{
  "id": 15775670,
  "title": "Blue Autonomy opens an online academy for ship performance professionals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/blue-autonomy-opens-an-online-academy-for-ship-performance",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T17:00:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/blue-autonomy-opens-an-online-academy-for-ship-performance-professionals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Blue Autonomy has launched the Blue Autonomy Academy, an online platform offering 39 self-paced courses on vessel performance, maritime data, and pricing regulations. The courses cater to professionals such as technical superintendents, performance analysts, technical and fleet managers, naval architects, marine engineers, chartering and operations staff. The courses are divided into nine specialisations, including ship resistance, propulsion, hull and propeller performance, bunker quantity and quality, and compliance regimes like CII and FuelEU Maritime.\n\nEach paid course concludes with a graded examination and a certificate that can be verified online. For those who wish to delve deeper, a capstone project awaits upon completing a specialisation. Seven courses are entirely free, including a specialisation on maritime decarbonisation and compliance, as well as the first lesson of every paid course.\n\nChristos Papandreou, CEO and Founder of Blue Autonomy, emphasizes that \"behind every number a ship reports, there is a calculation someone made.\" The academy aims to educate those responsible for these numbers, ensuring they understand the inputs and can stand behind the results, regardless of who asks the questions – charterers, verifiers, or office staff.\n\nThe academy operates on a pay-per-course basis, with no subscription required. Those interested can take advantage of the early-bird code ACADEMY25, which offers a 25% discount on all courses and specialisations until November 20, 2026. Companies looking to enroll multiple individuals can request a single offer and invoice.",
  "summary": "Blue Autonomy today opened the Blue Autonomy Academy (academy.blueautonomy.gr), an online school of 39 self-paced courses on vessel performance, maritime data and the regulations that price them. The courses are written for technical superintendents, performance analysts, technical and fleet managers, naval architects, marine engineers, and the chartering and operations staff who meet performance…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}