Barge optimisation leads to cuts in fuel consumption


MARIN has a specialist inland waterway transport team dedicated to improving the performance of inland vessels and this is currently focusing on shallow water vessel optimisation. Already tests show that impressive fuel savings of at least 10% to 20% are possible. Here is an update of MARIN’s latest work in this field.


Karola van der Meij & Meeuwis van Wirdum inlandship@marin.nl


increasing demand for the professional opti- misation for both new and existing barges. From everyday practice MARIN can already see that possible improvements of up to 10% are no exception, depending on the operational profile of the vessel. As well as an improved environmental performance cost


W


ith a new generation of inland shipowners and the challenges ahead, there is expected to be


savings of more than € 40,000 can be made annually! In a recent case MARIN optimised a 135 m vessel with yearly fuel consumption of 650m3


. This resulted in a 10% reduction


in fuel consumption representing an annual cost saving of around € 45,000.


Inland Shipping is widely regarded as a green and efficient mode of transport. But rapid developments in other sectors mean


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