Category: Ship Operations
Data powering safety: NAPA’s tailored solutions enhance risk monitoring for MOL’s 800-vessel fleet
How one of the largest shipping companies in the world is using NAPA’s cloud-based Fleet Intelligence solution to monitor and mitigate navigational risks. We recently met with Takeru Suzuki, General Manager, Smart Shipping Division, at Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), to discuss how collaboration with NAPA reduces the risk of grounding for the company’s 800+ vessels. […]
Read ArticleNovember 24, 2022
WEBINAR: Discover Electronic Logbooks for automated, error-free entries
Welcome to the era of intelligent record-keeping with electronic logbooks! Easy, error-free, secure record-keeping with NAPA Logbook Did you know that electronic logbooks can reduce your crew’s workload and limit the risk of error, all whilst boosting the efficiency and sustainability of your shoreside operations? With an ever-increasing number of flag states giving a green […]
Read ArticleNovember 2, 2022
Shipping’s safer route to decarbonization
Why ship safety and efficiency must work in tandem to win the race to net zero. Shipping has come a long way from the safety horror stories, and the number of maritime incidents has decreased steadily in the past few decades. Yet, future fuels, carbon-capturing and new technologies needed for the race towards zero-carbon demand new […]
Read ArticleOctober 26, 2022
Cruise industry welcomes a new level of real-time collaboration on safety data as Lloyd’s Register approves NAPA Stability
Helsinki (Finland), 10 October 2022: NAPA Stability, NAPA’s new stability management software for passenger vessels, has been approved by the classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR). This marks a milestone for the platform as it has now received type approval from both Lloyd’s Register and DNV who are the only class societies that provide this certification […]
Read ArticleOctober 12, 2022
How understanding your operational patterns can help prevent groundings
Groundings are one of the most frequent types of navigational accidents, and they can lead to dramatic consequences for people and the environment. The latest advances in digital technology can help prevent such incidents, and NAPA has pioneered a system which uses operational patterns to detect ship grounding risk. The key conclusions of our research […]
Read ArticleOctober 10, 2022
Interview: How Columbia Cruise Services is easing shoreside reporting with NAPA Logbook
Vikram Dang of Columbia Cruise Services talks about using NAPA Logbook to make ESG, environmental and technical reporting automated, error-free and standardized on the shoreside. The industry has been embracing ESG-centric solutions in its operations for a while now. With the upcoming implementation of CII reporting, along with green financing, and the need for further transparency, the value of accurate data collection […]
Read ArticleOctober 4, 2022
Customer Speaks: Columbia Cruise Services is easing ESG reporting with Electronic Logbook
Vikram Dang of Columbia Cruise Services talks about using NAPA Logbook to make ESG, environmental and technical reporting automated, accurate and standardized on the shoreside. As we all know, the industry has been embracing ESG-centric solutions in its operations for a while now. With the upcoming implementation of CII and EEXI reporting, along with green financing, […]
Read ArticleOctober 4, 2022
A fair, data-powered solution to solve sail-fast-then-wait and reduce emissions
The Blue Visby project is demonstrating that shipowners, charterers and ports can improve their environmental performance by eliminating the sail-fast-then-wait sailing practice, without compromising commercially sensitive data. In fact, a surprisingly small amount of commercial data, in addition to data that is already publicly available, is all that is required – it’s collaboration and a […]
Read ArticleSeptember 26, 2022
NAPA signs eLearning agreement with major cruise company for crew training
Helsinki (Finland), 20 September 2022: NAPA, a leading digital technology provider for the maritime industry, has entered a new long-term agreement with Royal Caribbean Group, one of the largest cruise companies in the world, to deliver eLearning to its crews worldwide. This partnership will help Royal Caribbean Group train both shipboard and shoreside crew on […]
Read ArticleSeptember 21, 2022
NAPA Stand Talk at SMM 2022: How to improve your vessels’ CII rating?
At SMM 2022 in Hamburg, NAPA’s Henrik Grönlund and Philippos Giannakos discussed how ship owners and operators could improve their vessel’s CII rating. Watching the video, you will find out: What the similarities and differences are between CII and EEXI How much weather routing and optimizing voyages can improve the CII rating A case example […]
Read ArticleSeptember 19, 2022