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NYK Says Adverse Effects from Slow Steaming "Can be Controlled"
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) says it is working with partners to promote the importance of slow steaming for fuel savings and assure them that adverse effects can be controlled.
In two seminars on the subject this month in Imabari and Tokyo, the Japanese company discussed the results of studies it has done, which confirm that slow steaming means a decrease in thermal load, and explained methods to avoid problems arising from moving at slower speeds.
Representatives of engine makers Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Hitachi Zosen Corporation, and Diesel United Ltd explained technical details of making the switch to slow steaming.
A total of 135 participants representing 64 ship owners and managers attended the events.
"As CO2 emission controls tighten and bunker prices rise, NYK recognizes that fuel-saving measures are very important issues for the entire maritime industry," the company said in a statement.
"NYK will thus continue the company's efforts to improve understanding by providing technical information based on specific data so that our ships can run more economically and produce fewer emissions."
NYK Line has said that slow steaming was one of the factors allowing it to improve its results in 2012.
