JAPANESE shipping giant NYK has held two fuel-saving seminars for shipowners and ship management companies.
NYK stages fuel-saving seminars for shipowners and shipmanagers
JAPANESE shipping giant NYK has held two fuel-saving seminars for shipowners and ship management companies, the first in Imabari city, Ehime prefecture, and the second at its head office in Tokyo.
"As CO2 emission controls tighten and bunker prices rise, NYK recognises that fuel-saving measures are very important issues for the entire maritime industry. NYK will thus continue the company's efforts to improve understanding by providing technical information based on specific data so that our ships can run more economically and produce fewer emissions," said an NYK statement.
A total of 135 participants representing 64 shipowners and ship management companies that have business relationships with the Japanese transport and logistics group attended the events. NYK senior managing corporate officer Tadaaki Naito opens the seminar
One of the areas the seminars focused on was slow steaming. A company statement said the practice "has become the most effective method to save on fuel, but concerns have remained about the impact slow steaming has on a ship's main engine. But NYK studies have confirmed that slow steaming results in a decrease in thermal load and that adverse effects can be controlled".
During the fuel-saving seminar representatives from engine manufacturers Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Hitachi Zosen Corporation, and Diesel United Ltd delivered presentations on how vessels can achieve fuel savings. PHOTO: At the seminar in the city of Imabari