Akselos Appoints Chief Product & Technology Officer
development, and innovation teams.He said, “From my very first interactions, the unique chemistry of Akselos and the innovative solutions deeply impressed me. I have worked in asset performance management for a long time, and until now, I have never seen a company claim and then successfully deliver real-time structural asset integrity monitoring through digital twin software. I truly believe SPM is the missing puzzle piece in the offshore and petrochemical industry.”Akselos says it uses the world’s fastest and most advanced physics-based simulations. With operations in Europe, the US
Weathernews Names Craig West European CEO
CEO, effective immediately. West will join the company's Executive Leadership Team, bringing experience from the cloud, data, analytics and AI industries."Leading Weathernews in Europe is an incredible opportunity," West said. "Our unique value proposition, serving millions with real-time weather information and critical decision-support analytics, positions us at the forefront of innovation across mission-critical industries. I am excited to leverage our AI and data-driven solutions to drive growth, enhance customer value, and prioritize safety as the core value in all our operations
Tip #59 – AI to Maritime Trainers: "Watch Your Back …"
is designed to teach navigational skills. Trainees log into a cloud-based training system that operates 24/7. The system presents interactive scenarios based on real-world data, such as navigating through busy shipping lanes or poor weather conditions. The AI assesses each trainee’s decision in real time and provides immediate, detailed feedback. If mistakes are made, the AI system automatically generates additional relevant scenarios until the trainee demonstrates proficiency, ensuring a consistent level of competency across all trainees. All, by the way, in the native language of the trainee
Xeneta Appoints Luykx as Chief Revenue Officer
and air freight is bought and sold and how supply chain procurement divisions operate, we have only scratched the surface.”The Xeneta platform calls upon more than 400 million crowdsourced data points to allow buyers and sellers of ocean and air freight to benchmark rates across the market in real time.The industry has experienced the most turbulent times in living memory as the Covid-19 pandemic plunged global supply chains into chaos and more recently through drought in the Panama Canal and conflict in the Red Sea impacting the Suez Canal.Luykx believes the industry needs a new way of working
Maersk Training Awarded 3-Year Contract by Seadrill
is a comprehensive training management solution that enables companies to manage their training requirements in a centralized and efficient way. It provides a single point of contact for all training bookings and administration and enables companies to track and manage the competency of their workforce in real-time
Retaining Gen Z in the Marine Industry
– For knowledge to evolve into a skill, our people must practice it and perfect the skill with the help of a coach who ensures that they are practicing the correct skill. Practice also allows the coach to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement while witnessing the skill in real time.Reinforce Progress – When coaching others, it is important to provide feedback in a way that is sincere and allows the other person to hear what you are saying. You might think that all positive feedback is acceptable. However, if feedback is shallow or meaningless, it probably will not have
Bearing Names Daly Chief Operating Officer
, Bearing is uniquely positioned to make ocean shipping greener and more efficient. There is a tremendous opportunity for Bearing to keep the industry moving forward with its CII compliance and fleet performance management tools enabled by proven AI modeling and our massive data sets of historical and real-time voyage operations data."Daly holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA in Finance from Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business
METIS Names Polychronopoulou CEO
environmental engineering group ERMA FIRST.Polychronopoulou is currently president of HEMEXPO, vice chair at Sea Europe, and a senior executive at EPE and ERMA FIRST.METIS aims to be a player in the maritime industry’s ongoing digital transformation, specializing in data acquisition, real-time performance monitoring and intelligent analytics based on advanced machine learning and AI techniques
Ecochlor Expands in Southeast Asia
system (BWMS) project management which is central to the support of our teams and customers in Southeast Asia.”Oh added, “My background in both shipyard retrofits and in project management of BWMS installations will be of great assistance to both our service engineers and in providing a real-time response to our clients.”Oh has a Masters in Offshore Technology with Subsea Engineering and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore
Maine Maritime Academy Partners with SailPlan
to accelerate the development of an intelligent vessel’s navigation platform and shoreside vessel control.The academy said it equip its fleet, including the autonomous 41-foot workboat R/V Quickwater, with the Reston, Va. based startup’s intelligent navigation platform. SailPlan will provide real-time fleet location and health monitoring to MMA’s Shore Control Center resulting in unparalleled vessel telemetry being made available shoreside. SailPlan’s cloud-based route exchange capability will allow autonomous vessels to proactively mitigate collision risks while optimizing routing
Training Tips for Ships - Tip #20: Training in the Age of Data
so many domains. It is used to make firefighting safer and more effective. It is used to identify fraudulent financial transactions. And big data is being used in many ways and to remarkable effect to save us from this pandemic. Similarly, the opportunity for big data in training is enormous.Big data is really about two things. First, it is about the data itself and the granularity, volume and veracity of this data. And second, it is about mining our data ro reveal patterns that are not otherwise visible. We can then use knowledge of those patterns to make better, more deeply informed decisions.What data
NUWC Division Newport Names Chhim Director of Cybersecurity for Undersea Warfare
life cycle, and successfully demonstrated cybersecurity-compliant autonomous architectures for at-sea demonstrations.While participating in department rotations, specifically with the Tactical Cybersecurity Team leading cybersecurity evolutions with the fleet, Chhim was able to see her work being used in real-time situations, which helped her commit to tactical systems“I observed what cyber was doing to the crew, and wanted to be part of the change and be their voice at the acquisition table,” Chhim said. “I wanted to provide the fleet with seamless and transparent cybersecurity solutions
Rodger Joins ETPM
six years she specialized in survey, ROV and inspection recruitment at Oceanscan. She has also worked closely with dive and lay clients.In recent months, ETPM also announced a new joint venture with start-up technology company Nudge Exchange which will provide ETPM’s clients and contractors with real-time information on contract requirements around the world.It has also launched TrueDental Recruitment, a dental recruitment agency based in Aberdeen, which specializes in the provision of dental candidates for practices across North-east Scotland
ShipMoney Digital Payment Solutions for Cash-to-Master Virtual Payments for Seafarers
the struggles seafarers are facing and are doing everything possible to help them and their families during this crisis," said Stuart Ostrow, President of ShipMoney. "Our Virtual Card solution and Transfer Marketplace provide efficient and cost-effective ways for companies to pay their crew in real-time, enabling them to disburse wages at more frequent intervals. Money is rapidly placed in the hands of crew and their families at a time when they urgently need it.”ShipMoney Virtual Cards provide the same feature functionality as a physical Visa card, allowing seafarers to send money, initiate
Training Tips for Ships #12: Training in COVID-19 Times - A “How to Guide”
; even venturing into many areas we would normally think of as skills.The Required Tools: At this moment, the goal is to deploy effective training quickly. The tools we require are a learning management system (LMS) to deliver on-line training and assessment, and a conferencing tool to allow for real-time interactions.If you have an LMS already available, great. If not, you will have to select one. While in normal times there would be many criteria to consider in this choice, I’ll identify only two core requirements here that must be considered. First, ensure that your LMS allows you to
De Keukelaere Wins IADC "Young Author Award"
existing dike. This dune takes over the coastal protection function of the existing dike and combines it with nature development, public services and recreational appeal. For the demo an octocopter drone platform was used with a multispectral camera underneath. During drone flights, a base station shows real-time information on the location of the drone, a projected true color image captured by the camera and the position of neighboring boats through Automatic Identification System (AIS). Thanks to this information it is easy to adapt flight missions according to the situation. The drone data were processed
Study Highlights Benefits of Crew Management
a crewing strategy, consistent data and metrics are essential as without these it is difficult to accurately measure cost savings.”Hanseaticsoft has developed a cloud-based solution for shipping companies, Cloud Fleet Manager which allows information to be centralized, processed and accessed in real time using apps and mobile devices. This includes the Cloud Crewing module, an all-in-one solution for professional crew management.Cloud Crewing includes the master data management of seafarers, planning crews on board as well as their relief, processing of activity-based payroll, management of the
