Teaming up for efficient performance

The decision to equip the vessels was taken after the completion of a successful pilot project.

Capt. Qian Feng, Manager of the Global Marine Operating Centre, said: “After two years of continuous monitoring and comparison of the pilot vessels with others in the same series, we see a clear difference between ships with advanced Marorka optimisation tools and those without.”

“We have verified that Marorka’s solution has helped crews make better decisions, leading to fuel savings and other operational improvements.”

In addition to the new fleet contract, COSCO Shipping Lines and Marorka have also signed aMemorandum of Understanding to promote and develop a higher level of efficiency in energy management and operational performance for COSCO Shipping Lines’ container fleet, focusing in particular on all new builds and other selected classes.

A major aspect of the cooperation is to increase the effectiveness in responding to technical and operational enquiries. Consequently, Marorka has, together with its local partner SMDERI, established a Service and Training Centre in Shanghai to provide technical services and expertise for crew and shore management.

Marorka and COSCO Shipping Lines will also work together to establish efficient performance monitoring, enabling COSCO Shipping Lines’ management to realise additional savings while reducing the environmental impact of its shipping operations.

A core element of this data analysis strategy is the establishment of a Fleet Performance Centre and a Data Backup Centre for COSCO Shipping Lines to oversee and monitor fleet operational performance 24/7 to improve fleet efficiency and to allow access and control of the company’s fleet data.