Malmö, Sweden, June 25, 2024 – The technology leader Chris-Marine AB is delighted to announce our strategic partnership with Veracity by DNV, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to decarbonizing and digitalizing the maritime industry. This collaboration integrates Trust-Ocean, Chris-Marine’s cutting-edge performance and emissions monitoring solution, with Veracity, the world leading maritime emissions cloud from DNV.
Jens Groth, CEO of Chris-Marine AB, stated: “Integrating Trust-Ocean with DNV’s maritime emissions cloud, Veracity, reduces the risk of low-quality data and improves data transparency. This enhances sustainability for our customers, supports their decision-making process, and helps them achieve compliance and operational efficiency goals. This aligns with Chris-Marine’s overall goal to accelerate the decarbonization and digitalization of the maritime industry, establishing us as a market leader in promoting a sustainable future. Chris Marine has invested heavily in digital offerings and capabilities as a natural evolution of the LEMAG® products in order to offer the market a future proof solution”.
Aymen Abdaoui, Project Leader of Trust-Ocean, added: “Trust-Ocean represents a significant advancement in maritime performance and monitoring technology. By automatically collecting data from onboard sensors, Trust-Ocean minimizes manual processes and enhances data accuracy, saving time and effort for the crew. Our system features dynamic dashboards for real-time monitoring of vessel operational efficiency, actively engaging the crew onboard to take immediate and informed actions. Through our centralized platform, ship data is transmitted to the shore, stored in the cloud, and analyzed via a secure web-based application, offering deeper insights and analytics.” This partnership is in sync with Veracity by DNV’s focus on delivering the optimal maritime emissions data verification solution, enabling customers to use their emissions data with confidence in a wide range of business use-cases, such as handling EU ETS settlements and sustainability reporting. Trust Ocean’s seamless integration with Veracity and DNV’s verification services offers a comprehensive solution for shipowners and operators to proactively manage their vessels, optimize operations, and ensure compliance with evolving environmental regulations.
During our recent discussions in Athens, we explored the benefits of this partnership for customers like Hammonia Reederei GmbH & Co. KG.
Kay Thürnagel, Technical Director at Hammonia Reederei GmbH, commented: “The integration between Trust-Ocean by Chris-Marine and Veracity will support our environmental reporting and verification, reducing the manual handling required by our crew. We’re excited by this collaboration.”
Chris-Marine is proud to be a key player in the maritime industry’s journey towards a sustainable future, promoting enhanced operational efficiency and environmental responsibility through innovative technology solutions.
For more information, please visit:
https://chris-marine.com and https://www.veracity.com
For more information, please contact:
Leif Abildgaard, Chief Commercial Officer, Chris-Marine AB
Tel: +45 2910 3777
Email: leif.abildgaard@chris-marine.com
About Chris-Marine
For more than six decades, Chris-Marine has designed, manufactured, and sold engine maintenance equipment for all types of reciprocating engines and special applications. Our machines are renowned for their operator-friendly design and high quality. Chris-Marine is also developing advanced vessel performance and monitoring products to help improve operational efficiency and promote sustainability in the maritime industry. With a global presence and a commitment to innovation, we offer comprehensive engine care solutions under our strong brands, including Chris-Marine®, Obel-P®, and LEMAG®.
About Veracity by DNV
Veracity is DNV’s independent cloud, set out to deliver trust and connectivity to industry digitalization and decarbonization. It brings together all the key players in the maritime and energy industries, to drive business innovation and digital transformation over a common data truth. On the Veracity Marketplace, users can further browse, purchase and access relevant industry data, applications, and digital services. Today, more than 50 000 vessels are easily connected to the platform through the partner program and 300 000 users engage over Veracity, enjoying frictionless connectivity through the exchange of datasets, APIs, applications, and insights. Visit www.veracity.com to discover more.
Qtagg recently secured an order on a digitalization of M/S Danielle Casanova’s propulsion control system, that will reduce the ship’s fuel consumption by an estimated 6-8%. The order includes power routing with EcoPilot and retrofit of governors, actuators and the pitch control system.
Danielle Casanova is the largest of Corsica Linea’s nine cruise ships that serves routes between the French continent, Corsica, Algeria and Tunisia. The vessel is currently at port in Marseille for maintenance and technical upgrades.
On Daneille Casanova, Corsica Linea has decided to install EcoPilot, a fully automated eco-driving system that uses weather forecasts and ship data to calculate the best power plan for a route and a set arrival time. It also implements continuous adjustments to maintain an even engine load and propeller pitch optimization for maximal fuel savings.
This type of automated eco-driving does not require the captain to manually change either speed or pitch. Instead, the active power routing provides the captain with full control over the arrival time and mitigates the human tendency to set a higher speed than necessary at the start of a voyage.
EcoPilot controls the ship’s propulsion system with instructions to the engine governor and the pitch control. Danielle Casanova will be equipped with new DEGO IV engine governors, new ASAC actuators and a new pitch control system. These will replace outdated technology and enable digital ship propulsion control and active power routing with EcoPilot.
The EcoPilot power routing system comes with a 3% fuel consumption reduction guarantee, but the expected savings for Daneille Casanova is in the interval of 6-8%, based on a somewhat conservative calculation based on installations on similar vessels.
The actual fuel reduction will be determined by a 4–5-week test period after commissioning. The fuel consumption during this period will be compared to a baseline from a reference period where the ship operates without EcoPilot. The comparison will be confirmed by a statistical analysis to compensate for any influence from varying environmental, load and speed conditions.
“EcoPilot achieves fuel savings through three main methods: firstly, it automatically executes optimized power plans, keeping the load on the engine constant. Secondly, it prevents instances of ‘hurry up and wait’ and thirdly by adapting quickly to changing conditions, ensuring vessels arrive just in time, thus avoiding unnecessary fuel consumption. According to Per Österberg, CCO at Qtagg, the impact of these methods on fuel savings varies depending on the length and frequency of voyages. For long ocean crossings, such as those undertaken by large tankers, optimized power plan execution has a significant impact. However, for shorter voyages, like the trip between Dover and Calais lasting 90 minutes, we’ve observed savings of up to 20%, equating to over 500,000 Euros per year for our customers. There’s a notable market interest in integrating EcoPilot into large retrofit projects for propulsion control systems. Additionally, there’s a growing trend in installing EcoPilot directly onto the bridge without the need for retrofitting, achieving a remarkable return on investment in just 3-4 months, as noted by Per Österberg. “Control over arrival times with predictable fuel savings is getting more and more important in the industry”, ends Per Österberg
EcoPilot provides the captain with exact control over the arrival time, while saving fuel in a predictable manner. The expected fuel consumption for a voyage is automatically calculated beforehand, based on the desired arrival time, selected route and current weather forecast. In the voyage planning process, the captain will know how much fuel will be consumed to bring the ship to its destination.
“For us, this is not only about saving on fuel expenses. Installing EcoPilot will also help us achieve a reduction on CO2 emissions”, says Julien Colin, Superintendent at Corsica Linea SAS Division Technique. “As a company we have an ambitious plan to reduce our total CO2 emissions by 40% until 2030 and continue to move towards sustainable maritime transport in the Mediterranean It will be interesting to see how much a system such as EcoPilot can contribute towards our goals”.
Qtagg is a marine green tech company minimizing fuel consumption for vessels by providing automated systems for propulsion control. The system optimizes every voyage using AI for fuel savings and on-time arrival with desired CII rating. The captains and operators can execute their priorities and optimize fuel economy, cut emissions, and arrive on time, every time.
Vessel type: Ro-Ro/Passenger ship
Gross tonnage: 43,784
Length overall: 175 meters
Beam: 30 meters
Capacity: 2,400 passengers and 700 cars (or 90 cars plus 60 trucks/trailers)
Year built: 2002
Corsica Linea is one of the largest maritime freight and passenger transport companies in the Mediterranean sea. With a turnover of €340 million, nearly a million passengers, 380,000 cars and 120,000 trucks transported annually, Corsica Linea has a fleet of 9 vessels under the French flag first register and serves 10 maritime routes between the French continent, Corsica, Algeria and Tunisia from 10 ports on regular lines (Marseille – Sète – Ajaccio – Bastia – Ile Rousse – Propriano – Algiers – Bejaia – Skikda – Tunis). www.corsicaLinea.com
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Per Österberg
per.osterberg@qtagg.com
+46 73 301 91 00
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Battery-powered Öresundslinjen ferry notches up an environmental first with turnkey conversion and decontamination of soon to be outlawed PFAS/PFOS fire-fighting foam to an environmentally friendly alternative.
Helsingborg, Sweden February 5: Maritime engineering specialist Scanunit has carried out what it believes is the world’s first replacement and decontamination of a PFAS/PFOS1 foam firefighting system on a commercial vessel. Aurora, a 1992-built ferry operated by EQT-owned Öresundslinjen (a subsidiary of Molslinjen), was the vessel concerned and the work was carried out over the weekend of January 27th/28th.
An IMO resolution2 adopted in will see the phase-out of foam firefighting systems that use fluorinated foams containing perfluoro-octane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as the foam-producing component. Because of their negative impact on human health and the environment. The longevity of these chemicals has resulted in them being dubbed ‘Forever Chemicals’.
Work on Aurora involved the removal of some 200 litres of AFFF foam containing PFAS/PFOS followed by decontamination of the tanks, 200 metres of pipelines and 52 spray nozzles of the ship’s firefighting system.
The decontamination was performed by Scanunit using Sani A supplied by LifeClean a specialist chemical provider based in Sweden. Decontamination and cleaning of the system produced 2,200 litres of wastewater which was removed by waste disposal contractor Fortum.
Emptying the system of the PFAS foam began at 22:30 on Saturday and the system was able to be refilled with a fresh supply of fluorine-free foam concentrate by 06:00 on Sunday. Testing of the system after the changeover showed it was now far below the ECHA and EPA restriction of 1 ppm The test carried out by Eurofins laboratory analysts on the Aurora sample returned a result of just 4,400ng/l or 0.0044ppm.
This collaboration between Scanunit, Life-Clean, Johnson Control, and Fortum Waste Solutions underscores a collective commitment to environmental responsibility and innovation in the maritime industry. The successful project not only meets the impending regulatory requirements but also sets a new standard for the industry’s approach to environmental safety and sustainability.
Marcin Mikołajczak, Scanunit’s Managing Director, expressed his company’s dedication to supporting Öresundslinjen’s environmental ambitions. “We are proud to support Öresundslinjen in reaching their environmental goals,” Mikołajczak said. ” Our innovative decontamination process reflects our commitment to delivering environmentally conscious and effective marine engineering solutions.”
Christian Andersson, Senior Chief Engineer, Öresundslinjen/AURORA, commented, “Finally after almost 12 months of evaluating different options to get the ships engine room fire suppression system PFOS/PFAS free we chose to team up with Scanunit and LifeClean to decontaminate the system. Their strong cooperation together with Johnson Control, Fortum Waste Solutions and Eurofins gave us a cost-efficient option which met our expectations. Excellent project planning together with the ship’s crew meant the job was completed during the ships regular weekend night layup avoiding unnecessary down time. The ship is now ready for the 2026 PFOS ban with a fluor-free system and once again our efforts leading the industry in sustainability and environmental responsibility by taking early action has paid back”.
Notes:
1 – Foam firefighting systems on ships typically make use of a family of synthetic chemical compounds known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). They are used in a variety of applications aside from firefighting because of their very useful properties. But their use is now being questioned as they have been shown to be toxic, bio-accumulative, and very persistent substances in the environment.
The common PFAS-compound in foam systems is perfluoro-octane sulfonic acid (PFOS), although other PFASs may also be used. PFOS has been restricted in most Western countries since 2009 under the Stockholm Convention because of its impact on human health. These restrictions have led to an industrial transition and replacement of PFOS.
2 – Following work by the Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE) sub-committee at the IMO, the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in June 2023 adopted resolutions MSC.530(107) amending SOLAS Chapter II-2 and resolutions MSC.534(107) & MSC.535(107) amending the HSC Codes (1994 and 2000) to prohibit the use of firefighting foams containing PFOS. This ban applies to both fixed and portable systems and comes into effect for new ships on 1 January 2026. Systems on existing ships will need to remove the PFOS and dispose of them safely ashore no later than the first survey date on or after January 1, 2026.
About Scanunit
Scanunit, a leader in marine services, focuses on environmental stewardship, offering PFOS/PFAS decontamination, life-saving appliances, ship service, and turnkey solutions. Our vision and value proposition aim to ensure safety, efficiency, and sustainability in maritime operations, preventing off-hire with reliable service.
For more information, please contact:
Mikael Laszlo
Marine Engineer
Sales and Marketing Director
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GÖTEBORG, Sweden – 30 May, 2023: A visit to RISE’s test facilities SSPA Maritime Center from the Council of the European Union highlights the urgent need to reduce climate gas emissions from ships – and how Swedish research can contribute. The visitors will observe a laboratory demonstration of a future wind-powered RoRo vessel.
The towing tank at SSPA Maritime Center has many applications, primarily concerning hull and propeller form optimization for all kinds of ships or energy saving devices with respect to resistance/ propulsion. A database containing over 8,000 ship hull forms provides the basis for the result analysis.
The Maritime Dynamics Laboratory (MDL) at SSPA Maritime Center is one of the world’s largest wave laboratories, 88 x 39 meters with a depth of 3.5 meters. It is used for tests of how different types of vessels behave in varying wind and wave conditions. The model tests are of great importance for the development of new vessels.
RISE’s test facilities SSPA Maritime Center in Gothenburg have helped the maritime industry to improve ship designs and reduce fuel consumption of ships since 1940. Nowadays, alternatives to fossil fuels, such as fuel cells, batteries, or renewable fuels, are also being investigated. Recently, a new (old) option has emerged on the horizon: wind.
– We assist shipyards and ship owners worldwide to build and operate fuel efficient ships, says Sofia Werner, Lead Researcher Wind-Powered Ships at RISE. Wind propulsion is just one out of many solutions, but during the last years we have seen an overwhelming interest from the shipping industry to explore this possibility.
One ambitious wind propulsion initiative is the Scandinavian led Orcelle Wind, which aims to build a RoRo vessel that is primarily powered by wind. Earlier this year, the Orcelle project received EUR 9 million in support from the Horizon Europe funds. This allows the project consortium to look further into aspects like logistic challenges, crew aspects, and safety. The laboratory test that the visitors from the EU Commission were invited to observe, is part of the research activities related to safe maneuvering of wind powered ships.
– The EU has played an important role in the introduction of wind propulsion for cargo ships, says Frederik Gerhardt, Lead Naval Architect, Aerodynamics and Wind-Powered Ships at RISE. Both by supporting European research related to wind-powered ships for many years, and by increasing the regulatory pressure on fossil fuel in marine transport.
Europe now has a viable industry of manufacturers and consultants supplying the shipping industry with wind propulsion technology. Several world-leading companies are based in Sweden. RISE provides independent advice and support, in co-operation with researchers at the Swedish universities Chalmers University of Technology and the Royal Institute of Technology.
The visit is a joint event between RISE and Chalmers University of Technology.
The guests are Coreper I-ambassadors from all EU countries, their closest employees, as well as officials from the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission.
Sofia Werner, Lead Researcher Hydrodynamics and Wind Powered Ships, demonstrating an early version of the wind-powered vessel Orcelle in the Maritime Dynamics Laboratory at SSPA Maritime Center.
Lars Gustafsson, Vice President Maritime Sales, guiding representatives of the Council of the European Union in the towing tank at SSPA Maritime Center.
For more information, please contact:
Sofia Werner, Lead Researcher Wind-Powered Ships
Email: sofia.werner@ri.se
Phone: +46 73 072 90 62
Frederik Gerhardt, Lead Naval Architect, Aerodynamics and Wind-Powered Ships
Email: Frederik.gerhardt@ri.se
Phone: +46 73 072 90 26
LMG Finland Oy acquired the Estonian company lndetek Oü on the 4th of April, 2023. With the acquisition, the Loipart Group can offer a wider range of stainless-steel equipment and furniture aimed for food handling, storing, and serving.
LMG Finland Oy, located in Eura on the west coast of Finland, is a subsidiary of the Swedish Loipart AB. LMG Finland Oy has 150 employees and is a world-leading supplier of galley installations and high-quality stainless-steel furniture for marine customers. The company has a solid order book that stretches to 2027 and sees now an increased production capacity as a complement to the existing factories in Finland.
lndetek Oü, located in Parnu, Estonia, is a well-established company manufacturing stainless steel equipment and furniture for public spaces, professional kitchens, bars, and restaurants. lndetek has worked as a supplier for Loipart for over 10 years. lndetek is also the producer of buffet lines for Electrolux Professional, a cooperation that Loipart hopes to strengthen even further. The company has 18 employees, who are all welcomed by Loipart Group. Mr. Kimmo Ahola will continue as the Factory Manager.
For more information, please contact the persons below.
Juha Jokinen
CEO
LMG Finland Oy
+358-400-595010
juha.jokinen@lmg.fi
Kimmo Ahola
Factory Manager lndetek Oü
+358-40-710-8741kimmo.ahola@indetek.com
Teea Flygare CEO
Loipart AB
+46-31-3920176
teea.flygare@loipart.se
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Captains and fleet operators can now decide on a CII value for a voyage and have the optimal propulsion plan executed automatically. There is no need to run simulations beforehand, or for the captain to make continuous manual speed adjustments during the voyage.
Swedish marine tech company Qtagg is releasing an update to its voyage optimization system EcoPilot that introduces a CII mode. Using the CII mode, the ship arrives at its destination with a predetermined CII rating.
EcoPilot is already an established solution, that saves fuel, decrease emissions and optimizes propulsion efficiency on ro-ro, ro-pax and cargo ships. Using the just-in-time arrival mode, proven fuel savings are about 7%. Using interactive on time arrival, it is possible to achieve an additional 20%. This means better CII rating and predictable result for each voyage.
Who will benefit from the EcoPilot CII mode? Ship owners and operators that want to control CII ratings of theirs ships, while not overcompensate by slowing down too much. They will be able to choose a CII value for every voyage and reliably target that outcome, says Tomas Lindqvist, CEO of Qtagg. Operators will be able to better maintain their yearly revenue per ship and be in full control of fleet performance.
EcoPilot has been in operation for more than 10 years. It has different operational modes: arrival time, fixed ship speed, lowest fuel consumption or desired CII value.
The CII mode is the latest addition, developed in response to the new IMO regulations. The demand for our solution has been increasingly rapidly, and since the whole optimization algorithms were already in place, the addition of a CII mode was mainly about implementing another targeting model.
Tomas Lindqvist explains the main principles: The propulsion plan is calculated based on the desired outcome and acknowledged by the captain. EcoPilot is connected to the governors and pitch controller for automatic execution of the propulsion plan. The plan is recalculated continuously, based on updated weather reports and ship progress. Changes in schedule can be sent directly to the system from onshore fleet operations center and once acknowledged by the bridge, the propulsion plan is optimized and updated.
What are the benefits with automated propulsion plan optimization? It is impossible to reach the same result trying to manually follow advice on ship speed, says Tomas. It is our integrated propulsion power control system that provides fuel savings, and predictable arrival times and CII values – all at the same time. Also, this is not a tool for simulations – it is an actual working control system.
Qtagg is a marine green tech company minimizing fuel consumption for vessels by providing automated systems for propulsion control. The system optimizes every voyage using Qtagg´s proprietary software for fuel savings and on-time arrival with desired CII rating. The captains and operators can execute their priorities and optimize fuel economy, cut emissions, and arrive on time, every time.
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Per Österberg
per.osterberg@qtagg.com
+46 73 301 91 00
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Qtagg recently secured an order on a total upgrade of Silja Europa’s propulsion control system, that will decrease the ship’s fuel consumption by 6% and CO2 emissions by 2096 tons yearly. The overhaul includes engine speed governors, fuel rack actuators, pitch control and voyage optimization with EcoPilot.
Silja Europa is Tallink’s largest cruise vessel with a gross tonnage of 59,912. Up until the summer of 2022 it operated on the Baltic Sea, between Helsinki (Finland) – Tallinn (Estonia). Since September 2022, it has been chartered out to the Netherlands and used to house migrants and refugees. The technical review made in preparation to bring Silja Europa into regular traffic again resulted in the decision to replace the complete existing propulsion control system with up-to-date technology, and to add EcoPilot for fuel-saving voyage optimization.
Qtagg will supply the EcoPilot voyage optimization system, with interfaces both at the bridge and in the control room, four DEGO IV engine governors, four ASAC actuators with control units, two pitch control units and the ancillary equipment needed for a complete and integrated installation.
The governors will be installed in the engine control room, replacing existing Woodward control units. The governors are connected to an application server and a system that visualizes fuel consumption and provides detailed logging.
The actuator control units will be mounted in the engine room, while the pitch control units are installed in the existing pitch control cabinet where it replaces the current analog rack.
EcoPilot provides the captain with exact control over the arrival time, while saving fuel in a predictable manner. The expected fuel consumption for a voyage is automatically calculated beforehand, based on the desired arrival time, selected route and current weather reports. In the voyage planning process, the captain will know how much fuel will be consumed to bring the ship to its destination. He can choose to adjust the arrival time or to depart earlier in order to optimize fuel savings.
The fuel savings are estimated to be about 6%, in line with savings recorded on Tallink Isabelle, where EcoPilot is already installed. The fuel savings are achieved through optimized propulsion, based on the collection and processing of large amounts of data, including real-time weather forecasts, sea state and ship data. Once the captain has selected a route it is executed through the propulsion control system, and the optimal propeller speed and pitch position is applied over the complete course of the voyage.
The expected annual CO2 reduction for Silja Europa is 2096 tons, which will contribute to a lower ETS cost in the future and a better CII rating for the ship.
Qtagg is a marine green tech company minimizing fuel consumption for vessels by providing automated systems for propulsion control. The system optimizes every voyage using AI for fuel savings and on-time arrival with desired CII rating. The captains and operators can execute their priorities and optimize fuel economy, cut emissions, and arrive on time, every time.
Vessel type: Ro-Ro/Passenger ship
Gross tonnage: 59,912
Length overall x Breadth extreme: 201.78 x 32 meters
Year built: 1993
Home port: Tallinn
AS Tallink Grupp is one of the leading providers of passenger and cargo transport services in the northern Baltic Sea region. The company’s fleet consists of 15 vessels and the company operates various routes under the brands of Tallink and Silja Line. Tallink Grupp’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchange.
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Per Österberg
per.osterberg@qtagg.com
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