Eniram monitoring for Project Forward
The Arista Shipping-led project, which recently signed a letter of intent with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ) to build a series of 20 dual-fuelled bulk carriers, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Wärtsilä subsidiary. Eniram’s contribution will be to assist in the development of monitoring and optimisation tools.
Antonis Trakakis, technical manager, Arista Shipping, said: “Eniram have proven expertise in energy management technology. The aim of the project is to arrive at a fully elaborated decision support tool, which will be extremely valuable in enabling us to predict, monitor, optimise, and also demonstrate the actual performance of the vessels.”
Giannis Moraitakis, E&A business & sales development manager, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions, added: “This exciting project will create a vessel with the levels of performance and sustainability needed as the marine industry enters a new era. Our input will help ensure that operational visibility will be maximised, and that the new ships can operate at optimal efficiency.”
As reported, Eniram parent group Wärtsilä is also a part of the project team. The propulsion design concept is to be based an arrangement featuring just two highly efficient Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel engines without additional gensets. Other parties involved include Finnish ship designer Deltamarin, classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and LNG membrane containment system designer GTT.
