg’s Kognifai offers new tool for fleet energy management

Kongsberg Digital has teamed up with Norwegian software provide Yxney Maritime to make Yxney’s Maress application available to all Vessel Insight users on Kongsberg’s Kognifai open ecosystem. The Maress application is a

Tidewater’s Kneen gives analysts “a little more color behind the scenes”

In a call with financial analysts yesterday, Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) President and CEO Quintin Kneen covered not just the numbers but also gave some interesting insights into the benefits the offshore services

Singapore start-up Brightree now a Fleet Connect application provider

Singapore-headquartered Brightree Pte Ltd has signed an agreement that will see it join the fast-growing group of certified application providers to offer a dedicated application for Inmarsat’s Fleet Connect service. Fleet Connect

OPINION: Time to address “sea blindness” on digital transformation

By Martin Wallgren, Chief Information Officer at GAC Group Done right, digital transformation has boundless potential for shipping. But doing it right demands resilience, the right mindset and a clear focus on

Shipping faces “safety gap” as it transforms

A white paper released by classification society DNV GL identifies a looming “safety gap” between shipping’s existing approach to safety risks and its plans for greater digitalization and the adoption of alternative

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