CSG Selects Bluetracker for Energy Savings
In an effort to take energy efficiency to the next level, the Hamburg Süd subsidiary Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH (CSG) and INTERSCHALT maritime systems GmbH, the software provider for cargo operations and fleet performance, concluded a contract for equipping a total of 46 container ships with the fleet performance management software Bluetracker on September 08 at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg. In order to achieve the stated target of saving one ton of fuel per ship per day for the auxiliary system (diesel generator and boiler consumption) within one year…
DNV GL Updates Phast Software
The latest release of DNV GL’s Phast software for process industry hazard analysis has new features that will increase efficiency, improve the understanding and communication of results and support rapid decision-making, DNV GL announced. These features include enhanced visualization and a more flexible selection of default explosion models. Process industries face potential hazards that can harm life, property and the environment. Phast software is used to analyze these hazards so that their consequences can be managed or reduced by improving the design of the process or plant…
Raytheon Anschütz Bags SMARTBLUE Order
Raytheon Anschütz announced the recent contract award for its SMARTBLUE maritime situational awareness system on board two vessels being built in South Korea for a major oil and gas company. The two vessels will operate on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. For each vessel, Raytheon Anschütz will provide two 12ft X-band radars integrated with AIS to a SMARTBLUE sensor management pack. The pack will correlate the incoming data from the sensors and provide information locally through an operator workstation located in the vessel’s central control room.
