Marine and offshore software company UniSea has agreed a deal to take part ownership in Yxney, a Norway-based specialist in energy efficiency applications founded in 2016.

Columbia Shipmanagement has opened a new Performance Optimisation Control Room in Cyprus, from which the company aims to optimise operations in areas like vessel safety, crew rotation and training, maintenance and fuel efficiency.

Maritime software provider MESPAS has released the latest update to its fleet management application, adding new features specifically designed to assist safety and quality managers.

Maritime Blockchain Labs (MBL), a partnership between Lloyd’s Register Foundation and BLOC to explore the use of blockchain for the maritime industry, has announced its first demonstrator project, a fuel provenance register that aims to provide trusted information about fuel origin, journey and characteristics.

FUELTRAX has release FUELNET Generation 5 (GEN-5), the latest version of its fuel data processing network which adds collection, storage, tracking and processing of weather data metrics, activity time-stamped and linked to vessel geolocation.

Marine data intelligence company GreenSteam has launched a new version of its fuel saving software platform GreenSteam Manager (GSM), adding machine learning technology and a new user interface.

ClassNK reports that it has released an updated software system that calculates and analyses a ship’s speed for Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) calculation in line with the latest revised IMO guidelines.

Green marine software company Yxney Maritime has announced new contracts with Siem Offshore, Olympic Subsea and North Sea Shipping for its energy efficiency and fuel reduction services.

Tipco Maritime has agreed a deal with Wärtsilä subsidiary Eniram to install the SkyLight 3.0 system on board all of its ships, to improve vessel efficiency through greater access to real time performance data.

Oldendorff Carriers is to integrate Shaft Power Meter systems from UK-based Datum Electronics with its existing ship performance monitoring systems across its owned fleet, in line with the shipping company’s eco fleet strategy.