Posted on 10/24/2016
This past week at SMM in Hamburg, Germany, “fuel savings,” “energy efficiency,” and “cost control” were the three topics that popped up in just about every conversation about ship operations. ABB has been listening. Besides “hardware” products such as Azipods, ABB offers a wide portfolio of marine software and optimization systems aimed at minimizing fuel consumption, maximizing efficiency, and bettering the bottom line.
One of those products is the Octopus Voyage & Energy Management suite, which provides information needed to optimize the safety of the ship and minimize the overall fuel and energy costs. Octopus technology has been installed in more than 400 ships.
In the latest release of Octopus, Mikko Lepisto, Senior VP, PG Vessel Information and Control, BU Marine and Ports, ABB...