Fuel saving

Frugal Technologies’ AI revolutionizes fuel saving

With an artificial intelligence-based control system, Frugal Technologies has helped shipping companies such as Uni-Tankers, Christiania Shipping, and Royal Arctic Line reduce fuel consumption on their ships by up to 15%. Now, Frugal Technologies has released a major software upgrade, allowing shipowners and engineers to better evaluate equipment health and service lifetimes.

The Frugal Propulsion system provides ship owners and technicians with information on engine performance, emissions, and...

https://maritime-professionals.com/frugal-technologies-ai-revolutionizes-fuel-saving/

Maersk’s Njord and partners to work on fuel-saving tech backed by carbon credits

Greenheart, a subsidiary of Hayfin Capital Management, has partnered with green tech business Njord and maritime consulting firm Marsoft to work on fuel-saving technologies for retrofits underpinned by carbon credits.

The post Maersk’s Njord and partners to work on fuel-saving tech backed by carbon...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/maersks-njord-and-partners-to-work-on-fuel-saving-tech-backed-by-carbon-credits/

Sustainable Solution To Reduce Carbon Footprint & Save Fuel

According to Kim Diederichsen, CEO, Anemoi, harnessing the power of the wind to supplement thrust developed by ships’ engines is becoming a key focus amid shipping’s decarbonisation push, says an article published in SeaNews.

Financial imperatives & Environmental obligations

Shipowners are increasingly having to find a delicate balance between financial imperatives and meeting their environmental obligations. The drive for efficiency and sustainability is affecting all shipowners as pressure...

https://mfame.guru/sustainable-solution-to-reduce-carbon-footprint-save-fuel/

Yang Ming’s Monthly Profit Surged Fifty Times To A New High

Yang Ming released its financial report for April, with monthly revenue of NT $21.698 billion (about RMB 5.036 billion) and a net profit after tax of NT $8.867 billion (about RMB 2.058 billion), a year-on-year increase of 5061.88% says a News Article Published in XindeNews.

Benefiting from the continuous increase in freight rates, Yang Ming Marine Transport’s profit surged 50 times in April, setting a new monthly high.

In the first quarter of this year, Yang Ming’s revenue was NT $62.282 billion...

https://mfame.guru/yang-mings-monthly-profit-surged-fifty-times-to-a-new-high/

How A Propulsion Retrofit Led to Savings of 800 Litres of Fuel

  • The installation of controllable pitch propeller (CPP) blades with an innovative design along with a new control system on the MV Henrike led to fuel savings of hundreds of litres a day.
  • The general cargo ship MV Henrike went into dry dock to repair damage to its propeller.

Wärtsilä installed a set of new design controllable pitch propeller (CPP) blades alongside a more modern control system with the option to use a combinator mode controls system using a combinator curve, says an article...

https://mfame.guru/how-a-propulsion-retrofit-led-to-savings-of-800-litres-of-fuel/

Wärtsilä Signs MoU To Offer Anemoi Rotor Sail Solutions

  • Wärtsilä has signed a MoU tied to a License and Cooperation agreement with UK-based Anemoi Marine Technologies for the future sales and servicing of Rotor Sail solutions.
  • Wärtsilä will fully integrate Anemoi Marine Technologies’ Rotor Sails within its Propulsion Business.
  • By offering wind propulsion solutions as an integral part of Wärtsilä’s propulsion offering, compliance with the IMO’s Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) will be further facilitated.
  • The collaboration will enable the...

https://mfame.guru/wartsila-signs-mou-to-offer-anemoi-rotor-sail-solutions/

DSME: First LNG Carrier With New Air Lubrication System

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering successfully built an LNG carrier equipped with an air lubrication system, reports Yonhap News Agency.

It was announced on 18th that it was delivered to the owner.

DSME ALS system

The vessel was a 173,400m3 LNG carrier ordered by Maran Gas Maritime in Greece in June 2016 and was applied by DSME ALS (Air Lubrication System) developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

The air lubrication system is one of the energy-saving technologies that injects...

http://mfame.guru/dsme-first-lng-carrier-with-new-air-lubrication-system/