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Managing CII with MEMS (Meyer Energy Management System)
In the rapidly evolving maritime landscape, the cruise industry faces a unique set of challenges in its quest for sustainability. Central to this mission is the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), a regulatory benchmark introduced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to track and reduce vessel emissions. For cruise ships, achieving a favorable CII grade is not
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MEYER Group: ALFRED Maritime presents first AI-based Energy Management System for cruise ships
Miami/Hamburg/Papenburg, April 2024 – MEYER Group’s digital start-up ALFRED Maritime presents the first AI-based energy management system for cruise ships at Seatrade Cruise Global, the leading trade show for the cruise industry. The new platformMEYER Energy Management System has been developed by ALFRED’s IIoT and data experts together with the MEYER Energy Efficiency Team and
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THE JOURNEY – PART II
This is the second part of the longer blog post series called The Journey. The series consists of four short articles focusing on the future and sustainability of the cruise industry. Part I Impact of the shipping industry, specifically the cruise industry, on greenhouse gas emissions, including an overview of regulatory developments in the past
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THE JOURNEY – PART I
This is the first part of a longer blog post series called The Journey. The series consists of four short articles which will address the following topics: Part I (this post) Impact of the shipping industry, specifically the cruise industry, on greenhouse gas emissions, including an overview of regulatory developments in the past decade. PART
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Introduction to the journey
The Journey will be a series of short articles focusing on the future and sustainability of the cruise industry. TheCRUISEINDUSTRY The cruise industry is unique compared to any other industry. While it transports people it does not necessarily transport them simply from point A to point B. It is instead an all-inclusive vacation destination that
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Working at ALFRED – WALTER’s story
My 6 Months Internship I’m Walter, a data scientist at ALFRED Maritime. Besides working, I study Operations Research at Aalto University in Finland, my home country. I initially joined ALFRED through my studies as an intern in November 2021. I had previously considered going for exchange studies in Germany but had hesitated due to Covid.
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MEYER start-up ALFRED Maritime digitalizes shipbuilding and ship operation
Hamburg/Papenburg, 07.03.2022 MEYER Group’s goal is green shipping and green shipbuilding. Digitalization and Industry 4.0 are also part of these initiatives. Therefore, the MEYER Group has already founded the start-up ALFRED Maritime in 2019 as a think tank for the digitalization topics of the MEYER Group. Now the young company is embarking on a growth