Dynamic trimming for 12 more ships

Hamburg Süd says it will therefore be busing the technology on all its post-Panamax container vessels by the end of October 2011. The order was placed as a result of savings from several vessels already equipped with the Eniram system.

Eniram says that Hamburg Süd was the first container line to install the DTA system, helping vessel crews optimise trim for greatest efficiency and therefore lowest fuel and emissions. Average reductions of some 3% in the bunker consumption have been observed onboard vessels equipped with DTA, in comparison to non-DTA equipped sister ships. These sister vessels were operating on the same route giving a valid fuel consumption benchmark for comparison.

The measured savings were in line with the savings predicted by the DTA system. Hamburg Süd believes that the wider installation of DTA will help, along with other initiatives, to address the requirement for a transparent ‘green supply chain’ that customers increasingly demand. It is expected that over 50,000 tons of CO₂ every year will be saved across the post-Panamax fleet. Further vessels will be fitted with DTA as they arrive in 2012.

Hamburg Süd continues to invest in new, larger and more environmentally-friendly vessels, and will receive five new 7,100 TEU Santa class vessels in 2011, and three more in 2012. All of these ships will be equipped with DTA once they are launched.

“Over the past 12 months, we have consistently seen significant fuel savings on all vessels on which we have installed DTA. As we have sister vessels sailing on the same routes, it is possible to see the reduction in bunker consumption that dynamic trimming has made on those vessels equipped with the Eniram system. We see this system as a ‘must-have’ on any new vessels entering our fleet to ensure that they are as efficient and environmentally friendly as possible. As a result, all of the new 7,100 TEUs vessels, the biggest in our fleet, will be fitted with DTA as they enter service,” explained Fred Deichmann, managing director, Columbus Shipmanagement, Hamburg Süd’s vessel management division.

“Hamburg Süd has been at the forefront of adopting technologies, such as DTA, that continue to help them achieve their long term sustainability goals. This further roll out of DTA for all vessel new builds is testament to the proof of fuel savings and environmental benefits realised. We will continue to work very closely with Hamburg Süd during the installation process and we look forward to strengthening our relationship with them in the future” announced Philip Padfield, CEO, Eniram.