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TECHNOLOGY IN FOCUS: DIGITALIZATION

Images courtesy Navtor

MR TV caught up with

Tor Svanes, CEO, NAVTOR, earlier this year in Oslo.

Where are we in terms of the use of data, the effective use of data in maritime?

NAVTOR, Voyager

Somewhere in the middle, I would say. The biggest challenge for all companies is to get hold of the right data.

Worldwide to Merge

Today we talked to somebody doing hull cleaning with a robot. We discussed how we could interface with that, show it on a screen onshore, so they [also] can see what

Keeping with the trend that has shaped his 30+ year career in maritime, no dust settles under Tor Svanes feet when it comes to the hull looks like and the kinds of fouling they have? developing his company's solutions for the maritime sector. With

So that's an example of a new technology, [the ? rst of that, highlights since our interview in June 2023 in Oslo include: many] coming into maritime that can help the whole per- • NAVTOR and Voyager Worldwide agreed to merge, formance side of business.

and the combined company will deliver products and solutions to approximately 18,000 vessels globally. The transaction is expect-

As you know in the technology space, the ed to close by December 2023. "This is perhaps the biggest day in NAVTOR’s history, and a major development for the maritime question is perpetually ‘what have you technology industry,” said Svanes when the deal was announced done for me lately.’ Can you tell us where in early November 2023. “Together with Tor, I see this as an incred- you see the company going in the next 12 ible opportunity,” said Kent Lee, CEO of Voyager Worldwide.

to 24 months?

• NAVTOR is aiming to simplify CII compliance with the

First of all, this is all about technology, but it's also all latest release of its NavFleet ship operations platform. Featur- about making technology in a way that is useful for the ing an advanced Emissions Simulator, designed to help shipping user. With the technology, we have to build better sys- companies predict and optimize environmental impact and per- formance across entire ? eets, NavFleet 1.8 delivers operational tems, and one big thing is, of course, cybersecurity. So insights built on high-quality, dual-validated data.

we have also put in place one person, a security of? cer within the company, to take care of that and all the [new • NAVTOR Digital Logbooks have become one of the ? rst solutions in the market to receive formal approval from the United and emerging] regulation, as regulation will [continue to]

States Coast Guard (USCG). NAVTOR digital logbooks are designed drive a lot of these things. There's a lot of confusion about to streamline log-keeping routines and assist in ensuring compli- fuel, the fuel of the future. That’s a challenge because our ance with regulations. By embracing digital log keeping practices, mariners can simplify their daily tasks and focus on what matters software, our systems have to relate to what’s going on in most – delivering safe and ef? cient operations.

the ship. So the challenge is [continual] software develop- ment, while building in machine learning and AI, which are crucial elements.

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