NAVTOR acquires vessel analytics and performance specialist Tres Solutions

(Feb 25 2021)

NAVTOR looks to extend its success in e-Navigation into leadership in vessel analytics and performance optimisation with the acquisition of Tres Solutions.



Christophe de Margerie arrives at Yamal LNG’s Sabetta terminal - a unique voyage completed

(Feb 25 2021)

A unique voyage along the Northern Sea Route completed.



COBRA battery system from Becker Marine Systems receives DNV GL certification

(Feb 25 2021)

With DNV GL certification obtained in February 2021, the pioneering COBRA battery system has achieved the highest standard of safety and can thus be used for a wide range of inland waterway and maritime shipping applications.



Texas deep freeze shuts vital Houston ship channel

(Feb 18 2021)

A deep freeze that hit Texas over the weekend wrought more havoc on the U.S. energy sector on Tuesday, shutting the Houston Ship Channel, a 53-mile (85 km) waterway crucial to oil and fuel exports.



Under Keel Clearance under scrutiny in latest issue of The Navigator

(Feb 11 2021)

All aspects of under keel clearance, from passage planning to calculating squat, are covered in the first edition of 2021 of The Navigator, the free magazine published by The Nautical Institute aimed at maritime navigators around the world.



NAVTOR optimises potential with fleet management and performance move in NavFleet launch

(Feb 04 2021)

Global e-Navigation leader NAVTOR has announced a bold move into the realm of fleet management and performance optimisation with the launch of NavFleet.



Tanker embarks on first ever mid-winter voyage on Northern Sea Route

(Feb 04 2021)

The Christophe de Margerie is approaching the Bering Strait on a historical voyage. Never before has a commercial ship crossed the Northern Sea Route in February.



Using VDR data to audit navigation

(Jan 21 2021)

You don’t need to send an auditor to a vessel to meet OCIMF’s TMSA guidance for “navigation audits”. Another way to do it is to inspect voyage data recorder (VDR) data. We spoke to Avenca’s Dr Neil Baines, an expert on maritime VDR analysis.



OneOcean - specify bespoke company rules for individual vessels

(Jan 21 2021)

OneOcean Group has launched a web-based software module “EnviroManager+” which tanker companies can use to set company rules for how specific vessels in their fleet should operate in different parts of the world.



d'Amico Società di Navigazione selects ABS Nautical Systems to drive digital transformation

(Jan 21 2021)

ABS Nautical Systems (ABS NS) has been selected by d'Amico Società di Navigazione to implement NS Enterprise, one of the leading fleet management software systems for digital maritime operations, across its entire fleet of vessels.



GPS spoofing – and a proposal to fix it

(Jan 14 2021)

GPS spoofing is a growing concern for the maritime industry – but a UK company has a technical solution.



Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution to optimise performance of UltraShip’s entire fleet

(Jan 14 2021)

Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) by Wärtsilä Voyage is to be employed by Denmark-based UltraShip for its entire fleet of 18 LPG tanker vessels.



Tankers set course for thick ice as part of experiment on Northern Sea Route

(Jan 07 2021)

As natural gas carrier Christophe de Margerie sails eastwards towards China, the Nikolay Zubov enters the Bering Strait in the opposite direction. A first mid-winter operation of the kind, the two commercial ships will cross each others' paths in one...



ABS awards Smart Notation to AET’s Eagle Passos

(Nov 26 2020)

ABS has awarded AET the SMART (INF) Notation for its 152,700 DWT DP2 shuttle tanker, Eagle Passos, which was built and delivered by Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI).



Performance Shipping Inc. announces agreement to acquire fifth Aframax tanker

(Nov 12 2020)

Performance Shipping Inc., (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tankers, announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to purchase the M/T Kalamas, a 105,400...




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