Company Hilon carried out a long – standing research that proved: The use of anti – fouling coatings for 60 months did away with reduced loss of stroke, approximately, by 4%. Taking into account that compensating for a percentage reduction in the speed of travel requires a 3% increase in fuel consumption, the total fuel economy was more than 10% – a saving of more than $150,000 per year fuel.
The fouling of the ship’s Hull is one of the key parameters affecting fuel consumption (from 7% to 12%). These indicators are also confirmed by Marine Digital, says an article published on their website.
How to collect data from ship?
Vessel performance monitoring and fuel optimization system (FOS) being developed at Marine Digital collects data from the ship on 5 key parameters affecting fuel consumption (Hull condition, Engine, Trim and Draft, Wheather condition, Vessel Speed) processes data through a machine learning network and provides recommendations for managers of a shipping company in Cloud based interface. Such recommendations may be, for example, building an optimal route due to weather conditions or notifying the need to clean the hull.
Moreover, Marine Digital FOS is able to quickly track the quality of the last cleaning or painting of the ship, thus the fleet managers will be able to decide to send the ship to warranty service or change contractors.
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Source: Marine digital
