Merging Columbia Shipmanagement and Marlow Navigation have looked to draw on aviation industry digital expertise by signing a new partnership deal with Lufthansa Industry Solutions.

Columbia president Mark O’Neil says the project aims to create a “truly transformational digital environment” that will allow customers to be fully integrated in vessel operations.

Columbia and Marlow will work with Lufthansa Industry Solutions to provide information on topics from performance monitoring, to predictive maintenance and crew planning.