NAPA and Japanese maritime software development firm NTT Data Engineering Systems (NDES) have announced a collaboration project to work on ship design and manufacturing support systems, with the aim of streamlining the vessel building process through the application of technology.

NAPA has introduced a new web-based ship performance monitoring service called NAPA Fleet Intelligence, providing voyage-by-voyage analysis of fuel efficiency for conventionally powered vessels dating back as far as January 2015.

Shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has implemented NAPA Steel’s 3D model-based ship structural design tool across its business, the companies report.

NAPA and Furuno report that they have integrated NAPA’s Performance Monitoring and Logbook software packages with Furuno’s hardware to create a market-ready data logging and reporting system, using data signals already present onboard ships today.

Namura Shipbuilding has deployed the ClassNK-NAPA GREEN fleet performance management and optimisation system for one of its newbuilds, the company reports.

South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has introduced a new CAD-style 3D modelling tool from NAPA called NAPA Designer, which it says has reduced its structural design throughput time by up to four weeks.

NAPA has released new tools and interfaces to work with class society software systems and assist in ship design compliance with the Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC&OT) from the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and software company NAPA have announced a new tailored NAPA-DSME Power solution for LNG carriers built by DSME.

NAPA has announced the latest release of its Statutory Compliance solution, with new integrated functionality from ClassNK Manager designed to improve ship design and speed up the classification approval process.

Container carrier Evergreen Line has begun the installation of ClassNK-NAPA GREEN software for planning, monitoring and optimising its chartered container fleet.