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Hull Design Promises Low Resistance Across Speeds
Finish ship design and engineering companies Foreship BlueTech Ltd. and Foreship Ltd. say in a press release they have developed a hull form that provides more consistent low resistance across a range of speeds than any existing design.
The companies said they created the BlueTech 42 bulk carrier design using computer modelling to zero in on wave formation to reduce resistance.
During model tests at Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA), they said, "the wave formation through the speed range was absolutely minimal and no following waves were observed on the wake of the ship."
The design provides low hull resistance at all speeds, not just at design speed.
"This gives the benefit for owners and operators to choose the speed based on their needs, as every speed is ECO-Speed," they said.
Similar design guidelines could be used in other BlueTech-series ships with full bodied hull forms, the companies said.
As many ship operators have switched to slow steaming, companies like Maersk Line have been forced to retrofit vessels' bows because the existing hull forms were unsuited to the slower speeds.
