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Leadership Profile: Tor Svanes and NAVTOR's Quest to Transform Shipping
Compliance, performance, profitability, sustainability; take the biggest āpain pointsā for almost any shipping company and watch NAVTORās digital ecosystem work wonders. Here Tor Svanes, Founder and CEO, explains how NAVTOR has grown to lead the smart shipping world, why the recent merger with Voyager Worldwide was so critical, and how he hopes to help steer the industry towards brighter, simpler,ā¦
NAVTOR: Simplifying Ships from Shore
In a climate of increasing complexity, with new regulations, environmental concerns and commercial considerations, how can owners and operators control their fleets, and futures, from dry land? NAVTORās Tor Håkon Svanes believes the answer lies in innovation and integration ā developing solutions that evolve in line with the needs of a dynamic global industry.āThere are smarter ways to do things.āTor Håkon Svanesā¦
Emissions-Focused AI Project Secures Funding
A project, GASS, led by Navtor, with six other Norwegian research, innovation and industry partners, has been awarded 44 million Norwegian kroner to develop new commercial AI-enhanced technology and services to optimize the energy usage of vessels and ships.Navtor, Grieg Star, Maritime CleanTech, Scandinavian Reach Technologies, Simula Research Laboratory, SinOceanic Shipping and Sustainable Energyā¦
NAVTOR Revamps Passage Planning Module
NAVTOR announced a breakthrough revamp of its Passage Planning module. Featured in the latest release of NAVTORās NavStation planning software (version 6.3), the new module offers expanded automation and auto-calculations, effectively slashing both administration time and the potential for human errors, compliance with the very latest industry standards, enhanced data utilisation, the ability to revise and update plans (rather than creating new ones after voyage deviations/changes)ā¦
NAVTOR Releases NavFleet Emissions Simulator
NAVTOR, an e-Navigation and performance technology provider to the maritime industry, said Wednesday it was aiming to simplify CII compliance with the latest release of its NavFleet ship operations platform. Featuring an advanced Emissions Simulator, designed to help shipping companies predict and optimize environmental impact and performance across entire fleets, NavFleet 1.8 delivers operational insights built on high-qualityā¦
Maritime Technology Firms NAVTOR and Voyager Worldwide Set to Merge
NAVTOR, an e-Navigation and performance technology provider to the maritime industry, and Voyager Worldwide, a provider of maritime technology solutions, have agreed to merge.The combined company will deliver products and solutions to approximately 18,000 vessels globally. The transaction is expected to close by December 2023.Both companies provide maritime technology solutions that enable shipping companies to improve safetyā¦
NAVTOR Hellas Launched
NAVTOR opened its 11th office with the arrival of NAVTOR Hellas. The Athens-based operation, situated at the Port of Piraeus, is an evolution of an existing, long-standing partnership with distributor Space Electronics. CEO Tor Svanes says the move demonstrates the importance of this key shipping market to his ambitious maritime technology firm.Space Electronics has represented NAVTOR in the local market for over a decade.
āKā Line Taps Navtor for Fleet Monitoring
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (āKā Line) has adopted NavFleet as a fleet monitoring system platform provided by Navtor A.S., and witnessed by Norwegian Embassy in Japan, āKā Line signed a MoU with Navtor regarding the development of āKā Line 24/7/365 global fleet monitoring and support system through the use and functional expansion of NavFleet on August 25.Navtor is Norway-based company developing the maritime DX business that is well known as a provider of electronic navigational chartsā¦
āKā LINE Chooses Navtor Fleet Monitoring System
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (āKā LINE) has chosen Navtorās NavFleet solution to support its 24/7 global fleet monitoring and support system.Once operational, the facility will help the Japanese maritime logistics company enhance the safety, efficiency and sustainable performance of its inhouse managed fleet. NavFleet will seamlessly connect vessels, crews and onshore teams and provide real-time monitoring and operational insights.āNavFleet builds a bridge between ships and shore,ā explains Tor A.
From Paper to Pixels: Embracing the Digital Logbook
In an era of ever-smarter shipping, one key area of vessel and fleet administration appears stuck in the dark ages. Pierre Dominé explainswhy Stolt Tankers is rapidly transitioning to digital logbooks, unlocking a broad range of big data benefits.Although the switch from paper to digital logbooks is yet to be mandated, Pierre Dominé, Quality Assurance & Investigation Specialist, Stolt Tankers, sees no need to wait.
Navtor, Hoppe Marine Link for Big Data Drive
NAVTORās NavFleet performance management and optimiation platform will now be able to access the data collected by HOPPEās onboard vessel technology, after the two signed a new collaboration partnership that allows customers of the firms to feed real-time operational data into the NavFleet application, giving onshore teams complete awareness, understanding and control of their maritime assets.It isā¦
Shoei Kisen Kaisha ink deal for Fleetwide install of NavFleet
NAVTOR secured an agreement with Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., one of Japanās largest shipowners and managers, to deliver the NavFleet application across itsfleet of managed vessels. Shoei Kisen, a part of Imabari Shipbuilding, Japanās largest shipbuilder, will introduce NavFleet to the existing NAVTOR digital ecosystem onboard its bulk carriers and container ships. This integrated system includes the NavStation digital chart table software (with automated Passage Planning)ā¦
Digitalization: NAVTOR, Veracity by DNV Partner
NAVTOR signed an Integrated Partner agreement with Veracity by DNV, a deal intended to help shipowners and operators simplify reporting, enable sustainable shipping and unlock green finance.āOur ecosystem collects, aggregates and utilizes enormous amounts of business-critical data,ā said Bjørn Åge Hjøllo, Chief Sustainability Officer, NAVTOR. āThat is used to make shipping safer, simpler and more efficient ā automating tasksā¦
NAVTOR and Danelec Partner to Unlock Big Data Value
NAVTOR has teamed up with Danelec in a partnership that will help shipowners and operators translate onboard data into business value, unlocking enhanced commercial and operational decision making.The agreement will bring together the wealth of data collected by Danelecās advanced internet-of-things (IoT) vessel infrastructure with NAVTORās NavFleet performance management and optimization platform.
NAVTOR to Integrate Witherbys Pulications into NavStation
Witherbys publications will be made available on NAVTORās NavStation digital chart table software for the very first time after a new agreement.NavStation, which is designed to seamlessly gathers voyage data and information on a single platform, will now offer the Witherby Connect portfolio of highly respected publications covering everything from passage planning and operational training, through to fleet security and ballast water management.
Navtor to Acquire Ingenium Marine
Navtor has inked a deal to acquire Ingenium Marine, a transaction subject to execution of definitive agreements. Once completed, Ingenium will become a fully integrated Navtor company and continue to operate from Mumbai, India, and Navtor will integrate digital logbooks into its e-Navigation and performance product portfolio. According to Navtor CEO Tor Svanes, this latest move will ātransform the way the industry views traditional log-keepingā¦
Tor Svanes, "Mr. ECDIS", Chronicled in New Book
NAVTOR CEO Tor Svanes is "Mr. ECDIS", at least that't the title he's been given in a new book charting his life story as well as his role in the development of maritime e-Navigation. Author Tønnes H. Gundersen details the voyage that took Svanes from electricianās apprentice in the small town of Egersund, Southern Norway, to a globally renowned figure in this key smart shipping niche. And, Svanes is keen to addā¦
FarSounder, Navtor Partner
FarSounder and Navtor announces a new partnership, with FarSounder now including support for NAVTOR official ENC chart data in itsbase software package.Navtor is centered on creating e-Navigation tools that are safe, simple and efficient. Similarly, FarSounderās Argos 3D Forward Looking Sonar is designed to provide safe navigation by detecting many ocean obstacles via an easy-to-understand user interface.
NAVTOR Opens Poland Office
NAVTOR has opened a new office in Gdansk, Poland, dedicated to accelerating development of cloud-based and AI solutions and adding to its existing software development network in Houston, St Petersburg, and Egersund, Norway.NAVTOR CEO Tor Svanes sees the move as a continuation of the firmās evolution, as it creates a far-reaching product portfolio built on the foundations of its e-Navigation and smart shipping expertise.āItās always been our vision to take the enhanced efficiencyā¦
NAVTOR Acquires Tres Solutions
NAVTOR continues to evolve its eNavigation solutions with the acquisition announced today of Tres Solutions, a 5-year-old Houston-based tech start up that specializes maritime software and analytics, a natural fit for NAVTOR as it pushes to expand its role in the global fleetās vessel analytics and performance optimization. Financial specifics of the acquisition were not made available.āWe (explored) the market and we ended up with Tres Solutionsā¦
