ECO-Assistant is advanced trim optimisation software developed by FutureShip
To enhance the operational efficiency of its fleet, China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. (CSCL) has rolled out ECO-Assistant onto its entire fleet of eight 14,000TEU container vessels, following a successful test of the software on one of these vessels. Furthermore, an extra agreement was signed to expand the deployment of ECO-Assistant to another eight 9,600TEU container vessels of CSCL’s fleet.
ECO-Assistant is advanced trim optimisation software developed by FutureShip, the maritime consultancy unit of classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL).
Once installed onboard, it can produce instant fuel savings and a reduction of the ship’s CO2 emissions.
The sea trial report provided by FutureShip demonstrated that fuel savings of 10% have been achieved in one sailing of the 14,000TEU container vessel using the tool. A further verification test conducted by CSCL resulted in a reduction of fuel consumption of up to 8.2%.
Source: GL
