Tag: fuel consumption

 Eniram Ltd has announced the release of Eniram Speed 3.0, an upgrade to Eniram Speed 2.0 . The new version brings additional enhancements to the existing Speed offering that aims to further reduce fuel consumption and emissions for shipowners and operators.Speed  3.0 takes into account factors such as the prevailing sea state, in computing and recommending best speed profile to consume least energy and thus save fuel. The system takes into account factors such as the prevailing weather, weather forecasts, required engine loads, as well as squat, speed restrictions and ECA areas.Speed 3.0 includes new features such as combined sea current and tidals, map assisted route setup, map assisted USB route uploading and Furuno FMD ECDIS support. Real weather forecasts are now also supported for cruise vessels.The key benefits and new features of Speed 3.0 are the optimization of route based on high-resolution weather and combined sea current and tidal data. The accurate forecast minimizes the need for adjustment and thus enhances usability and improves speed recommendations. With the map assisted route setup, officers can now visually see the route that they have uploaded on a map. Officers can interact directly with the map to quickly insert the few parameters they need ...

  Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) are testing a model "whale's tail" that can be attached to ships to improve fuel efficiency. NTNU is conducting these tests in the Marintek Towing Tank in cooperation with Rolls-Royce and the British companies Seaspeed and MOST. A 1:16.57 scale model ship is attached to the back of the platform that sails the man-made waves of the Towing Tank. It only takes a few seconds to cross the 200-metre-long tank, but valuable information is still being collected. Cameras and advanced measuring equipment show how the model moves, the resistance against it, and how changes affect it. The person responsible for testing this invention is Eirik Bøckmann, a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Marine Technology at NTNU. He has been working on this idea for several years. Using wave energy The main goal of the whale's tail is to help reduce fuel use by using wave energy to help the ship move forward. A whale's tail may not be the first thing that you think of when you see this invention— it looks like two wings, or fins that are attached to the front of the ship. But the ...

  Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Support Center has all 190 ships worldwide on its screens. By optimising workflows at sea and on land, it further reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The winter months around the turn of the year are infamous among sailors. They mean the storm season on many seas like the North Atlantic. At Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Support Center in Hamburg, or FSC for short, the worst storm areas are always easy to spot. During those months, they appear on six large, interconnected flat screens as violet-coloured fields on a map of the world. Small numbers are displayed at their edges – at the moment, a 14 and a 15 can be seen to the south of Great Britain and Ireland. They indicate the wave height in metres. “The software has already cut out the top third. This means that ships may encounter individual waves here that are much higher,” says Jörn Springer. The former ship operations officer, who went to sea himself between 1993 and 2002, is head of the FSC today. His goal is to reduce the fuel consumption as well as the CO2 emissions of the 190 ships in Hapag-Lloyd’s current fleet by optimising workflows at sea ...

  Lloyd's Register Marine has released a new fuel management toolkit to help owners and operators better manage their fuel management procedures such as bunker quality and energy consumption. A major feature of the Toolkit is the ‘Knowledge Base’, with detailed information on maritime fuels, the risks associated with fuel quality and preventive measures that can be taken to avoid damage to components of fuel management systems on ships.  The Toolkit gives greater insight into the technical and commercial aspects of fuel management and is arranged in 6 sections: Quantity  To calculate the quantity of fuel bunkered, based on the advised delivery data for density and temperature along with measured volume.  Quality  This includes comparing marine fuel standard specifications, assessment of fuel quality parameters against specified limits and to calculate the expected fuel quality specification when different products are blended.  Operations  To calculate fuel ignition and combustion characteristics (Cetane Index & Calculated Carbon Aromaticity Index), injection temperature and temperature/ density converters.  Energy  Net and Gross Specific Energy calculators as well as an estimated cost/ 100MJ calculator  Emissions  Emissions calculator for SOx and CO2  Knowledge Base  A fuel property glossary including definitions, effect on different parts of fuel system, indications and recommended actions for all basic fuel ...

  Eniram Limited announced that short sea end-to-end operator Containerships had selected Eniram to help optimize its vessel performance and reduce fuel consumption. "We are very pleased to be working with Eniram and look forward to a prolific, long-lasting relationshipî, adds Frederic Leca, COO, Containerships. Our constant focus on reducing our emissions via improved consumption is very much in line with our company environmental strategy (LNG vessels, LNG trucks and extensive use of intermodality). Furthermore, we see an excellent fit between two leading Nordic companies who can share different experiences: short seas shipping and Eniram fuel consumption reduction expertise". Jonas Bergring, VP Sales & Marketing, Eniram, comments: "We are delighted to be selected by Containerships, Eniram's first ever Finnish customer. Eniram's Platform, Trim and Speed will all be deployed to optimise fuel efficiency and enhance the vessels' eco-friendly design, and we will also be debuting our new solid state attitude sensors which boast increased accuracy and reliability for the recording of sea state conditions. Mr Bergring continues: "Containerships' investment in energy management shows their clear determination to propose greener transportation, and we look forward to working together on new projects in the future. Source and Image Credit: EniramIn the onset, ...

  A new AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) vessel design is being launched by Wärtsilä at this year's Sea Asia exhibition held in Singapore from April 21 to 23. The focus of the new design is on simplicity, efficiency, low fuel consumption, and a reduced environmental impact. The equipment solutions are suitable for medium to large size AHTS vessels, where one of the key components is a 2-speed gearbox system selected to meet the design targets of reduced costs and less complexity without compromising operational safety. Wärtsilä estimates that the new design provides a reduction of 20 to 25 percent in fuel consumption compared to conventional diesel mechanical four engine solutions. The exhaust emissions are reduced accordingly. The hybrid 2-speed gearbox PTI (Power Take In) solution ensures a seamless transfer from one operational mode to another, with the ability to work efficiently in all operational modes. When changing propeller speeds, the arrangement produces no loss in PTO (Power Take Off) power. Crew requirements need not change to operate vessels featuring the new Wärtsilä design as no special electrical skills are necessary. "Wärtsilä has an impressive track record and extensive experience in producing efficient AHTS designs, all of which are based ...

  New ships built in 2013 were on average 10% less fuel efficient than those built in 1990, according to a new study commissioned by Seas At Risk and Transport and Environment. The study shows that container ships built 30 years ago already, on average, beat the so-called ‘Energy Efficiency Design Index’ standard that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has set for new ships built in 2020. The standard is up for review next month. This first ever study of the historical development of the design efficiency of new ships, commissioned by Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment, finds that bulk carriers, tankers, and container ships built in 2013 were on average 12, 8 and 8% less fuel efficient than those built in 1990, a quarter of a century ago. The findings contradict claims that shipping has been constantly improving its environmental performance. They also demonstrate that market forces by themselves don’t result in more fuel efficient ships being built. Oil prices in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the time when new ships were historically most fuel efficient, were around a quarter of the levels seen in the 2008-2013 period (ca $25 vs $100 per barrel, in today’s ...

  The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with nearly €500,000 a regional project supporting the use of alternative fuels, in particular liquefied natural gas (LNG), in the Seine river and the French Channel area. The project is expected to reduce environmental impact and cut down on fuel consumption in water transport. The project aims to introduce greener fuels in French regional water transport and pave the way to their wide deployment in line with the new EU requirements on the reduction of maritime transport emissions. This study will focus on the regulation, safety and installation aspects of the necessary infrastructure to support the deployment of alternative fuels. It will also transfer knowledge to about 75 stakeholders in eight ports through a specific training programme preparing the participants on the use of low emission fuels. The project was selected for EU funding with the assistance of external experts under the TEN-T Annual Call 2013, priority 'Decarbonisation / substitution or environmental cost reduction'. Its implementation will be monitored by INEA, the European Commission's Innovation and Networks Executive Agency. The project is to be completed by December 2015. Source: EuropaIn the onset, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed ...

  Petrofac is introducing eco-friendly vessel design by combining and integrating the latest environmental technologies in its JSD6000 deepwater oilfield services vessel. The vessel, which will be operational in 2017, is designed to operate in the most competitive sectors in the world. The latest technologies are helping to lower fuel consumption and other operating costs, decrease emissions released into the waters and atmosphere, and going beyond existing and planned marine protection legislation. The aim is to create a world-class vessel in every aspect of its capabilities. Kimon Ardavanis, Senior Vice President Offshore Assets and Marine Operations said, “by using these new technologies, Petrofac is reducing operational energy consumption and maintenance costs and by improving vessel availability and operability. The vessel is on track to meet the stringent statutory compliance requirements to obtain Lloyd’s Register ECO class notation, and implementing innovations that will go beyond the statutory requirements.” A number of features on the vessel ensure it will remain a leader in environmental standards. These include: The offshore industry’s first ever fuel recovery separator system that separates usable fuel from heavy fuel oil and marine gas oil, thus recycling wasted oil and reducing supply vessel usage during bunkering operations Use of ...

Amarcon, an ABB Group company, announced that the company will deliver SEEMP-compliant OCTOPUS-Onboard fuel monitoring systems for 12 Handysize bulk carriers that will be built by YangZhou GuoYu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd and delivered to the Singapore based owner Pioneer Marine Inc. in 2015 and 2016.   The Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) is an operational measure that establishes a mechanism to improve the energy efficiency of a ship in a cost-effective manner. It has been mandatory on all vessels since 2013. ABB’s SEEMP-compliant OCTOPUS-Onboard fuel monitoring set-up consists of Coriolis flow sensors, a Torductor torque measurement system and a software solution. By sending the sensor-measured data to the software, the OCTOPUS-Onboard system makes important fuel consumption indicators available to the vessel crew and the onshore operations department. This way the system supports the crew in decision-making and enables them to optimize the fuel efficiency of the vessel. The data collected from the sensors can also be analyzed later using the OCTOPUS-Online portal. ABB’s advisory solution allows Pioneer to take the fuel efficiency of the new vessels one step further: the vessels are of Green Dolphin design, which was created to reduce fuel consumption and to meet both current and ...