Specialized ship manager Chemfleet has confirmed that an in-service Berg Propulsion upgrade to control systems onboard the tanker YM Miranda has yielded fuel savings of around 10%.
The joint project will develop a next-generation ship design and information management solution, which will also embed a product lifecycle management (PLM) system
Ship management company Laskaridis Shipping, technology provider METIS Cyberspace Technology and classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) have worked together to develop new notations for the use of augmented data to optimise operations and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"Shipping is now coming to accept that real-time vessel data, predictive analysis and artificial intelligence will be crucial to meeting the needs of the transition ahead."
Tankers International has announced that it will be partnering with the Baltic Exchange to further enhance data sharing and the provision of market insights for its popular VLCC Fixture app.