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Stena Line Equips Further Vessels with Bunker Saving Technology
Maritime Technology company NAPA has announced in an emailed press release that Stena Line (Stena) will equip four more of its vessels with NAPA's bunker monitoring technology.
"[Stena] will use NAPA software to monitor fuel consumption, speed, departure status and loading data, which can be transmitted from ship to shore in real time and analysed in a database ashore," said NAPA.
The technology will be fitted aboard two ferries, Stena Britannica and Stena Hollandica, as well as two freight vessels, Stena Transit and Stena Transporter.
The move is said to be part of Stena's Energy Saving Programme which has been running for almost ten years since its launch in 2005.
Stena said that NAPA's technology has been a key element in the $9 million savings achieved through Stena Energy Saving Programme during that time.
"Without clear and accurate evidence of success, which is what NAPA's software delivers, it would be difficult to design an effective fuel consumption reduction programme, especially in an industry when savings as small at 0.5% can mean a significant cost saving," said Lars-Erik Hellring, Stena Line Scandanavia's Energy Saving Programme Project Manager.
Stena began using NAPA monitoring technology in 2007 and has implemented shore based monitoring of 22 of its fleet.
NAPA and Stena were this year jointly awarded the Shipping Insight Award for achievements in fleet optimisation and ship operating efficiency.
Stena said recently it would be forced to raise freight rates by 15 percent from 2015 as a result of new Emissions Control Area rules.
