Norwegian navigational software group Navtor is linking up with Danish maritime hardware and software company Danelec Marine.
The partnership is aimed at translating onboard data into business value and unlocking commercial and operational decision-making by combining data collected by Danelec’s “internet of things” vessel infrastructure with Navtor’s NavFleet performance management and optimisation platform.
Analysts have predicted that firms in the overpopulated data and vessel performance arena will need to merge and partner each other as digital and decarbonisation developments gain pace.
Danelec’s data collection and connectivity modules are installed on more than 10,000 vessels worldwide. In late 2021, it acquired Norwegian digital ship performance monitoring firm Kyma to create what it said would be the world’s largest maritime data specialist.
Navtor has been expanding since it was acquired by US technology investment group Accel-KKR in 2020, subsequently purchasing US vessel performance analytics firm Tres Solutions and Indian digital logbook developer Ingenium Marine.
“Suddenly teams onshore and vessels are working as one, with full operational insight and awareness, and the ability to constantly manage, refine and optimise performance,” Arild Risholm Saether, chief business development officer for NavFleet, said of the tie-up with Danelec.
UK-based Sperry Marine has also separately partnered with Navtor to launch Sperry Marine Navigation Charts and Voyage Planning, designed to optimise vessel safety and efficiency.
Sperry said the service provides an integrated e-navigation solution that reduces administration associated with chart updates and route planning and improves cyber security.
Meanwhile, Navtor has launched an advanced auto-routing module and Sperry a vessel performance system developed in collaboration with ABB.
Navtor said its auto-routing module allows bridge officers, for the first time, to quickly calculate routes point to point, not just from port to port.
Detailed routes between berths can be refined on its NavStation digital chart table for the exact needs of voyages, and seamlessly updated and shared, Navtor said.
Sperry Marine said its performance service enables vessel owners to collect and analyse onboard data in real time, supporting efficient fuel usage and regulatory compliance, while optimising voyage routing.
It uses several modules of the ABB Ability Octopus-Marine Advisory System, such as motion and performance monitoring, alongside forecasting and access to a web-based fleet portal.
