NAPA software for more Stena vessels

Stena Britannica, Stena Hollandica, Stena Transit and Stena Transporter, will use NAPA software to monitor fuel consumption, speed, departure status and loading data, which can be transmitted from ship-to-shore in real-time and analysed in a database ashore.

Stena Line’s ESP has been running since 2005, while the company began installing NAPA software on vessels in 2007 when it became difficult to improve running conditions further without clearly and consistently monitoring the results of efficiency measures.

“Determining a testing process to verify results on a small scale before rolling the programme out has enabled Stena Line to invest only in proven solutions that work on its specific vessels and routes,” said Johan Nyström, vice president of sales, EMEA and Americas, NAPA. “The approach Stena Line has taken to their whole ESP has saved them over US$9m so far, with more savings to come as more ships are brought into the project.”

“As time goes on and we aim to extend existing gains even further, the initiatives designed to reduce fuel volume become increasingly challenging to measure accurately,” added Lars-Erik Hellring, energy saving programme project manager, Stena Line Scandinavia.

The company says NAPA’s real-time monitoring and reporting system enables crew onboard and shore-based personnel to work more closely together to achieve efficiency.

“Each team is equipped with tablets to allow officers to follow fuel consumption figures in real time, displaying the current fuel consumption per nautical mile – something really easy to understand and therefore easy to act upon,” Mr Hellring.