Tag: software

Giorgio Colotti, SpecTec Domain Expert, explains the benefits of smart solutions for both shipping companies and ships and highlights that communication is essential for the successful implementation of smart shipping.

An unexpected incident, such as a grounding, a collision or an explosion, can result in complex technical challenges, all requiring a fast and effective response. Therefore LR has added to its portfolio of advanced data, digital and software solutions with the acquisition of Seasafe Marine Software & Computation (Seasafe).

Maersk Drilling and the supplier of industrial equipment and software analytic tools, General Electric (GE) have formed new ambitious partnership aiming to collaborate on a technologically advanced data driven pilot project that comprises the first steps in Maersk Drilling’s ambition to reduce customer’s total well costs utilising sensor data for improved drilling performance and smarter maintenance schemes.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, organised its first hackathon "Hack the sea" on 11 - 13 November 2016 at the Interschalt Maritime Education & Training Centre, in Schenefeld, Germany. The event brought together over 70 participants, including 33 hackers in ten teams.

MOL has announced that its group's core dry-cargo ship management company, MOLSHIP, has jointly developed with Spectral Technologies, a new onboard management software program called "WRH5" used to manage crews' work and rest hours.

Maritime surveillance is essential for creating maritime awareness. With its competencies in space technologies and data fusion, the EU Science Hub, JRC, contributes to the implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy.

In partnership with Maersk, BMT has developed an online Marine Application for survey, Trend Evaluation and reporting platform which provides real time data on the condition of vessels and changes in that condition over time.

ABB has launched an updated software platform that brings together ABB’s EMMA and OCTOPUS applications into one software suite, under the banner OCTOPUS.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) recently introduced Sea Traffic Management and its PortCDM concept.The Norwegian Minister of Transport Ketil Solvik-Olsen logged in and officially inaugurated the Port of Stavanger test bed.

Caterpillar Marine Asset cooperate with SpecTec to reduce ship maintenance costs by enabling unnecessary maintenance to be deferred for shipboard equipment that is operating properly and identifying potential issues for action before a failure negatively impacts operations.