Tag: operational efficiency

Japanese shipping company NYK announced it has started to share ship operation data with the Japan Fisheries Information Service Center, through IoS Open Platform (IoS-OP). This is the first time that shipping industry data has been shared with other industries through IoS-OP.

Asian container ports are the most efficient in the world, dominating the Top 50 spots according to the new global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) launched by the World Bank and IHS Markit.

Nigel Koh, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SOL-X Pte. Ltd., a Behavioral Based Safety company, outlines the key safety challenges of human factors and ways to mitigate risks onboard.

A greener, more efficient rudder system, designed at the University of Strathclyde, will be demonstrated as part of a €6 million EU-funded research project.

Many are those questioning whether digitalization has a positive effect on safety in terms of ship/shore communication; whether it has managed to meet regulatory compliance and has improved accurate reporting from ship to shore and backwards.  As such, in our Sea Sense column this time, in association with The North of England P&I Club, we ask global experts to make their assessment

Roberto Coustas, Co-Founder and CEO, DeepSea, discusses the opportunities that AI-based vessel optimisation presents for the decarbonisation of fleets and the wider shipping industry.

Techcross is planning to launch a new technology that aims to minimize the effect of the turbidity issue when measuring the concentration of TRO (Total Residual Oxidant). As explained, this technology can improve product performance and broadening choices in electrolysis water treatment.

More ship operators have recognised that proactive fouling control and hull efficiency are critical to managing increasingly strict regulations, rising fuel costs and environmental performance. In this context, Jotun launched HullKeeper, an advanced hull optimisation programme with the aim to improve hull efficiency and assist operators in making proactive decisions for optimal performance, efficiency and regulatory compliance.

Japanese shipping company K Line has collaborated with Silicon Valley-based AI company, Bearing, on the development and testing of an AI-driven performance analysis to improve fleet efficiency and cut emissions. 

Greater use of standardised systems will be needed for the maritime industry to achieve the advantages of digitalisation, says Tore Morten Olsen, President, Maritime, Marlink