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Performance Monitoring "In Vogue" Alongside New ISO 19030 Standard: Jotun
Stein Kjølberg, Global Sales Director for Jotun Group's (Jotun's) Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) says the new ISO 19030 standard comes at a time when performance monitoring is "very much in vogue."
As Ship & Bunker reported at the time, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published ISO 19030 in November, which sets standards and methods for measuring hull and propeller performance, and defines performance indicators for hull and propeller maintenance, repair, and retrofit activities.
Kjølberg's comments came at a recent seminar in Oslo organised by DNV GL and Jotun, which was attended by more than forty industry delegates, and covered the purpose, scope, and development of ISO 19030, the implications for buyers and sellers of performance enhancing solutions, and major measurement challenges.
"Performance monitoring is very much in vogue, and there's a lot of interest being shown in the recently published ISO 19030 standard. This is not surprising since hull and propeller performance is currently a ship efficiency killer," said Kjølberg.
"Poor hull and propeller accounts for around 10 percent of world's fleet energy cost and GHG emissions. This points to a considerable improvement potential; savings could translate into billions of dollars ($20 billion) and about 0.3 percent reduction in man-made GHG emissions."
Jotun says the new standard comes at a time when market pressures and regulatory developments have led the maritime industry to put energy efficiency and environmental challenges into focus.
Further regulations are likely expand green shipping technology and the use of voluntary schemes to achieve efficiencies and emission reductions, the company adds.
"ISO 19030 will make it easier for decisions makers to make better and quicker decisions. It will also provide much need transparency for buyers and sellers of technologies and services intended to improve hull and propeller performance," said Kjølberg.
"Further, it will make it easier for the same buyers and sellers to enter into performance-based contracts and thereby better align incentives."
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