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››› yielding a maximum speed of 22 knots with very low emissions.
ABB’s EMMA software will help to manage
energy-related processes, practices and decisions, fostering the efficient use of fuel from the outset. Based on the group’s process automation software for energy management which has benefited more than 60 process industry customers, EMMA is adapted for the specific challenges faced by ship operators. “We were looking for a good monitoring tool that automatically regulated power consumption and was as easy to operate as
A Cape size bulk carrier ordered by Mitsui OSK Lines features key elements of the Japanese group’s next-generation ISHIN-III ship design programme for achieving high efficiency. The vessel is due for completion by Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in late 2014. MOL has studied various efficiency- improving technologies since announcing its ISHIN-III series of large iron ore carriers in April 2010. The measures are expected to boost the fuel efficiency of the 209,000 dwt newbuilding by more than 20 per cent
a traffic light,” says Kari Granberg, project manager at Viking Line.
ABB’s scope of supply will include EMMA software, which compares and analyses the vessel’s historical and current operational data, then calculates and advises on areas for improvement using easily understood displays. An extended energy management tool will model energy consumption and calculate optimum operating conditions to enable the ship to perform at the highest fuel and energy efficiency levels. See page 122 for artist’s illustration of Viking Line’s new ferry.
Fuel efficiency foremost in MOL bulker
compared with conventional Cape size bulkers, with a corresponding reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
Among the elements of the specification are:
• a steam turbo-alternator set exploiting engine exhaust gas to generate electrical power • a hybrid electrical power generation system driven by the main engine turbocharger • propulsive support from the electrical power generated by the steam turbine and hybrid systems (see also page 93-94).
Record boost to ClassNK register Almost 23 million gross tons were added to ClassNK’s register last year, the Japanese classification society reports. The 781 vessels aggregating 22.66 million gt improved on the intake record set in 2010 by more than three million gt. At end-2011, ClassNK had 7,688 vessels
The first dual-fuelled LNG-powered vessels under the US flag will be classed by ABS under its Guide for Propulsion and Auxiliary Systems for Gas Fuelled Ships released last May. The two offshore supply vessels for Harvey Gulf International Marine are under construction at Trinity Offshore. “This is likely to be the beginning of
totalling over 194.5 million gt on its register, representing a net increase of more than 15 million gt (an eight per cent rise) over the figure for the previous year-end. The performance ‘in a difficult year’ maintained its status as the world’s leading classification society, says ClassNK chairman and president Noboru Ueda.
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a trend for OSVs in the region,” suggests Kirsi Tikka, ABS chief engineer and head of the classification society’s environmental business activities. “The availability of LNG and implementation of the US emission control area starting in August 2012 make it a natural fuel choice from both commercial and environmental viewpoints.” MP
diary annual conference in association with
7-8 March 2012, London, UK
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14-16 March
Asia Pacific Maritime, Singapore
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18-20 April Sea Japan, Tokyo, Japan
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24-25 April Ballast Water Treatment Technology Conference, London, UK
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9-10 May AVL Large Engine Day, Graz, Austria
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24-25 May European Dynamic Positioning Conference, London, UK
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4-8 June
Posidonia, Athens, Greece
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4-7 September
SMM, Hamburg, Germany
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24-25 September Marine Electronics & Communications Conference, London, UK
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12 I Marine Propulsion I February/March 2012
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