Stena Bulk News
OrbitMI has been named in the Thetius 150 ranking of the most innovative companies in the maritime industry for 2024, recognising the NYC-based software firm’s pioneering role in integrating data technologies to break down barriers to digital transformation. Maritime intelligence and analytics The provider of maritime intelligence and analytics solutions is listed among the top 50 innovative small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – commercial organisations more than five years o...
Technology group - Wärtsilä has designed and delivered controllable pitch propellers for Stena’s new Ro-Pax vessel, Ala’suinu, which has completed sea trials. Following these sea trials, Ala’suinu became the first Ro-Pax vessel to fulfil the DNV Silent(E) notation, satisfying the criteria in the operating conditions at 11 and 18 knots. This environment class notation from DNV was introduced to protect sensitive marine ecosystems, applying to vessels that demonstrate...
Rapid technological change, complex regulation, and competitive pressures are driving digital transformation in the shipping industry. But navigating a confusing software landscape can be difficult and sound decision-making is essential to minimise innovation risk, according to OrbitMI. Automation solutions Industry spending has soared in recent years on intelligent process automation solutions geared to boosting efficiency, reducing costs, curbing emissions, and improving safety for shipping...
OrbitMI’s reporting tool is being integrated with the cloud platform Veracity by DNV to ease the process of compliance for ship owners and operators by enabling trusted emissions data to be shared with regulators and stakeholders. Stena Bulk is the first shipping company to take advantage of the new integration for the DNV-developed digital ecosystem that hosts verified operational data from more than 10,000 vessels and has over 300,000 users, including ship owners and managers, charterer...
A newly minted integration between maritime software supplier OrbitMI and data-driven communication platform Sedna is intended to ease the time-consuming process of handling voyage information in multiple emails by creating “intelligent connected workflows”, with Stena Bulk being the first to adopt the innovative solution. While there is increasing adoption of digital applications in shipping, current ways of working mean vital vessel data remains siloed in disconnected software pla...