Following the Announcement of IMO Finning Calls for Accurate Fuel Monitoring.
Calls for documentation of fuel consumption are high as Finning UK and Ireland urge all the ship operators for the implementation of accurate monitoring technology.
This comes to light after the recent announcement made by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that a data collection system on fuel consumption would be made mandatory for all ships weighing 5,000 tonnes and above.
“To date, the IMO is the only agency to have adopted energy-efficiency measures that are legally binding across an entire global industry,” said, Eric Hyder, strategic account manager at Finning.
He added: “The announcement that larger shipping vessels must record and report on fuel usage is a welcome step towards mitigating climate change. Therefore, it is important that the operators in the industry respond accordingly and consider how this data can be accurately monitored and reported.”
At the 69th Marine Environment Protection Committee session, the IMO has approved mandatory requirements for larger ships to record and report their fuel consumption for each type of fuel used.
This was announced mainly to check the harmful emissions and enhance the efficiency. The data will stand as an evidence of emissions produced by international shipping. It will also make way for future policies on energy efficiency and acceptable emissions levels.
Hyder continued: “Ship operators should seek a trusted and experienced technology partner to help them reliably measure fuel usage.”
“Our intelligent remote monitoring technology for Cat and MaK engines not only monitor total fuel used, whether by shift, day, week or month but also measures average fuel burn rate, oil pressure, coolant temperature, engine load, intake manifold temperature, speed and a range of other essential parameters.”
The system may aid in the ways and means of adapting the operations to enhance energy efficiencies. Henceforth, Finning is motivating the operators to think about this technology.
UK arm of Norwegian marine services company Ostensjo Rederi, Solent Towage has already benefited from this solution.
The crucial and fundamental purpose of this monitoring technology is to measure the fuel consumption and cut the incurring related expenses besides reducing the harmful emissions.
Source: Finning
