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Better Ship Designs, Software, Could Save Shipowners "Up to 30%"
Maritime software firm NAPA and Chinese ship design company Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute (SDARI) say they are teaming up in response to increasing demand for fuel-saving technology.
A new agreement between the companies expands their existing partnership to include ship performance monitoring.
"Broadening the scope of our partnership enables us to serve the ship owners and operators even better by helping them to monitor and analyze actual ship performance," said NAPA President Juha Heikinheimo.
"Ship owners and operators have significant savings potential of up to 30%, which can be achieved with better designs and more efficient, well-planned, monitored, analyzed and optimized operations."
Heikinheimo added that NAPA's tools may be able to provide data on the effectiveness of eco-designs, providing feedback for the design process.
"By working in collaboration, SDARI and NAPA can build a reputation as the leading supplier of ship performance monitoring solutions to the market," said SDARI President Hu Jintao.
"SDARI's vessels are already designed to industry-leading standards, but in order to increase competitiveness in an industry increasingly focused on cutting operating costs, we hope to introduce NAPA's performance monitoring solutions to demonstrate the superior operating efficiency of our designs."
In October, Fathom shared an analysis of software for data management and fuel-saving efforts with Ship and Bunker.
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| VLSFO | MGO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Singapore | 504.50 | 2.50 | 620.00 | 3.00 |
| Rotterdam | 456.00 | 1.50 | 621.50 | 2.00 |
| Houston | 476.00 | 7.00 | 624.00 | 1.00 |
| Fujairah | 496.50 | 2.00 | 713.00 | 2.50 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 526.50 | 0.50 | 712.00 | 0.50 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 483.00 | 2.00 | 644.50 | 0.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 570.50 | 1.50 | 751.00 | 1.00 |
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