Tag: Optimization
NAPA Voyage Optimization software integrated into Furuno Planning Station to boost shipping efficiency and sustainability
Integration of route planning software will improve operational performance, reduce fuel costs and CO2 emissions while contributing to safe and efficient navigation. Nishinomiya, Japan and Helsinki, Finland – May 26, 2022: Maritime electronics equipment provider FURUNO will incorporate NAPA Voyage Optimization, a solution developed by NAPA, the leading maritime software, services, and data analysis provider, […]
Read ArticleMay 26, 2022
Nissen Kaiun vessels obtain highest Digital Smart Ship notations from ClassNK following long-term use of NAPA Optimization and Monitoring solutions
Partnership on cloud-based and onboard efficiency leads to upgraded technological notation for Nissen Kaiun vessels, while ClassNK certifies NAPA Fleet Intelligence and Performance Monitoring solutions. Helsinki, Finland and Tokyo, Japan – May 19, 2022: NAPA has announced that its data-powered voyage efficiency solutions have obtained a key innovation certification from class society ClassNK, who […]
Read ArticleMay 19, 2022
NAPA, ClassNK and Marubeni to collaborate on fleet-wide study of EEXI and CII’s effect on operations
NAPA and ClassNK will work together with Marubeni to evaluate potential fuel savings achievable through voyage optimization, and compare adaptation strategies Helsinki, Finland and Tokyo, Japan – April 11, 2022: NAPA, the leading maritime software, services, and data analysis provider, will work with leading class society ClassNK and Japanese general trading company Marubeni to assess […]
Read ArticleApril 11, 2022
NAPA Webinar: What every ship owner needs to know about EEXI & CII
What are the similarities and differences between EEXI (Energy Efficiency Index for Existing Ships) and CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator)? How to comply with EEXI and CII? What technical and operational alternatives are there? How do these regulations impact fleets? View the recording of this NAPA webinar to hear NAPA experts and a guest speaker introduce […]
Read ArticleMarch 3, 2022
How to systematically slice down short sea shipping bunker costs and ensure safe navigation
by Teemu Manderbacka, Lead R&D Engineer, NAPA Shipping Solutions In our team at NAPA, we’ve recently looked at opportunities for better routing, by delving into data of past sailed voyages, running retro-optimization on them, and comparing where the most potential for better routing can be found. On ocean-crossing voyages, we’ve seen quite considerable savings potential, […]
Read ArticleMay 7, 2021
Don’t plow against sea currents!
by Ossi Mettälä, Customer Success Manager, NAPA Shipping Solutions Our team has recently been looking into data from past voyages of the global merchant fleet and conducting retro-optimization to find out where there would be most potential for better routing. In addition to these retro-optimization studies, real-life case examples offer valuable insight for better routing. […]
Read ArticleApril 29, 2021
NAPA Fleet Intelligence provides performance insights for Shin Kurushima Sanoyas Shipbuilding’s vessels in service
NAPA Fleet Intelligence analysis for data collected via the IoS-OP data center and Furuno Open Platform (FOP) will enhance future vessel and voyage optimization NAPA Fleet Intelligence, a cloud-based platform for analyzing operational data, is being used to analyze data for a bulk carrier built by Shin Kurushima Sanoyas Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The bulk carrier […]
Read ArticleApril 28, 2021
Surf along with the Kuroshio current on the Pacific
by Kimmo Laaksonen, Director, Product Development, NAPA Shipping Solutions Ocean currents are relatively stable, so you would think ships know how to take advantage of them or avoid sailing against a strong ocean current, right? To find out how well ships accounted for currents, we took a year of tanker voyages crossing the Pacific to […]
Read ArticleApril 20, 2021
Neste increases sustainability with NAPA Voyage Optimization
Sustainable fuel supplier Neste Corporation achieves a significant increase in fuel efficiency and subsequent reduction in emissions using NAPA Voyage Optimization software Neste Corporation Neste is an advanced refiner of high-quality, sustainable oil products from renewable sources and the world’s largest renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel producer. It aims to help its customers reduce […]
Read ArticleApril 15, 2021
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