Fugro to adopt NAPA Logbook fleet-wide following trial

Electronic logbook streamlines Fugro crew’s workload and supports wider digitalization and sustainability strategy. 

Image: Fugro Venturer, vessel on which the NAPA Logbook trial occurred. Image credits: Fugro.

Helsinki, Finland: Fugro, the world’s leading geo-data specialist and international operator of specialized vessels, has strengthened its partnership with NAPA, the global provider of maritime software and data services, deciding to roll-out NAPA Logbook across its entire fleet of vessels after a successful individual trial. 

NAPA Logbook will support Fugro’s digitalization strategy by standardizing, streamlining and automating data recording, and enhancing data quality for reporting, optimizing processes on board ships and shoreside. This will free up seafarers and shoreside teams to focus on what matters: enabling more efficient, safe and sustainable operations. 

Led by project manager Hannah Dean, Fugro has customized NAPA Logbook to its specific needs, and the technology supports various aspects of its operations. The electronic logbooks are used daily for recording deck and ECR activities, as well as for documenting environmental and safety management. With this data, Fugro will be able to better measure and improve operations in the future.  

For crew, this automation can save time usually spent on administrative work—removing task duplication, reducing workload, and eliminating data entry errors. This all contributes to higher seafarer morale, enhanced regulatory compliance and greater efficiencies onboard. 

Julia Korpak, Global Fleet QHSSE Manager at Fugro

Julia Korpak, Global Fleet QHSSE Manager at Fugro, commented: “NAPA demonstrated during the trial phase that its electronic solution supports the crew onboard and improves data quality. This technology and the valuable data it can gather also contributes to our digitalization efforts, underpinning our roadmap to net-zero scope one, two and three carbon emissions by 2050.”  

Lars Nickel, Director – Sales, Safety Solutions, NAPA

Lars Nickel, Director – Sales, Safety Solutions, NAPA, added: “We’re proud to be working with an industry leader like Fugro to support their digitalization strategy. By digitalizing manual processes, onboard data collection and reporting, regulatory compliance becomes more efficient. In this respect, we are happy to be helping advance Fugro’s digitalization and we’re looking forward to strengthening our partnership further.”  

This new agreement comes at a pivotal time for the shipping industry, particularly for crews who are already under significant pressure to adapt and comply with new regulations and new technologies. Seafarers are at the coalface of numerous regional, flag state and IMO-mandated changes to reporting requirements. Digital tools developed with these key workers can offer a lifeline of support.  

A survey by the International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) reported that 54% of seafarers have seen their workloads increase, 44% are experiencing greater stress, and 33% worry about the risk of criminalization due to complex reporting requirements. Digital, integrated tools like NAPA Logbook, supported by NAPA Fleet Intelligence, help companies tackle these challenges by increasing automation, reducing errors, saving time, and ensuring a more comprehensive approach to operational safety and efficiency. 

NOTES TO EDITORS  

About Fugro 

Fugro is the world’s leading Geo-data specialist. With our unique map, model and monitor solutions, we provide project critical insights into the built and natural environment. Fugro supports clients by delivering solutions in support of the energy transition, large-scale infrastructure development and climate resilience. With expertise in site characterisation and asset integrity, clients are supported in the safe, sustainable and efficient design, construction and operation of their assets throughout the life cycle. In line with our purpose, we are extending our know-how and solutions to the understanding and preservation of ecosystems. 

About NAPA   

NAPA is a leading provider of software and digital services for the global maritime industry, harnessing data science to enable safer, more sustainable and future-proof shipping. Founded in 1989 to provide smart solutions for ship design, NAPA is now the global reference in shipbuilding, with over 90% of new vessels built by NAPA customers.

Today, the company’s expertise spans the entire lifecycle of a ship, from shipyards to operational safety and efficiency at sea. Over 3000 commercial ships globally sail with NAPA safety and efficiency solutions, which include digital ship stability systems that enable a proactive approach to safety at sea, cloud-based performance monitoring that delivers insights to unlock new operational efficiencies, and voyage optimization solutions that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from voyages. Headquartered in Finland, NAPA employs 200 experts and operates globally, with a presence in Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, the USA, Germany, Greece, Romania and India. For more information, visit: www.napa.fi 

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