Category: Ship Operations
Webinar: NAPA Logbook – The Future with Fleet Intelligence
In this webinar, learn about easy record-keeping, no duplicate work and efficient operations with electronic logbooks. New NAPA Logbook features for effortless reporting and compliance — onboard and onshore Electronic logbooks can reduce your crew’s workload and help increase the efficiency and sustainability of your operations. In this session, our Director of Development for Safety […]
Read ArticleNovember 29, 2023
Anthony Veder deploys NAPA Logbook to ease shipboard reporting and enhance efficiency and sustainability across fleet
Electronic logbooks to help streamline reporting, and reduce workload for seafarers, while optimizing operations for greater safety and efficiency. Helsinki, Finland, 28 November 2023: NAPA, a global provider of maritime software and data services, has entered an agreement with Anthony Veder, a world-leading gas shipping company, to install the next-generation electronic reporting and data integration […]
Read ArticleNovember 28, 2023
Voyage Optimization as shipping’s ally in increasingly challenging weather
With extreme weather events becoming more frequent, the ability to predict and adapt to these conditions is more important than ever. This builds an even stronger case for voyage optimization tools that help crews make the best possible decisions in the constantly changing marine environment. The weather may be unstable, but routing ships doesn’t have […]
Read ArticleNovember 16, 2023
Beyond Fuel Reduction: Sustainable and Efficient Ferry Operations Without Losing Sight of Safety
How digital tools and data can help operators to predict, test, plan and even make strategic decisions to sail safety, more efficiently and sustainably . During “Optimizing Operations and Safety” at the 47th Interferry Conference 2023, our Account Director for Ferry & RoPax Business, Tuomas Häkkinen spoke about “Beyond Fuel Reduction: Sustainable and Efficient Ferry Operations […]
Read ArticleNovember 9, 2023
Not your traditional logbook – the electronic era opens avenues for easy reporting and compliance
NAPA Logbook has received renewed type approval from DNV, which opens up a whole suite of compliance and reporting opportunities for the industry, going beyond traditional logbooks. Here’s what this means for your operations in an ever-evolving regulatory landscape. Regulatory compliance is far from a tick-box exercise; it is incredibly vast, complex, and continuously evolving. […]
Read ArticleOctober 30, 2023
Navigating the knowns and unknowns of EU ETS
In less than 100 days, the game will change significantly for commercial ships travelling to, from, or within Europe. The expansion of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to maritime transport means that for the first time, the industry will have to pay for its carbon emissions. Entering this new era is no […]
Read ArticleOctober 24, 2023
NAPA welcomes expansion of Blue Visby, as Development Bank of Japan becomes first financial institution to join the consortium
Helsinki (Finland), 12 October 2023 – NAPA, a global provider of maritime software and data services, has welcomed the addition of the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) to the Blue Visby Consortium. Blue Visby is a cross-industry project aimed at reducing shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions by tackling the “sail fast, then wait” practice – which […]
Read ArticleOctober 12, 2023
Your ship’s electronic logbook can be a secret tool for ESG success
ESG accountability is no longer a “nice-to-have” for shipping; it is critical to doing business. Maritime is gearing up for a wave of ESG regulations hitting the industry, and ship owners and operators face a critical challenge: data gaps in disclosure requirements. The clock is ticking with US, UK, and Singapore exchange rulings already in […]
Read ArticleSeptember 27, 2023
Carnival Cruise Line uses NAPA solutions for data-driven safety and efficiency
How the largest cruise company in the world* is using NAPA’s solutions to power cruise safety and efficiency decisions – both onboard and onshore. *based on passengers carried We interviewed Piervalerio Vignola, Director FOC, Carnival Cruise Line earlier this year at NAPA Safety Summit 2023 on how the largest, and most technologically advanced Fleet Operations Center […]
Read ArticleSeptember 13, 2023
MEPC 80 has spoken, but what shipping does next will speak loudest
The full outcome of the IMO’s historic agreement on shipping’s decarbonization will be defined by what the industry decides to do next. Although not as categorical as many had hoped, the new strategy’s enhanced ambition calls for immediate action – and a lot can be done already. It may not be perfect, but the IMO’s […]
Read ArticleAugust 10, 2023