Tag: monitoring

UNCTAD highlights the importance of monitoring and tracking progress towards the achievement of relevant economic, social and environmental targets in the maritime transport. In a meeting held yesterday, the organization discussed about indicators which are recognized as critical for maritime business and its users, as well as for governments and policy makers.

ORBCOMM announced that TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico is currently using the company's VesselConnect, that enables visibility of refrigerated containers transporting temperature-sensitive, high-value cargo across water, filling the traceability gap on vessels at sea. Data as reefer status, temperature and slot location are displayed on an app aboard the ship.

Carnival Corporation announced that is expanding the Fleet Operations Centers with the opening of a new facility in Seattle, to provide real-time support for its fleet. The system captures thousands of data points and provides real-time analytics for 28 distinct parameters for navigational safety from each ship, aims to optimize efficiency and fleet performance.

Trimble and Teledyne Marine announced that Trimble will distribute a branded version of Teledyne's PDS software package for hydrographic survey, construction and dredging operations. The "Trimble Marine Construction Software" will provide accurate measurement and positioning to improve marine construction efficiency and safety.

As part of Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s team, Gastops will use computer modelling to simulate a U.S. Coast Guard's new Offshore Patrol Cutter propulsion system integration to predict and analyze ship performance and optimize control strategies during the program’s detailed design phase.

Radio Holland has announced that it signed a strategical agreement with American ICT company Cisco. The aim of the cooperation is to play a key role in accelerating digitization in the maritime sector by developing and offering maritime ICT solutions, for example remote monitoring & diagnostics services, data management and networks on board.

Panos Theodossopoulos gave a presentation providing his view on the balance between shipping industry needs and technology trends at the 2017 SMART4SEA Conference & Awards explaining that the use of data analytics, physical models and human expertise forms the optimum balance in smart shipping.

Wärtsilä has signed a long-term Technical Management Agreement to optimise the performance of ten of the Albacora S.A.’s fishing vessels. Wärtsilä will provide technical assistance and maintenance planning for the company's fishing vessels operating around the world.

Presented to the global marine industry at SMM 2016 in Hamburg, the MXP app is the first time ABB Turbocharging has developed a solution fully enabling ‘self-service’ by the ship’s crew based on condition. It represents the next phase in launching MXP which will be commercially available in 2017.

AMSA's Medium-altitude Earth Orbit Search and Rescue system for emergency distress beacon detection is now operational and ready to support search and rescue response in Australia.