Tag: Svitzer

According to a recent statement, Svitzer showed its commitment to focus and work towards reaching gender equality within the shipping industry by signing the Kvindercharter. This initiative, which was hosted by Danish Shipping, saw a total of 14 industry players signing the Charter to support the increase of female professionals employed within the shipping industry.

The provider of global marine services Svitzer, announced that has obtained Port Towage Amsterdam (PTA). That means that from January 2020, Svitzer is expected to take PTA's fully ownership. For the records, PTA is  a joint venture between Svitzer, Iskes Towage and Salvage which was formed back in 2014.

Svitzer announced that it has started sea trials of a new 'industry-first' remotely operated line catching technology prototype. The new mechanism is being trialled on the vessel Svitzer Trym, aiming to improve safety standards and reduce risks for crews during the process of connecting with other vessels.

Svitzer has hired the first all-female crew for one of its tugs in the Dominican Republic. This move is part of the company's gender inclusion initiative and is considered a milestone for the Latin American maritime industry. The crew will be placed on the the 70-ton bollard pull Svitzer Monte Cristi, which provides harbor towage services for ships in the port Santo Domingo.

Rolls-Royce agreed with Associated British Ports, the UK’s port operator, and global towage operator Svitzer, to develop the next generation of port technologies which will keep Britain trading. The companies will focus on digitilization and Ship Intelligence solutions.

Rolls-Royce and Svitzer have demonstrated the world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel in Copenhagen harbour, Denmark. The companies have also signed an agreement to continue their cooperation to test remote and autonomous operations for vessels, such as autonomous navigation, situational awareness, remote control centre and communication.

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An agreement to deliver the first version of its training course Ecofloat Ecodesk, a public, sustainability database of carbon, energy, water and waste, with data on over 17,000 global organisations, has announced the signing of an agreement to deliver the first version of its training course, Ecofloat, to Maersk subsidiary Svitzer Australia.Ecofloat 1.0 is a new, interactive digital training course specifically designed for the maritime industry.The course comprises ten specific lessons with exercises focused on tug operation specifics such as speed and acceleration, using tide and current and planning ahead, as well as setting out practical steps to reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions via idling time and generator load.Ecofloat 1.0 is hoped to effect a behaviour change through a series of cognitive adjustments by doing real exercises which set the stage for "learning by figuring out". The behaviour change is bedded-in and remains a part of the job and responsibility for the longer term.Ecodesk aims at delivering a series of benefits with Ecofloat, such as reducing fuel consumption by over 15%, reducing GHG emissions, facilitating compliance with legislation, as well as boosting crew morale."If you extrapolate this single measurement/efficiency project across the maritime sector in, the cost savings run ...