developed a system to provide real-time measurements of gas emissions and energy consumption, in an effort to tackle what Gregory identifies as “the annual merchant marine fuel bill” – estimated to be in excess of US$285 billion. He continues: “Initially, we were looking


at tools developed by utilities companies, but these tended to be too bulky and expensive, and required more maintenance than many in the maritime and offshore sectors have to devote to them.” In turn, Azurtane’s system deploys three main capabilities: nitrogen oxide (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2


) assessments, to provide assistance


with ongoing regulatory compliance, and to demonstrate this compliance to the relevant classification societies; a real-time, digital display that shows onboard personnel the vessel’s current position and indicates what the emission limits are within that region, as well as forewarning crew of limits in forthcoming regions which the vessel is


Don Gregory, director, Azurtane: the shipping and offshore industries lack the time to wade through pure data, and are demanding solutions enabling them to make informed operational decisions based on real-time feedback.


minute-by-minute or hour-by-hour basis, as needs be. Regarding the latter capability, Gregory


claims that, instead of merely recording fuel consumption rates for later analysis, the EEM module of the Azurtane system enables crews to effect rapid, real-time changes to their operations.


due to encounter; and an energy efficiency management service, named EEM, which monitors the vessel’s main propulsion system and keeps operators up to speed on their current fuel consumption rates, on a


Seven-figure sum saving As an example, Gregory says: “If a vessel is sailing to a port or facility, the system will tell you your current fuel consumption rate. So, by entering what time the vessel needs to be at that facility, crew can work out what


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