Monitoring, Control & Digitalisation

Sweden-based voyage optimisation company Qtagg reports that its EcoPilot operational optimisation software achieved a fuel efficiency improvement of 7% onboard a Tallink Group cruise ferry.

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a letter of intent with Chinese shipbuilder Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore to deliver a large technology package for the BT-220IU Wind Turbine Installation Unit.

As it completes the ten thousandth installation of Fleet Xpress, Inmarsat has launched a new ‘Fleet Data Academy’ to support the adoption of the growing range of maritime digital applications.

The latest version of IBM’s Maximo Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software has been granted type approval by classification society, DNV GL.

Wärtsilä Voyage has launched a technology package for semi-autonomous sailing that features the industry’s most advanced sensors and high-accuracy ship control systems.

Robotics in Maintenance Strategies (RIMS) has created a new portfolio of inspection services focused on the drone and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) element of the business.

Norsk Fisketransport’s new wellboat is said to be the first vessel in the world to use the Raven integrated navigation system (INS) developed by Norwegian Electric Systems.

i4 Insight is partnering with FNT at Sea Services to incorporate ‘condition monitoring’, a service that uses analytics and sensing data to predict machine reliability and prevent breakdowns, on to the i4…

Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) by Wärtsilä Voyage is to be employed by UltraShip for its entire fleet of 18 LPG tanker vessels.

Rivertrace Limited has published a new white paper on digitalisation, with insight into the evolution of smart water quality monitoring technology and electronic reporting methods.