Tag: operational efficiency

In its monthly newsletter, EMSA announced that it has developed and released the Flag State Inspection functionality in RuleCheck. The objective of this innovative functionality is to support the work of flag state inspectors performing periodic flag state inspections (not statutory).

Following an announcement back in October 2022, Wärtsilä has integrated the Voyage business into Wärtsilä Marine Power since the beginning of 2023 to strengthen its lifecycle offering and to accelerate the turnaround of Voyage business. However, this strategic move will result in the reduction of around 300 positions in the current Voyage organisation, while at the same time will open approximately 150 new positions. 

A new joint study by NAPA and ClassNK on real-life fleet shows that voyage optimization enables ships to reduce their emissions by 7.3% and maintain their CII ratings for an additional two to three years, giving shipowners precious decision-making time on decarbonization measures.

Following a collaboration project between Solstad Offshore, Corvus Energy, VPS, Vard and Raa Labs, the use of batteries can now be optimized according to actual operations, reducing emissions, and improving the return on investment.  

ZeroNorth has unveiled its new fuel model, which uses a combination of AI and naval architecture knowledge to predict the expected operational fuel consumption of any type of vessel in the global fleet. 

According to ETF, the favourable treatment of the shipping lines, as the one being guaranteed via the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), should be abolished.

The Asian Shipowners' Association (ASA) emphasized its long-standing policy that competition law exemptions for consortia like the CBER are indispensable for the healthy development of the liner shipping industry and the maintenance of reliable liner services to the entire global trading community.

Vessel sharing is a purely operational measure that enables carriers to use ships more efficiently whilst continuing to compete on price and other commercial terms. Vessel sharing expands the range of destinations and services available to customers and reduces empty space onboard ships, lowering emissions.

The Norwegian pool operator Hansa Tankers announced its partnership with StormGeo, part of Alfa Laval, to roll out a fleet performance management software to all vessels in its pool and improve performance. 

Wallenius Wilhelmsen is the first global shipping company to adopt a fully AI-based approach to voyage optimization. Having implemented live streaming of vital data onboard 65 vessels, this new approach will help reduce fuel consumption by up to 10 per cent.