New containerised engine optimisation system

The FS Marine+ Container enables shipowners to deploy it with minimum installation and ship preparation costs and without space constraints under deck, while allowing the system to be reusable from one ship to another. The development also facilitates the possibility of “hot-swapping” the containers in due to service and maintenance requirements without impacting the shipping schedule.

Marc Sima, president of Germany-headquartered FuelSave, said: “The development of a containerised system allows vessels where machinery space is limited to benefit from the FS Marine + technology.

“The FS Marine+ Container is the complete engine optimisation package. It is an easy-to-install-and-maintain module that substantially reduces the costs of installation and operation.”

Engine room modifications are not required as only additional pipework is required to connect the FS Marine+ Container to the engine.

Hydrogen additive

Supplied in a conventional TEU box for auxiliary engines or an FEU unit that incorporates a methanol tank for operation with both main and auxiliary engines, the FS Marine+ Container generates a synthetic hydrogen-based gas, which is injected as an additive into the engine’s combustion air intake.

The fuel additive technology is proven to improve fuel consumption by up to 25%, cut CO2 and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by up to 80%, FSN and PM by 40% and slash engine maintenance costs, said FuelSave.

The first FS Marine+ fully integrated Container will be installed later this year on a containership operating in the Caribbean Sea.