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Virgin contracts Brenock’s management software
Software application provider, Brenock Technology, has signed a five-year agreement with Virgin Voyages to provide port cost management software. Through this agreement, Virgin Voyages will utilise Brenock’s planning and port cost management tool, the integrated management system (IMS) [Read more...]
MarineXchange unveils guest App
MarineXchange has introduced its cruise line branded MXP365 BYOD guest app. The MXP365 guest app provides an easy-to-implement and cost-effective solution to cruise lines. It can be integrated into an existing BYOD app or used as a stand-alone [Read more...]
Scenic Group opts for Starlink
One of the latest cruise operators to install SpaceX Starlink satcoms is the Scenic Group. By the end of this year, all four yachts in the Scenic Group fleet, including two Scenic yachts and two Emerald Cruises yachts, will [Read more...]
VIKAND and SeaTec team up
Healthcare specialist VIKAND is partnering with SeaTec, an independent maritime technical service provider. This co-operative will support ship operators in reducing fuel emissions and energy consumption to meet industry environmental standards and improve air quality on board. With [Read more...]
Kamewa waterjets for two fast ferries
Kongsberg Maritime has won the contract to supply its Kamewa waterjets for two fast ferries to be built by Singapore's Penguin Shipyard on behalf of a Middle East interest. Each of the new 56 m ropaxes will be [Read more...]
Brittany Ferries selects RINA’s SERTICA
Brittany Ferries has chosen RINA’s SERTICA for its new fleet management system. The decision to implement SERTICA followed an extensive evaluation by Brittany Ferries, in seeking a reliable and hosted fleet management solution. Brittany Ferries joins other ferry [Read more...]
NAPA software for Finnlines’ new ropaxes
Finnlines, a leading operator of ropaxes in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, has signed an agreement with NAPA, a maritime software and data services solution provider. Under the agreement, NAPA will install electronic reporting, fleet monitoring [Read more...]
Wärtsilä to convert some Stena Line’s ferries for methanol operations
Wärtsilä has been contracted by Swedish ferry operator Stena Line to convert some of its vessels to operate with methanol as a fuel. As methanol is one of the key components of de-carbonisation in the maritime industry, this [Read more...]
MacGregor to deliver access equipment to cruise vessel
Cargotec subsidiary, MacGregor, has received a large order for a comprehensive package of access equipment for a cruise vessel. The undisclosed cruise ship will be built at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France. She is scheduled to [Read more...]
RCL to trial biofuels
This summer, Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) will test alternative fuel use when Celebrity Cruises' ’Celebrity Apex’ and Royal Caribbean International's ’Symphony of the Seas’ operate in Europe using sustainable biofuel to meet part of the ships' fuel needs. The trials will contribute critical data and [Read more...]