Hapag-Lloyd will start using a fuel-saving system designed by Eniram, a Finnish software and engineering firm that provides dynamic decision support systems for the shipping industry.
The Finnish company said Thursday that Hapag-Lloyd will deploy the first installation of the Dynamic Trimming Assistant on the container vessel Osaka Express at the beginning of December.
The Eniram system collects data such as propulsion power, vessel draft and movement and other variables such as weather and waves. This data is then analyzed and an optimum trim level, based on this real-time data, is displayed in an easy to use "traffic light" graphical interface guiding the Osaka Express crew to make appropriate adjustments in the vessel’s fore and aft levelness.
Hapag-Lloyd is No. 6 on the JOC list of Top 15 Container Fleet Operators.
Eniram said DTA will reduce the carbon footprint of Hapag-Lloyd’s ships and provide the green logistics solution that shippers demand.
The Finnish company said DTA has demonstrated fuel consumption savings of 1 percent to 5 percent on similar vessels. DTA has been deployed successfully by another key international container line, as well as major cruise lines, where the proven fuel reduction from the system has led to the roll-out of DTA across its fleet.
Osaka Express, along with its 17 sister ships, is an 8,750 TEU vessel and will have 3 Eniram attitude sensors installed to ensure an accurate measure of current trim can be calculated at all times.
The Finnish company said Thursday that Hapag-Lloyd will deploy the first installation of the Dynamic Trimming Assistant on the container vessel Osaka Express at the beginning of December.
The Eniram system collects data such as propulsion power, vessel draft and movement and other variables such as weather and waves. This data is then analyzed and an optimum trim level, based on this real-time data, is displayed in an easy to use "traffic light" graphical interface guiding the Osaka Express crew to make appropriate adjustments in the vessel’s fore and aft levelness.
Hapag-Lloyd is No. 6 on the JOC list of Top 15 Container Fleet Operators.
Eniram said DTA will reduce the carbon footprint of Hapag-Lloyd’s ships and provide the green logistics solution that shippers demand.
The Finnish company said DTA has demonstrated fuel consumption savings of 1 percent to 5 percent on similar vessels. DTA has been deployed successfully by another key international container line, as well as major cruise lines, where the proven fuel reduction from the system has led to the roll-out of DTA across its fleet.
Osaka Express, along with its 17 sister ships, is an 8,750 TEU vessel and will have 3 Eniram attitude sensors installed to ensure an accurate measure of current trim can be calculated at all times.