With ships evolving into sophisticated sensor hubs, generating data and connecting through satellites in an expanding interconnected web, DNV GL is adding a new chapter to its rules for ship classification: Digital
New “Guidelines for Digital Smart Ship” released by class society ClassNK set out the procedures to obtain new class notations for ships with advanced digital technology. The guidelines are part of the
Spanish ferry operator Baleària reports that the Marie Curie, its fourth LNG fueled smart ship will enter service on its Valencia-Ibiza-Palma route from Friday, July 26. The ship is a twin of
JANUARY 31, 2019 — Baleària’s Hypatia de Alejandría, the first LNG fueled ferry on the Mediterranean, has begun sailing, completed its first commercial trip last night between Barcelona and Palma. The ferry
MAY 8, 2018 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) have agreed to jointly develop vessel steering gear technologies that enhance vessel reliability and energy-saving through
MARCH 2, 2018 — Aiming to put the smart engine into the smart ship, engine designer Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed an agreement to
DECEMBER 8, 2017 — China’s first smart ship, the 38,000 dwt bulker Great Intelligence, has received cyber-enabled ship (CES) descriptive notes from classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR). The vessel is a modified
OCTOBER 27, 2017 — Looking, among other things, to accelerate its development of a smart ship concept, leading Chinese ship design house SDARI has signed a partnership agreement with Reykjavik, Iceland, headquartered
JULY 20, 2019 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is harnessing big data to enhance engine plant preventive maintenance and reduce life cycle costs. As part of its Ishin Next — MOL
JULY 19, 2017 — The world’s largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), says that its Integrated Smart Ship Solution (ISSS) is the first of its kind in the global shipbuilding industry and
