Technology

New Break Bulk Optimiser Solution

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has introduced a new Breakbulk cargo stowage solution, the Breakbulk Optimiser, that enables operators to rapidly and optimally plan the stowage of many different cargoes, increasing vessel utilisation rates significantly and therefore improving business performance.

First cloud-based automated app

“The MacGregor Breakbulk Optimiser is the first automated, cloud-based application for the optimised stowage of breakbulk and general cargoes,” says Magnus Sjöberg, Senior...

http://mfame.guru/new-break-bulk-optimiser-solution/

Newport Shipping Group Purchases 100 Scrubbers

Newport Shipping’s COO Roy Yap (seated left) and Puyier General Manager Ryan Gao sign a partnership agreement for the supply Puyier’s marine exhaust cleaning systems

Newport Shipping Group has purchased 100 scrubbers with options for an additional 100 units from Chinese scrubber manufacturer Weihai Puyi Marine Environmental Technology Co (Puyier).

The bulk purchase of scrubbers, which aims to safeguard shipowners against any price hikes or production bottlenecks as demand increases, coincides...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/03/newport-shipping-group-purchases-100-scrubbers/

NYK Introduces Next-generation Ship’s Bridge

NYK has completed the developed a ship bridge based on its new concept and it is ready to be deployed on a large container ship.

Key aspects

The model is capable of being integrated with information and bridge system that has been optimally and ergonomically arranged and designed to take advantage of the Internet of Things aspects of instruments and to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel operation.

Human error main cause of accidents

According to NYK, half of the marine accidents are caused...

http://mfame.guru/nyk-introduces-next-generation-ships-bridge/

Autonomous Ship Challenges – MOL Conducts Onboard Test

On September 26, the MOL announced to conduct a demonstration test on a ferry equipped with the Intelligence Awareness System (IAS) along with the U.K.-based Rolls-Royce Marine.

Autonomous ships

The ferry is operated by MOL Group company Ferry Sunflower Co., Ltd., and services Japan’s Seto Inland Sea route.

The company is constantly striving to develop safer and efficient vessel operation while taking a proactive stance on research and development of autonomous ships. Autonomous sailing requires...

http://mfame.guru/autonomous-ship-challenges-mol-conducts-onboard-test/

Blockchain set back, as cryptocurrency failures deter confused freight industry

Fear of cryptocurrencies and confusion over what blockchain really is are two key reasons holding the freight industry back from embracing the technology.
Blockchain infrastructure can make transactions more secure, faster and simpler. But its link to cryptocurrencies, which is what it was originally developed for, has been a setback, as businesses confuse the recent failures of cryptocurrencies with blockchain.
“People still don’t know the difference between blockchain and cryptocurrency,”...

https://theloadstar.co.uk/blockchain-set-back-cryptocurrency-failures-deter-confused-freight-industry/

Japan’s first LNG-fueled tugboat launched

Japan’s first LNG-fueled tugboat was named and launched on 28 September. Built at Kanagawa Dockyard Co and owned by MOL, the tugboat was named ‘Ishin’ after the company’s technology development project, the “Ishin Next – MOL Smart Ship Project”.

Slated for delivery in February 2019 after the completion of outfitting work, Ishin will be the first LNG-fueled tugboat serving Osaka Bay starting in April. It is also the first LNG-fueled tugboat owned by MOL, conforming to the International Code of...

https://safety4sea.com/japans-first-lng-fueled-tugboat-launched/

Marseille superyacht repair facility

THE PORT OF MARSEILLE FOS AND MONACO MARINE SEAL THEIR PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE A MEGA YACHT MAINTENANCE AND REFIT CENTRE IN MARSEILLE

  • On Thursday 20 September 2018, the Port of Marseille Fos and Monaco Marine Marseille officially signed their partnership to create a mega yacht maintenance and refit centre in the Mirabeau harbour sector of the Port of Marseille Fos.
  • For a period of 50 years the Port has granted an area of 55,000m2 dedicated to marine pleasure craft repair to the company Monaco...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/28/marseille-superyacht-repair-facility/

Wärtsilä HY hybrid power module gets further validation with AIP from ABS

The innovative Wärtsilä HY hybrid power module establishes a new benchmark in hybrid marine propulsion.

Wärtsilä Corporation,  27 September 2018 at 10.30 am EEST – The technology group Wärtsilä’s hybrid power module, the innovative Wärtsilä HY, has been granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS, a leading global provider of classification and technical advisory services to the marine and offshore industries. This AIP follows another issued by ABS in 2017 for Wärtsilä’s hybrid propulsion tug...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/wartsila-hy-hybrid-power-module-gets-further-validation-with-aip-from-abs/

Daikin Reefer celebrates 50 years of Market – leading reefer innovation

Shin Furuta, President, Daikin Reefer,

With quality and reliability at its core, Daikin Reefer continues to push the boundaries of reefer technology

OSAKA, 27 September 2018: Daikin Reefer, a leading global supplier of container refrigeration equipment, is this month officially celebrating its 50th anniversary. Central to the evolution of the refrigerated container market since the very beginning, Daikin Reefer was one of the first major reefer manufacturers in 1968 and has maintained its...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/daikin-reefer-celebrates-50-years-of-market-leading-reefer-innovation/

Businesses must digitise trade documents to get on board the UK’s export drive

Simon Streat of Bolero International.

Businesses must digitise trade documents to get on board the UK’s export drive

By Simon Streat, VP Product Strategy, Bolero International

Expanding the UK’s export trade has become a vital strategic objective for everyone in business and government.

While the government wants to almost double exports to £1 trillion by 2020, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox in August that he wants exports as a proportion of UK GDP to rise from 30 per cent to 35 per cent.

Int...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/26/businesses-must-digitise-trade-documents-to-get-on-board-the-uks-export-drive/

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