Denmark-based shortsea operator Unifeeder A/S and Dutch firm We4Sea B.V. have signed a cooperation agreement to roll-out the We4Sea Digital Twin based performance monitoring solution across Unifeeder’s fleet. The aim is to reduce the ships’ fuel consumption and emissions.
Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a non-profit group established to further digitalisation of container shipping technology standards, has published standards for the exchange of operational vessel schedules (OVS). The standards can be implemented by vessel operators, as well as their V
Software developer for unmanned maritime systems SeeByte has appointed Dr Chris Haworth as the company’s new chief executive officer. The appointment becomes effective August 2020. At the same time, Dr Scott Reed will become SeeByte’s chief technology officer. For Haworth, this is a promotion from p
ABB has signed an agreement with energy solutions provider Yinson for electrical, control and telecommunication equipment and services onboard the Anna Nery floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel bound for the Marlim 2 oil field in Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has developed the Mimir Offshore Interactive Environment, part of Mimir Digital Intelligence, the hub for current and future digital solutions. The 3D tool showcases solutions available from Trelleborg for both topside and subsea applications, including solutions engi
Subsea market intelligence and consultancy specialist Archer Knight has made a series of key appointments. The company has promoted four members of its team as it prepares for a period of UK and international expansion. On the consultancy side of the business, Derek Beddows will become director of d
SeaFlo Consultancy has developed a new dynamic marine and subsea training capability supported by mobile simulators. The Aberdeen-headquartered firm rolled out Marine Professionals Chartership Progression Training to help “fast-track” the careers of marine technicians to chartered engineers and tech
Kongsberg Digital, part of Norway’s Kongsberg Group, has acquired Coach Solutions, a Denmark-based supplier of software solutions for vessel performance and monitoring. The new name of the company will be Kongsberg Coach Solutions.
Nautilus Labs and Insatech Marine have announced a partnership to jointly deliver end-to-end instrumentation and data transmission that gives more shipping businesses access to Nautilus’ predictive decision support solution.
Technology and data intelligence specialist Imrandd has secured a two-year contract extension with Dana Petroleum for the provision of integrity services for all of its UK operated assets.
Greensea, creator of OPENSEA, the open software architecture platform for the marine industry, recently added key personnel to its engineering team to support the development of its EOD technologies. Matt Green, senior robotics engineer, is leading the technology development of Greensea’s EOD Worksp
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The shipping industry has been fairly slow in adopting digitalization, due to its conservative nature. Nevertheless, over the past few years, the pace of digitalization has sped up considerably and especially following the coronavirus pandemic. As the potential of digitalization is being unlocked, t
The team behind the Innovate UK-funded, two-year MIMRee (Multi-Platform Inspection, Maintenance and Repair in Extreme Environments) project has revealed breakthroughs achieved during its first year of running. The MIMRee project has made concrete steps toward reaching its ultimate goal of having an
