Improving operational efficiency
In April 2017 Tanker Management Self Assessment version 3 (TMSA 3) was published and became mandatory on 1st January 2018. (have a look at www.ocimf.org/sire/about-tmsa.aspx). There has been quite some changes to version 2, which was introduced in ...
After EU-MRV the new global IMO-DCS (Data Collection Scheme) is coming in 2019. For the EU-MRV scheme all ships need to report their CO2 emissions per voyage conducted into, between and out of EU (and EFTA) ports. A “voyage” is de ...
A solid method to see the status and development of vessel or fleet performance is to compare the actual measured values with the expected ones. The expected ones are typically available for fleet performance in what we call "baselines". They can co ...
Vessel baselines are key for performance management as they allow to compare actual measured values against the expected ones, represented in the baseline. Vessel typically come with two baselines from the yard, that describe the needed power and / o ...
Use below step-by-step instruction to get a quick overview whether boiler consumption at sea is a topic you should further investigate. This article is primarily applicable to container vessels where the best practice is that the boiler is switched o ...
A container vessel was identified with extensive boiler consumption at sea. Learn from this case, how to evaluate for your own fleet in ECO Insight. Read what were the reasons behind and how to avoid.
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In a tough market the charter party can become an expensive document for the vessel owner, if the performance criteria (typically fuel oil consumption at defined speeds and drafts at fair weather) are not met. Operators are under financial pressure a ...
The EU MRV scheme is coming. In August 2017 shipping companies need to hand in the new “Monitoring plans” to their verifiers, and in January 2018 the monitoring of “CO2 emissions based on fuel consumption” starts. The only unclear item is sti ...
Everybody agrees that in the future vessels will be equipped with sensors to automatically deliver all relevant data for vessel performance management. Looking at the technology status today, I still see a long way to go. Why? 1. Autologging does no ...
DNV GL’s Energy Management Study 2015 has revealed that just 29% of shipping companies have a dedicated energy manager or energy management team. ...