Category: Ship Operations
Making weather-routed voyage planner openly available
by Pekka Pakkanen, Director, Development, NAPA Shipping Solutions NAPA and MarineTraffic partner to deliver a Voyage Planner offering accurate, algorithm-driven Weather Routing Two months ago MarineTraffic signed an MOU with NAPA, the global maritime software, services, and data analysis provider to work together to create a voyage planner with a cloud-based Weather Routing solution. This […]
Read ArticleFebruary 8, 2019
Visions on autonomous ship stability management
by Jussi Siltanen, NAPA Safety Solutions After a recent closing meeting of an autonomous vessel project group, I was encouraged to vision the role of stability management in an era where ships will be unmanned and most of the ship functions are controlled or monitored from ashore or by machine. Views on unmanned or autonomous […]
Read ArticleFebruary 4, 2019
Norsepower and NAPA collaboration scoops 2018 DIMECC Prize
Helsinki, Finland – 25 October 2018 NAPA and Norsepower partnership in data verification and analysis of Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution awarded 2018 DIMECC Prize NAPA, the leading maritime data analysis, software and services provider, and Finnish engineering company Norsepower have won the DIMECC Prize 2018, for their partnership in data verification and analysis of Norsepower’s […]
Read ArticleOctober 25, 2018
MOL chooses NAPA’s Performance Monitoring and Analysis Solution for 80 of its time-chartered bulk carriers
Helsinki, Finland and Tokyo, Japan – 23 October 2018 NAPA today announced that it has signed an agreement with MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.) to provide performance analysis and reporting for 80 of MOL’s time-chartered bulk carriers with NAPA Fleet Intelligence. NAPA Fleet Intelligence combines NAPA’s naval architectural expertise and proprietary data modelling with open […]
Read ArticleOctober 23, 2018
NAPA brings digital logbooks within reach of more ships
Helsinki, Finland – 28 August 2018 NAPA, the leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider today announced that its industry-benchmark electronic logbook, NAPA Logbook, is now available as a monthly service solution. This reduced barrier to entry will bring the connectivity and job automation benefits of digital logbooks to more of the maritime market. NAPA […]
Read ArticleAugust 28, 2018
Metocean forecasts as component in reducing shipping emissions
Vessel optimization is built upon the compound benefits of data. And at NAPA we’re constantly looking for new sources of reliable data that we can use to improve the results we can achieve for ships using NAPA’s voyage optimization software. NAPA has been working with Tidetech for many years, and its tidal, wave and wind data has helped us […]
Read ArticleAugust 2, 2018
The biggest challenges to IoT adoption have been overcome say NAPA, Danelec Marine, ClassNK and Inmarsat
Helsinki, Finland – 02 July 2018 The technology already exists to avoid accidents and deliver business benefits, conclude shipping tech leaders – but perceived cost and wariness of data sharing remain barriers to adoption NAPA, global maritime software, services and data analysis provider, teamed up with Danelec Marine, the manufacturer of Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs), […]
Read ArticleJuly 2, 2018
MarineTraffic and NAPA to develop joint services for improving fleet operational performance
Athens, Greece – 5 June 2018 Global ship tracking company MarineTraffic and maritime software, services and data analysis provider NAPA have agreed to collaborate in developing a set of new advanced voyage planning, optimization and analysis services for the shipping industry. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out their plans […]
Read ArticleJune 5, 2018
Major funding from INTENS and Business Finland to enhance NAPA’s voyage planning services
Helsinki, Finland – 9 May 2018 Leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider NAPA today announced that it has received major funding from INTENS, a VTT-coordinated Finnish research-industry collaborative consortium, to further enhance its work improving technical and operational performance and lowering ships’ emissions. The work enabled by this funding has already begun, the […]
Read ArticleMay 9, 2018
Augmented Reality, data sharing and instant communication – takeaways from Seatrade Cruise Global 2018
by Esa Henttinen, NAPA Safety Solutions Year-on-year human error is consistently one of the biggest causes of maritime accidents. Sometimes it’s inadequate watch keeping, others poor ship handling. But the results are usually the same: avoidable costs, lost productivity, and in the worse cases, personal injury. During my time at Seatrade Cruise Global in Fort […]
Read ArticleMarch 28, 2018