Tag: Sustainable shipping
NAPA Webinar: Real-life voyage optimization stories
How to take advantage of sea currents for fuel savings? How to route optimally through Emission Control Areas? What experiences and insights Neste, an advanced refiner of high-quality sustainable oil products, has gained by using NAPA Voyage Optimization? This webinar originally took place on December 9th, 2020. Watch the recording to hear Risto-Juhani Kariranta, […]
Read ArticleDecember 9, 2020
The role of data in harnessing the power of the wind
Global markets react to consumer demand, and clean technology is no exception. The IMO’s impending 2050 and 2030 decarbonization targets, and further global environmental goals, have led to increasing demand over the last decade for economically viable, green technologies. Wind assisted propulsion technologies, which decrease fuel consumption by using sails or similar wind capture devices, […]
Read ArticleDecember 7, 2020
MOL invites NAPA to add data analysis expertise to FOCUS project
Project to develop data applications to enhance safety and reduce its environmental impact Helsinki, Finland – 27 March 2020 – NAPA, the leading maritime software, services, and data analysis provider, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the multimodal transport group, today announced that NAPA has joined MOL’s FOCUS project for enhancing the collection and application of […]
Read ArticleMarch 27, 2020
DSME, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, NAPA and AVL announce strategic partnership to develop digital ship
Partnership will develop engine room and operations solutions for digital twins Busan, June 17, 2019 – DSME, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, NAPA and AVL have announced a strategic co-operation agreement to develop digital ships and related strategic solutions. The agreement will combine the four parties’ expertise in naval architecture and shipbuilding, engines, big data, […]
Read ArticleJune 17, 2019
Emissions and EU-MRV – incentives, transparency, and better data
By Risto Kariranta, Shipping Solutions, NAPA Ltd. The European Commission’s (EC) decision to make public data relating to the carbon emission performance of individual vessels has led to mixed reactions throughout the shipping industry. It is not the premise of the regulation which has resulted in scrutiny (the EC has collected data under its monitoring reporting […]
Read ArticleMay 2, 2019
Norsepower and NAPA collaboration scoops 2018 DIMECC Prize
Helsinki, Finland – 25 October 2018 NAPA and Norsepower partnership in data verification and analysis of Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution awarded 2018 DIMECC Prize NAPA, the leading maritime data analysis, software and services provider, and Finnish engineering company Norsepower have won the DIMECC Prize 2018, for their partnership in data verification and analysis of Norsepower’s […]
Read ArticleOctober 25, 2018
Major funding from INTENS and Business Finland to enhance NAPA’s voyage planning services
Helsinki, Finland – 9 May 2018 Leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider NAPA today announced that it has received major funding from INTENS, a VTT-coordinated Finnish research-industry collaborative consortium, to further enhance its work improving technical and operational performance and lowering ships’ emissions. The work enabled by this funding has already begun, the […]
Read ArticleMay 9, 2018
Norsepower and Bore successfully test wind power technology for ships
Helsinki, Finland – June 1, 2015 Norsepower’s Rotor Sail technology confirms fuel-saving potential in two independent trials by NAPA and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Norsepower Oy Ltd. and Bore Ltd today announced the successful sea trial of Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution, a new wind propulsion technology for ships. The […]
Read ArticleJuly 1, 2015
NAPA survey: 60% of market unaware of SEEMP fuel saving potential
Helsinki, Finland – November 15, 2012 Survey shows SEEMP as a priority for the industry but knowledge gaps exist, smaller owners and operators lagging behind and significant regional differentiation A survey conducted by NAPA Group, the leading software house for ship design and operations, into preparation levels for the upcoming IMO ship energy efficiency management […]
Read ArticleNovember 15, 2012