Tag: ship software

IACS published 9 of its 12 recommendations on cyber safety, in order to facilitate the delivery of cyber resilient ships, in order to maintain their resilient throughout their working lives. The first report recommended procedures for software maintenance of shipboard equipment and systems. The second one focuses on control of software dependent systems.

IACS published 9 of its 12 recommendations on cyber safety, in order to enable the delivery of cyber resilient ships whose resilience can be maintained throughout their working lives. The first report recommends procedures for software maintenance of shipboard equipment and systems.

The new software monitors the operational costs and evaluates the performance towards benchmarks like the Charter Party contract, and will try to give the operators the ability to monitor and track their vessel's performance from a set dashboards and reports. The Charter Party Monitoring features warnings of any issues that could result in disputes towards the Charter Party contract.

The timing is right for the industry to explore their current back end policies and procedures associated with safety and security which are largely manual and error prone.

ABB said that its upgraded vessel control software package  is delivering the measurable operational efficiency gains promised to StenaLine for the freight ferry Stena Scotia within a month of commissioning. 

NKT Victoria, the advanced cable laying vessel has been crowned ‘Ship of the Year’ by Skipsrevyen at Nor-Shipping, in recognition of the vessel’s technology which includes Onboard DC Grid, Azipod® propulsion and marine software.

ABS Nautical Systems launched a new cloud-based software module to simplify MRV compliance. The ‘NS Voyage Manager’ subscription application facilitates compliance by integrating data collected for noon reports and then automating and simplifying the reporting process.

Viswa Energy Efficiency Management System (VEEMS) hardware and software package has been approved by the independent MRV accrediting agency Verifavia, to meet the requirements of data collection, storage, and presentation as per EU requirements.

ABB’s OCTOPUS marine software will be installed on three new Torvald Klaveness vessels to help them meet incoming emissions regulations. The software is considered to be compliant with the IMO SEEMP and supports future EU MRV rules.

ABB has announced that a series of new cruise vessels being built by MV WERFTEN for Genting Hong Kong brands Crystal Cruises and Star Cruises will feature a complete ABB propulsion system, electric power plant, automation and marine software system.