A special profit-sharing agreement in between the modern technology team Wärtsilä as well as French driver Brittany Ferries, checked in 2018, is causing substantial advantages for both business. Following the installment of Trim as well as Speed power monitoring as well as optimization modern technology supplied by Wärtsilä Voyage, the job causes a decrease of exhaust discharges, which enters line with Brittany Ferries’ tactical method to lasting delivery.
The execution of the Wärtsilä systems on the very first vessel ‘Cap Finistere’, covered by the agreement, was settled as well as totally functional in March 2019.
Within 6 months, the ferryboat’s gas usage was 4 percent much less than before installment. This relates to a decrease of roughly 2,600 lots of co2 discharges, according to Brittany Ferries as well as Wärtsilä estimations.
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“The result speaks for itself, with a clear relationship being established between the Wärtsilä Voyage optimisation tools and the savings achieved. Wärtsilä’s Smart Marine approach is focused on delivering high efficiency, environmental sustainability, and cost savings to the customers. This is one more shining example of this commitment,” states Andrew Rayner, Head of Sales, Key Account Solutions, Wärtsilä Voyage.
The first agreement covered 3 vessels, Cap Finistere, Pont Aven as well asHonfleur More just recently, Wärtsilä Voyage got orders for 3 even more ships, i.e. Galicia,Mont St Michel as well as Armorique.
The collaboration consisted of installment as well as activation onboard of Eniram Platform, Trim as well as Speed optimization systems, Data Access as well as Analytics solutions, Mobile Operations solutions as well as training.
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“We are delighted with both the fuel savings achieved and the resulting reduction of the ship’s carbon footprint. Our strategy is very much built around environmental performance, and we have already ordered the Wärtsilä Speed and Trim solutions for additional vessels,” states Arnaud Le Poulichet, Technical Director, Brittany Ferries.
As these days, Brittany Ferries, UK is the leading maritime provider on the western as well as mainChannel The business’s RoPax ships offer courses in between France, the UK as well as Spain.
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