Technology

Oslo-listed Havyard Group’s Board has proposed that the company changes name to Eqva. The name change reflects the company’s growth strategy and marks its transformation to a fully integrated service concern, which contributes to green transition in maritime, [Read more...]

MAN Energy Solutions (MES) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), including its subsidiaries and brands. The MoU relates to a project to retrofit a medium speed MAN 48/60 engine to enable [Read more...]

Shipmanagement service provider, V.Ships Leisure is to manage Ocean Residences’ superyacht residency ‘Njord’. This agreement involves a range of services, including newbuilding supervision support, shipmanagement, crewing for all departments, port operations and ShipSure 2.0. Commenting on the agreement, Kristian Stensby, [Read more...]

Cruise.co.uk, a UK-based online cruise travel agent, has selected MariaDB SkySQL as its fully managed cloud database service. With SkySQL, Cruise.co.uk will gain large benefits with seamless migration and faster performance, the company claimed. Furthermore, SkyDBAs serve as personal consultants for 24/7 [Read more...]

ShipMoney has signed a long-term strategic partnership with V. Group to digitalise seafarers’ payroll system. This will ensure a more secure and efficient way to pay V.Ships’ workforce, the company said. In addition to crew payments, this agreement [Read more...]

The last of Scandlines’ four hybrid ferries operating between Puttgarden (Germany) and Rødby (Denmark), the double-ended ferry ‘Prinsesse Benedikte’ recently had four new thrusters installed. These new thrusters were claimed to be far more efficient and thus energy-saving [Read more...]

Precision engineering from Berg Propulsion has resulted in a substantial reduction in fuel consumption for a long-serving Baltic ropax. This involved a propeller blade replacement, which Berg claimed can fit on any hub and also met the requirement [Read more...]

Hurtigruten Expeditions will be the first cruise line to implement SpaceX’s broadband service Starlink across all ships, the company said. In co-operation with long-time connectivity partner Speedcast, the installation will be completed this month. “As the world leader [Read more...]

Software solution provider, DeCurtis Corp, has installed the patented DeCurtis Experience Platform (DXP) on board Virgin Voyages’ fleet. Leveraging the Aruba ESP network and partnering with DeCurtis Corp, Virgin Voyages has set out to deliver a technology-enhanced cruise experience [Read more...]

Communications and network provider, Speedcast is to start offering Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency connectivity to its  maritime customers, including cruise ships. Starlink introduced its maritime connectivity services and equipment earlier this year, delivered via the world’s largest constellation of [Read more...]