cruise ship equipment & technology
Eniram unveils fuel-saving solutions
Eniram has launched two fuel- saving solutions that offer around 2-3 per cent in savings. The Finnish provider of shipping energy management solutions and data analytic services launched Optimum Speed Assistant (OSA) and Engine Load Assistant (ELA) at Cruise Shipping Miami (CSM), with both software solutions to be used in conjunction with Eniram’s existing vessel platform. OSA – combined with
weather forecasting – helps vessel operators and shoreside managers to implement, manage and sustain an optimised speed profile on a single vessel or across a fleet while taking account of factors such as Emission Control Area zones, weather and differences in fuel prices. It also allows ‘just-in- time’ arrivals. ELA helps ship operators
to monitor fuel consumption in relation to how hard each engine is working. Eniram said that this helps determine the optimum engine to match the required loads, while maximising fuel efficiency for prevailing
Optimum Speed Assistant allows for just-in-time port arrivals
conditions including weather, currents and journey time. Speaking about ELA, Eniram
CEO Philip Padfield told PST: “Engine fuel assessment is a huge challenge as there are lots of things other than propulsion that cruise operators are using the engine for, such as making water. Therefore, it’s not just about propulsion; they want to know what else they are using their engine for. Our system will let them know.” Eniram said that a number
of cruise ship customers have deployed both ELA and OSA over recent months. Mr Padfied said that the solutions had delivered good saving indications to these environmentally conscious players in the cruise market who embrace the carbon reduction and fuel efficiencies that this Eniram technology is helping them to achieve.”
Napa develops emergency software terminal package All cruise ships should be equipped with a specific computer station that can monitor and forecast how the vessel will act in terms of stability and safety in flooding emergency situations through onboard flooding sensors, NAPA Group has said. And to this end, the Finland-headquartered ship software solution provider is working on an emergency situation software terminal that it said should be available at the start of 2014. NAPA Group already offers level sensor data-based flooding simulation packages as an add-on feature of NAPA Loading Computer, but it wants to develop this further. “A dedicated emergency damage stability computer is never switched off, and would monitor all aspects to do with flooding, not just the water levels but also, for example, how watertight the doors are,” explained NAPA senior
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product manager and naval architect Petri Pennanen. “It will automatically calculate the flooding situation ahead in time, up to three hours in one minute. This means crew will be able to get a clear picture immediately about the severity of the case and also what will happen in the next few hours, allowing them to make decisions and take actions quickly and effectively.” The system includes NAPA Flooding Advisory Cards to guide the user in maintaining the watertight integrity around the compartments affected by damage. The terminal would also be used for monitoring watertight door usage and take care of certain safe- return-to-port related issues, such as the effect of flooding on escape routes and lifesaving appliances. Mr Pennanen said that reception to the concept had been good at Cruise Shipping Miami. PST
in brief
• Survitec Group’s new increased capacity MES has been installed on one of two newbuilds at Meyer Werft shipyard. The company’s RFD Marin Ark2 increases capacity from 632 passengers to 860, which Survitec said made it the only MES in the world capable of evacuating over 800 people in less than 30 minutes. The company launched the MES in response to the trend to build larger cruiseships. RFD Marin Ark 2 meets all IMO/ SOLAS requirements and has received class approval from Lloyds Register.
• Singapore-headquartered company SingTel has unveiled three new solutions that have been developed to drive crew welfare and operational efficiency. ConnectPortal allows shoreside managers to control crew’s internet usage by implementing a flexi-time allowance. CrewXchnage@ SingTel is a portal for seafarers and allows them to access news, social media, web mail and e-learning. Mobile Video Surveillance provides video images requiring data transmission as low as 5kbps.
• Alfa Laval has launched its third generation chemical- free system for ballast water treatment. PureBallast 3.0 encompasses space savings of up to 50 per cent compared with the previous model and energy savings of up to 60 per cent.
• Carnival Corporation has signed an agreement with JOWA Technology for the supply of Diesel Switch DS MKII automated fuel switching system. The automated fuel switching system can save fuel by optimising fuel changeover time when transiting in or out of emission control areas and reduce crew error potential. This technology was tested on Princess Cruises’ Grand Princess.
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