Tag: Fuel efficiency
Why dodging ECAs doesn’t always pay off
by Claus Stigler, Product Owner of NAPA Voyage Optimization, NAPA Shipping Solutions Emission Control Areas (ECAs) are sea areas with stricter limits to airborne emissions from ships as ruled in MARPOL regulations. There are Emission Control Areas on many coastal seas worldwide: the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English Channel, the North American ECA, […]
Read ArticleApril 13, 2021
NAPA joins Finnish Clean Propulsion Technologies consortium to accelerate development of low-carbon solutions in shipping
The consortium brings together leading academic bodies and industry experts to bolster Finland’s leadership in developing low-carbon technologies for shipping and off-road transport Helsinki, Finland – 8 April 2021 NAPA, the leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider has announced its participation in the Clean Propulsion Technologies project (CPT), a consortium led by the […]
Read ArticleApril 8, 2021
Five tips for better routing: Insights on safer and more fuel-efficient sea passages
Are there some typical patterns for poor routing? How much could be saved by optimizing a route? To find out, we combined NAPA’s voyage planning technology with historical data of the global merchant fleet. By retro-optimizing past voyages, we found where the most potential for better routing is. The findings are collected in this guidebook […]
Read ArticleApril 2, 2021
NAPA Webinar: Real-life voyage optimization stories
How to take advantage of sea currents for fuel savings? How to route optimally through Emission Control Areas? What experiences and insights Neste, an advanced refiner of high-quality sustainable oil products, has gained by using NAPA Voyage Optimization? This webinar originally took place on December 9th, 2020. Watch the recording to hear Risto-Juhani Kariranta, […]
Read ArticleDecember 9, 2020
Survey: Owners and charterers believe that voyage efficiency savings of 28% are possible
Research by digitalization veterans, NAPA, and BLUE Insight, shows optimism in the potential for savings that aligns with research into voyage optimization. However, cost and verification of data are still barriers to wider adoption. Helsinki, Finland – 12 February 2020 – A survey has found that shipping sees a vast potential reduction in fuel consumption. Responding to a survey by NAPA […]
Read ArticleFebruary 14, 2020
Fuel consumption transparency in chartering?
by Pekka Pakkanen, Director, Development, NAPA Shipping Solutions In May this year Trafigura added a clause to its standard terms and conditions with shipowners, requiring information that will allow it to track how much fuel is consumed per metric tonne of cargo loaded while transporting Trafigura-controlled cargoes. To give you a sense of the scale […]
Read ArticleJune 17, 2019
Accurate zero installation methods for monitoring operational efficiency
Guarantee of ship speed at given consumption is essential for planning of the operations. NAPA Fleet Intelligence makes possible accurate ship performance assessment with zero onboard installations – revealing level of fouling and the effect of weather to the performance – with the help of a digital twin of the vessel. We have built hydrodynamics-based […]
Read ArticleJune 3, 2019
NAPA announced as first service provider for Ship Data Center’s IoS Open Platform
NAPA will provide performance analytics and voyage optimization expertise via platform Helsinki, 22 May 2019 – NAPA the leading provider of maritime software, services and data analysis, today announced that it has become the first service provider for ClassNK-owned Ship Data Center’s Internet of Ships Open Platform (ShipDC IoS-OP). NAPA will provide ship performance analytics […]
Read ArticleMay 22, 2019
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Read ArticleMay 20, 2019
NAPA and ChartWorld partner to provide artificial intelligence-driven voyage optimization
Helsinki, Finland and Limassol, Cyprus – 29 April 2019 NAPA, the leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider and ChartWorld, the leading digital chart agent, have today announced their partnership to provide revolutionary artificial intelligence-driven voyage planning and optimization. Oliver Schwarz, ChartWorld’s Business Development Director, commented, “In today’s era of constant regulatory change and […]
Read ArticleApril 29, 2019