NAVTOR News
 CCO Børge Hetland, CEO Tor A. Svanes and Managing Director at NAVTOR Germany Björn Dickehut NAVTOR, the number one global provider of maritime e-Navigation solutions, is looking to consolidate its market leadership with a new office in Germany. The Hamburg-based division will allow NAVTOR to work closely with key local shipowners; building relationships, understanding needs and delivering products and services that enhance safety, efficiency, predictability and profitability, while simplifying operational tasks.
Investment to Accelerate Organic Growth Strategies and Catalyze Transformative M&A Expansion  NAVTOR, the leading provider in navigational software for the maritime industry, today announced that it has received a majority growth investment from Accel-KKR, a leading global software-focused investment firm headquartered in Silicon Valley.
The investment also marks Accel-KKR’s 42nd completed investment in the EMEA region since 2013 when it established a European headquarters, making Accel-KKR one of the most active software private equity firms in Europe and specifically, Scandinavia. It also marks Accel-KKR's 15th completed investment globally since the second half of March 2020.  NAVTOR has joined forces with Weathernews Inc. (WNI), the world’s largest private weather service company, to integrate Optimum Ship Routing (OSR) and advanced weather services into digital chart table NavStation. The move streamlines and simplifies tasks for navigators, while creating time and cost savings for shipping businesses, combining all planning and routing processes on a single, cyber secure platform.
 The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is a rapidly changing and fluid situation from a public health perspective and as such is having a major influence around the world. The effect to our global maritime industry has the potential to be widespread and of concern to all.
 Børge Hetland, CCO at NAVTOR, with Andrè Tarberg, Purchase Manager at Havila Shipping ASA Exactly eight years ago today e-Navigation specialist NAVTOR signed its first customer, launching the concept of Pay As You Sail (PAYS) ENC subscription to the global marketplace. The customer was Havila Shipping ASA and the vessel PAYS set sail with, the Havila Clipper, is still using the same solution to this day. However, it’s no longer alone on the voyage
“We’re just about to hit a very significant milestone,” remarks company CCO Børge Hetland, “with almost 6000 vessels now subscribing to NAVTOR’s innovative e-Navigation solutions. It’s been an exciting journey,” he adds, “and the Havila Clipper marked the first step on the way.” |
