Amarcon, an ABB Group company, reports that Singapore-based Pioneer Marine has selected its OCTOPUS-Onboard fuel monitoring systems for 12 Handysize bulk carriers currently under construction at the YangZhou GuoYu shipyard in China.

Amarcon, the developer of OCTOPUS-Onboard, has integrated the Wave and Surface Current Monitoring System (WaMoS II) from OceanWaveS into its advisory suite. The combination is being demonstrated at SMM.

Automation group ABB today reports that it has signed a 15-year service agreement of over $50 million with Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCC) that will see it deliver condition-based maintenance services to six vessels.

Amarcon announced today that Pan Ocean has ordered its ship monitoring system OCTOPUS-Onboard for two semi-submersible heavy lift vessels.

ABB today reports that Spanish ferry operator Balearia has ordered its EMMA energy management software. The advisory software will be installed on board the ferry Martin i Soler, with an option to extend the project to two further vessels in the Balearia fleet.

Amarcon reports that it has received an order for the installation of its OCTOPUS-Onboard software system for a ‘walk to work’ vessel which will be deployed in the North Sea.

Amarcon, a subsidiary of ABB, today announced that Dutch offshore contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting has ordered its OCTOPUS-Onboard product for its monohull crane vessel Stanislav Yudin.

NAPA and ABB today announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement whereby NAPA’s Loading Computer and electronic Logbook will be offered under ABB’s Vessel Information and Control (VICO) portfolio, as part of a ship efficiency solution.

Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, has announced that it has received an order for two OCTOPUS-Onboard motion monitoring systems for heavy freight cargo vessels from CJ Korea Express.

Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, has received an order for a total of eleven OCTOPUS-Onboard installations for Heavy Lift vessels from Cosco Heavy Transport and BigLift Shipping.