Aboa Mare's Simulation Tech Used to Assess Bunker-Saving Rotor Sail Solution

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday May 8, 2017

Aboa Mare Ltd (Aboa Mare) has announced that its simulation technology has been used to simulate Norsepower Ltd's (Norsepower's) bunker-saving Rotor Sail Solution prior to the system's installation on Viking Line's liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered vessel Viking Grace.

The simulator studies analyse how the Rotor Sail impacts vessel operation in "critical" parts of the Turku and Stockholm archipelago, the Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route.

"We are especially looking at some critical points of the route and measuring what effects the added Rotor Sail Solution will impose on the vessel," explains Tuomas Riski, Norsepower CEO.

This is said to be the first time a Rotor Sail is being simulated on a vessel the size of Viking Grace in such challenging conditions, with Aboa Mare calling it "groundbreaking" in the world of maritime simulation.

"At Aboa Mare we are very enthusiastic about this opportunity to utilise our knowledge and technology in new ways," said Anton Westerlund, Aboa Mare Simulator Manager.

"Our aim is to be in the forefront of the development and use of simulation technology for training, research and development purposes. This is again a step forward."

As Ship & Bunker has reported, utilising the Rotor Sail Solution, it is expected that Viking Grace will be able to reduce its emissions by about 900 tonnes per year, bunker consumption by the equivalent of 300 tonnes of LNG per year, as well as reducing its overall fuel costs.

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