Category: Ship Operations
MEPC 82 Ballast Water Record Keeping Updates: Stay Compliant with Electronic Logbooks
New regulations under the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention will take effect on 1 February 2025, and MEPC 82 has made some new clarifications. Here’s what ship operators need to know to ensure compliance. The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 82nd session from September 30 to October 4, 2024. While significant discussions focused […]
Read ArticleOctober 21, 2024
How to maximize the efficiency of wind-assisted ships
As the maritime industry seeks to reduce its carbon footprint and comply with stricter environmental regulations, wind propulsion is emerging as a promising solution to significantly reduce fuel consumption and emissions from ships. However, harnessing wind power is not just about installing sails, wings, or kites – it’s also about navigating the inherent challenges […]
Read ArticleOctober 3, 2024
NAPA Shipping Solutions seminar and Sea Japan 2024 in Tokyo: Steering Shipping Decarbonization With Digital Technologies
A key industry event where experts advance maritime technology for enhancing sustainability, driving digital transformation, and ensuring compliance with evolving regulations. Watch the highlights from the NAPA Shipping Solutions Seminar held on 12 April 2024 during Sea Japan event, where leading maritime industry experts shared their insights on the future of shipping. Ville Paakkari, Head […]
Read ArticleSeptember 17, 2024
NAPA enhances crew safety with launch of Permit to Work onboard Carnival Cruise Line and Virgin Voyages
The new digital Permit to Work system will enable better monitoring and management of hazardous tasks, helping improve crew safety, welfare and training Helsinki, Finland: 3 September 2024 – NAPA, a global provider of maritime software and data services, has announced the launch of NAPA Permit to Work to improve crew safety and efficiency when […]
Read ArticleSeptember 3, 2024
Virgin Voyages sails with NAPA Permit to Work
Digital work permits: Learn how Virgin Voyages uses NAPA’s new permit-to-work system to enhance safety and streamline maintenance operations on board its ships. Marco Carsjens, Fleet Captain, Virgin Voyages, says: “We have a long-standing relationship with NAPA that is built on mutual trust, and we were very excited to participate in the development of this […]
Read ArticleSeptember 3, 2024
Carnival Cruise Line sails with NAPA Permit to Work
Carnival Cruise Line’s Director FOC, Piervalerio Vignola, explains how one of the largest cruise fleets in the world aims to enhance seafarer safety and streamline safety operations with the new NAPA Permit to Work system. Piervalerio Vignola, Director FOC, Carnival Cruise Line, says: “NAPA Permit to Work will be a game changer in automating processes […]
Read ArticleSeptember 3, 2024
NAPA launches FuelEU compliance tool after successful 1500-vessel pilot with ClassNK
FuelEU module streamlines data management and reporting from ship to shore to verifier, providing ship owners and operators with a compliance platform that enables a proactive approach to emissions reductions. . Helsinki, Finland: 28th August 2024 – NAPA, a global provider of maritime software and data services, has announced the launch of its FuelEU module. […]
Read ArticleAugust 28, 2024
Turning the wind around – how to unleash your ship’s “speed reserve” with voyage optimization
The shipping industry is changing, and there are not many constants other than that cargo needs to move and emissions need to be reduced. Wind propulsion can help shipowners fulfill both – but not without help from voyage optimization systems. It has the potential to transform the industry, however, as with most new technology, it […]
Read ArticleJuly 17, 2024
NAPA and Union Marine Management Services enter agreement on Voyage Optimization and CII simulator deployment
New partnership on digital integration will help reduce emissions and support compliance for an initial 55 bulk carriers. Helsinki and Singapore, 4 July 2024 – NAPA’s Voyage Optimization and CII Simulator digital systems will be deployed on an initial 55 bulk carriers in the fleet managed by Union Marine Management Services (UMMS), under a new […]
Read ArticleJuly 4, 2024
Global shipping experts gather to solve industry challenges and map out future opportunities
Representatives from world’s leading cruise and passenger ship companies and other maritime organizations, industry regulatory authorities and stakeholders gathered in mid-June in Saimaa for the NAPA Safety Summit collaboration forum organized by maritime software and data services provider, NAPA. The summit acted as a platform to share experiences, discuss challenges and opportunities related to ship […]
Read ArticleJuly 1, 2024