Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' Newbuilds Glean 10% Bunker Savings with Optimised Lines

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Thursday November 9, 2017

DNV GL today said that optimised lines on two of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' newbuild passenger expedition ships will result in an annual fuel savings of 10 percent.

During design, DNV GL worked to provide Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Vard with an idea of technical possibilities of various hull forms and how the interactions between the hull form, the initial general arrangement, and stability requirements would affect bunker consumption.

"We are very pleased to have been able to exceed Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ expectations and offer an optimisation solution that demonstrates that efficiency and sustainability can go hand in hand," said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO DNV GL – Maritime.

"These results show that by bringing greater computing power and smart software to the ship design process we can help to unlock efficiencies for our customers."

The two vessels, HANSEATIC nature and HANSEATIC inspiration, are currently under construction at the Vard Shipyard in Romania and Norway.

"The design concept for the two new ships was 'inspired by nature'," said Dr. Henning Brauer, Head of New Builds, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.

"The vessel interiors have been created to reflect the environments our passengers are experiencing inside the ships. But these are also sensitive environments, so reducing the environmental impacts of our vessels is an integral part of the design concept. Working with DNV GL has allowed us to significantly reduce fuel consumption, which also decreases our overall emissions."

HANSEATIC nature and HANSEATIC inspiration are expected to launch in April and October of 2019.