NAPA and ABB cooperate on ship efficiency

ABB will offer the NAPA Loading Computer and the electronic NAPA Logbook under its VICO banner, providing an important element in ABB’s complete advisory solution devised to optimise ship efficiency.

NAPA says that its loading computer undertakes a wide range of calculations related to hydrostatics, intact stability and ship longitudinal strength. The system is installed onboard 1,400 ships, including tankers and passenger vessels. The NAPA Logbook is claimed to offer traditional logbook functionality in a user-friendly electronic format and is said to be widely accepted by flag states. It offers a combination of common data storage, automation interfaces, reminders, guidelines and checklists to prevent misuse and enable additional reporting capability. It reduces workload for personnel onboard, cutting the potential for human error.

VICO offers a range of advisory and fleet management reporting solutions, drawing on shipboard sensors and associated instrumentation to deliver integrated automation, vessel management and control. ABB says that by offering an integrated approach, VICO can help optimise vessel performance, enhance energy efficiency, improve onboard equipment reliability and availability, and promote operational safety.