Thirteen members have launched the Blue Visby Consortium which is aimed at helping the shipping industry eliminate the wasteful practice of “Sail Fast, then Wait” (SFTW) through a collaborative…
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Tackling the problem of “sail fast, then wait”
Ever since the age of sail, cargo ships have followed the same operational practice: “sail fast, then wait” (SFTW). Ships sail to their destination at their service speed, without regard for the local conditions, and then wait at the anchorage until a berth becomes available.That didn’t have much of an environmental impact back in the days of sale, but now eliminating the practice could reduce shipping emissions by around 15%
Helsinki, Finland, headquartered maritime software specialist NAPA has...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/environment/tackling-the-problem-of-sail-fast-then-wait/
ClassNK Certifies NAPA’s Smart Ship Solutions, Adding New Notations To Ships
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has certified NAPA Fleet Intelligence and NAPA Performance Monitoring and Optimization, developed by NAPA, as its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions, after the solutions demonstrated examination support for at saving fuel and optimizing voyages for the fleet of Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun. Following the certification, the society has upgraded notations for all the Nissen Kaiun vessels in its fleet using the solutions, which has marked the...
ClassNK certifies NAPA’s data-driven voyage efficiency solutions
NAPA, a provider of maritime software, services, and data analysis, has received a key innovation certification from class society ClassNK for its data-powered voyage efficiency solutions that have…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/classnk-certifies-napas-data-driven-voyage-efficiency-solutions/
NAPA: Future green ships to be made of data just as much as steel
The sustainable ship of the future will be made of data just as much as of steel, Mikko Kousa, CEO of Finnish maritime software company NAPA, said in an interview with Offshore Energy. The post…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/napa-future-green-ships-to-be-made-of-data-just-as-much-as-steel/
How much fuel and carbon can voyage optimization save?
With IMO’s EEXI and CII requirements putting the pressure on shipowners to reduce carbon emissions, Finnish-based software specialist NAPA and ClassNK are working with Japanese trading house Marubeni on a major fleet-wide study.
The aim is to evaluate potential fuel savings achievable through voyage optimization, and compare adaptation strategies
NAPA will use its Fleet Intelligence platform to retrospectively analyze the impact of EEXI (Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index) using actual vessel...
https://www.marinelog.com/technology/how-much-fuel-and-carbon-can-voyage-optimization-save/
NAPA, ClassNK to assess fuel and carbon emission savings across Marubeni fleet
Maritime software, services, and data analysis provider NAPA, class society ClassNK and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation have teamed up to assess fuel and carbon emission savings through…
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 what fuel and carbon emission savings could be achieved through...
Norsepower And NAPA Join Forces To Maximise Wind Propulsion Benefits Using Voyage Optimisation
Norsepower Oy Ltd., the world-leading provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, has signed a formal agreement with NAPA, the global maritime software, services and data analysis expert, to offer weather routing software in combination with its Rotor Sails solution. Under the agreement, NAPA Voyage Optimization software will be included as an option in all future sales of Norsepower’s Rotor Sails solution. The combined offer, which applies to retrofits as well as newbuilds, will enable...
Norsepower, NAPA team up to reap wind propulsion benefits using voyage optimisation
Finland-based clean tech company Norsepower has signed a formal agreement with NAPA, a compatriot maritime software, services and data analysis provider, to offer weather routing software in…