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Show me the money!
A Seminar on Energy Efficiency
Noël Jelsma
Regional Director Asia Pacific,
Eniram Singapore Pte Ltd
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how me the money!”
is a catchphrase from
the 1996 movie Jerry
Maguire, starring Tom Cruise
and Cuba Gooding Jr. In the
movie, the volatile star football
player portrayed by Cuba
Gooding Jr. demands that his
agent “shows him the money”.
Inspired by this very
straightforward sentiment,
Eniram Singapore and RollsRoyce joined forces with
the Singapore Shipping
Association (SSA), Lloyds
Register and V Ships in July
to show Singapore’s ship
owners and operators the
money that can be saved
through the implementation of
various ‘energy efficiency’ best
practices and solutions.
Rolls-Royce is one of the
world’s leading suppliers of
highly efficient ship designs,
power and propulsion systems,
and through-life support
services to the marine industry.
Eniram, meanwhile, is an
innovative provider of energy
management and voyage
optimisation systems for the
shipping industry.
Mr Luis Benito got the ball
rolling with a presentation on
how eco-designs are impacting
the shipping landscape. He
provided clear evidence of
the savings that could be
achieved through proper study
and an understanding of the
operational requirements
leading to the right application
of Lloyds Register’s proven
eco ship designs. This, he
showed, can lead to consistent
operational savings being
achieved.
Waves
Mr Ajit Kurup from V Ships
provided a detailed presentation
of the impact of proper vessel
maintenance on the bottom line.
The differences between Time
Based and Condition Based
Monitoring were explored,
as well as such issues as the
importance of staff quality,
spares selection, and having the
right IT systems in place.
Rolls-Royce’s Mr Louis Soh
gave a fascinating insight into
how advances in propeller
and rudder technology and
design are creating significant
improvements in vessel
propulsion efficiency. The case
studies on propeller re-blading
and rudder/propeller redesign
that Louis shared with the
audience showed measurable
savings of over 10 per cent,
resulting in significant operating
cost benefits to the operators.
Finally, Mr Noël Jelsma from
Eniram Singapore delivered a
presentation on the importance
of accurate data collection and
analysis to enable performance
optimisation. In his presentation,
Noël emphasised the
challenges around moving from
Rolls-Royce’s Mr Louis Soh gave
a fascinating insight into how
advances in propeller and rudder
technology and design are creating
significant improvements in vessel
propulsion efficiency
“perception” to “measurement”
to ensure that energy efficiency
initiatives deliver measurable
results. Eniram’s case studies
covered cruise vessels,
container ships and VLCC’s,
including an excellent example
of how accurate data collection
and optimisation can create
major operational savings and
support an increase in the asset
valuation of an existing vessel.
The closing panel discussion,
chaired by Mr Tim Wilkins from
Intertanko, raised a number of
excellent questions from the
audience, clearly indicating a
good level of engagement from
the shipping companies present.
The event was well attended,
with participants receiving a lot
of great feedback.