MEMBER NEWS: North Star Signs Agreement with VesselMan to Enhance Maritime Operations and Technical Projects

February 27, 2024
MEMBER NEWS: North Star Signs Agreement with VesselMan to Enhance Maritime Operations and Technical Projects

North Star has signed a strategic partnership with VesselMan, a best-of-breed software company specializing in driving smarter and more efficient projects management with innovative technology.

Established 138 years ago, North Star is the market leading UK provider of mission critical, offshore infrastructure support vessel services operating in offshore wind and conventional energy markets. With operations in Aberdeen, Lowestoft, Newcastle and Hamburg (Germany), the company has a fleet of 45 ships, which includes the addition of its first three of seven hybrid-powered service operation vessels to support Europe’s growing offshore wind market.

VesselMan’s cutting-edge software offers a strategic process and project management platform that empowers maritime companies with a user-friendly web application and mobile app that enable smarter ways of working. By leveraging VesselMan’s technology, North Star aims to enhance transparency within projects, optimize workflows, and ensure the use of standardized procedures throughout its organization.

This collaboration signifies an important investment for North Star as they continue to prioritize innovation to drive efficiencies across the maritime industry. James Bradford, Chief Technology Officer at North Star, added, “Joining forces with VesselMan aligns with our vision of adopting transparent and standardized procedures throughout our organization.

“Applying quality project management systems in support of our fleet will not only bring about day-to-day operational performance gains but also underpin our decarbonization strategy and 2040 net zero ambition. We anticipate positive outcomes as we implement VesselMan’s platform to improve and strengthen the way we plan and execute dry dockings and other mission critical technical projects.”

Both North Star and VesselMan are committed to driving forward the industry’s standards, fostering transparency, and revolutionizing maritime operations through technological advancements.

For more information about North Star, please visit northstarshipping.co.uk. To learn more about VesselMan, visit vesselman.com.

Get in touch

AREG is the original energy transition organisation, working on behalf of members to empower the energy supply chain and champion its expertise. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to find out more about membership.

Contact Us
“

AREG has played an important role in the growth of Scotland’s renewable energy sector, engaging the supply chain and developing the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. However, we are only at the very beginning of the transition that AREG was established to both lead and support so there are still opportunities for companies to get into the constantly evolving renewables supply chain. We look forward to continuing our work together as renewables builds on its place as Scotland’s main source of power, and as we seek to deliver real change in the crucial areas of heat and transport.

Scottish Renewables
“

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce has worked closely with AREG since its formation. The recent progress in the developments of offshore wind projects by Equinor and Vattenfall are as a result of the work of the group over many years. The north-east is known as the oil and gas capital of Europe. At the Chamber, we believe the region must evolve its position to being recognised as the energy capital. Whilst hydrocarbons will continue to be essential in driving our economy for years to come, the generation of renewable resources will play an increasingly important role in providing cost-effective power, innovative development and economic growth.

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce
“

The enthusiasm and dedication of the early group that would become AREG was fundamental in us choosing to launch All-Energy in Aberdeen. The first tiny show was held in 2001, and AREG’s Chairman at the time, Jeremy Cresswell, played such an active role that I often describe him in terms such as All-Energy’s ‘midwife’. All-Energy is now the UK’s largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference in terms of number of attendees, space booked, and number of exhibiting companies. As AREG became firmly established, their presence and support for the event grew spectacularly over the years. We thank them most sincerely for their invaluable input.

All-Energy
“

Vattenfall has forged a strong working relationship with AREG through the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre. AREG has worked tirelessly on behalf of the North East and it can take enormous credit for the growth of sustainable energy in the region and the path it has cleared for the region to capture further investment.

Vattenfall
“

Aberdeen City and Shire is emerging as a key location for renewables by successfully transferring its world-class oil and gas expertise into the sector and AREG has done much to advance this through a broad range of initiatives. It has acted as a catalyst in driving further investment in the local economy by engaging with companies, Government, public bodies and existing projects and we have been pleased to support their efforts. Scottish Enterprise will continue to engage with AREG as we increase Scotland’s use of renewable energy.

Scottish Enterprise