Leading Classification Society ClassNK has actually accredited NAPA Fleet Intelligence and also NAPA Performance Monitoring and also Optimization, established by NAPA, as its Innovation Endorsement for Products & & Solutions, after the remedies showed assessment assistance for at conserving gas and also enhancing trips for the fleet of Japanese shipownerNissen Kaiun Following the accreditation, the culture has actually updated symbols for all the Nissen Kaiun vessels in its fleet utilizing the remedies, which has actually noted the very first time in the ClassNK register.

To advertise the spread and also advancement of ingenious modern technologies, the culture introduced Innovation Endorsement as a quick accreditation solution together with technical front joggers to develop ideal analysis requirements. Among the accreditation classifications, “Products & Solutions” covers electronic devices and also software program innovation set up for usage on vessels.

NAPA Fleet Intelligence is a cloud-based service that integrates real on the internet information aboard and also weather condition information with NAPA’s 3D design data source to precisely examine and also enhance efficiency, to suggest any type of vessel, from an internet browser. NAPA Performance Monitoring and also Optimization uses the very same huge information experience to evaluate vessel efficiency and also enhance directing, however likewise consider information from shipboard equipment on vessel procedures for a much more precise photo of efficiency. Nissen Kaiun has actually been utilizing NAPA’s remedies and also has actually given comments and also suggestions for more renovation.

ClassNK has actually carried out a cautious assessment on NAPA Fleet Intelligence and also NAPA Performance Monitoring and also Optimization, leading to the Innovation Endorsement accreditation. Following the accreditation, ClassNK obtained the application from the shipowner, and also has actually included its Digital Smart Ship symbols (DSS( EE2) to course certifications of all the ships utilizing the remedies for the very first time in the ClassNK register, which show the highest degree of ship efficiency analysis in its existing structure.

Pekka Pakkanen, Executive Vice President, Shipping Solutions at NAPA commented: “We are delighted that our voyage optimization solution has been fairly evaluated at such a high level. At a time when saving fuel is a strategic priority for fleets around the world, owners and operators need to have confidence in the tools they use to plan and assess their voyages. We’re incredibly pleased that the users and crew members have found our solutions effective, and the approval from ClassNK is a significant milestone that opens the door to further deployment on fleets worldwide.”

The boss of Nissen Kaiun claimed:“Having utilized NAPA’s optimization tools for several years, we have confirmed their effectiveness to achieve fuel savings and on-time operations of our fleet, which is a strategic priority as the industry progresses towards sustainability. We are glad that ClassNK has made the third-party endorsement on its functions and issued the highest ship performance evaluation, Digital Smart Ship (DSS(EE2)) to our ships equipped with NAPA. We would like to make an effort together to further develop the solution, to achieve optimal operations so that we can contribute to even greater reductions in CO2 emissions.”

Mr Masaki Matsunaga, Corporate Officer, Director of Plan Approval and also Technical Solution Division at ClassNK, claimed: “The cardinal concept of Innovation Endorsement is to carry out swift certification while developing necessary criteria in partnering with technological front runners. The certification of NAPA’s solutions and subsequent upgrades of notations installing the solutions could be the ideal model to certify innovations and their effectiveness driven by cutting-edge technologies.”