Oslo-based BASS arrives at SMM on the back of a prestigious contract to supply its full integrated software suite BASSnet Fleet Management Systems to Thor Offshore, the Faroe Islands-based offshore and fisheries operator, for use across Thor’s...

ClassNK has snapped up Canadian offshore and workboat software provider Helm Operations for an undisclosed sum.

All existing passenger ships > 500 gross tonnes and all new cargo ships > 3,000 gross tonnes are required to carry ECDIS from their first survey after 1 July 2014. In 12 months time, on 1 July 2015, this will be further extended to include all...

Maersk Line has started rolling out DNV GL’s ShipManagement software on its owned fleet.

Software house NAPA, which was recently bought by ClassNK, is flourishing under its new ownership and believes the market is now ready for its technology.

  Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has completed a series of consequence assessments with all the major shipyards in Korea, China and Japan to help them speed the implementation of the IACS Harmonised Common Structural...

  Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT), a leading provider of fleet optimization services and onboard voyage management software, today announced the debut of its Voyage Calculator program. Voyage Calculator accurately calculates the distance...

AkzoNobel has introduced the shipping industry’s first digital tool that enables operators to accurately assess and predict the risk of hull fouling, depending on which routes are being traded. Developed by the company’s Marine Coatings business...

Pole Star Space Applications today announced that Fleet Management (FM) 2.0, the latest release of its web-based tracking solution for shipowners, operators and charterers, has been rolled out free to its existing FM customers. With a new user...

Korean Register (KR) – an IACS member classification society – announces the release of the world’s first mobile app containing all up-to-date IMO conventions. This brand new facility is based on KR’s award winning KR-CON software which is an...