August 2015 Green Technologies Supplement

David Ashley

GREEN Technologies & Sustainable Shipping Special Advertising supplement

AUGUST 2015

Optimizing Asset Performance Taking a holistic approach to best manage the performance of your ship and offshore assets

By Jan de Kat, Director of Energy Efficiency and Vessel Performance, Operational and Environmental Performance, ABS

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hip owners and operators have a lot of pressing concerns. Chief among these are cost reduction and control, optimizing efficiency, improving environmental performance, safety and operational reliability of hull and machinery, and asset decommissioning.

Some but not all of these issues are also subject to regulation which is having a profound effect on the industry. The compliance landscape for owners and operators is complex in view of the number of increasingly demanding regulations, compounded by the introduction of regional requirements.

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reporting and verification (MRV) in the EU and ballast water management in the U.S. Compounding the situation is that some rules have uncertainty around entry into force and compliance dates. For example, the global sulfur cap could be implemented in either 2020 or 2025, depending on the outcome of the review of fuel availability in 2018. Regardless, the EU has decided to make a global cap mandatory in its waters as of 2020.

Further down the pipeline are likely to be new rules addressing underwater noise, biofouling, CO2 and black carbon emissions.

They require significant investments

to comply, hampered in certain cases by immature technology solutions. In the case of the Ballast Water Management Convention the delay in ratification has not stopped some owners from proceeding with installations but many others have not, meaning they have not yet begun to address the costs of compliance.

One thing that can be predicted with some certainty is that both existing and future regulations call for more complex technologies to achieve compliance—and hence the need for more and better data and a further increase of the demands to be made on crew and ship managers.

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Addressing these challenges will inevitably require new approaches. Typically, we tend to consider the elements of efficiency, performance, safety, compliance and maintenance in isolation, but ABS believes the industry has entered an era where theory, practical experience and technology allow us to take a more holistic approach to best manage the performance of ships and offshore unit assets.

Granted, moving beyond the typically fragmented marine industry is a challenge to ways of working that have been in place for decades. It will be necessary to address the traditional silos of information—not men-

Existing and future regulations call for complex technologies to achieve compliance tion a culture of commercial confidentiality that discourages transparency.

The challenges extend from owners to their crews, suppliers, customers, charterers and financiers. In terms of newbuilding strategies, it can mean working more closely with shipyards to increase the focus on overall efficiency and performance rather than simply price or schedule. Integrating equipment and software systems would be part of this process.

The enablers of the “holistic” approach comprise data collection and analysis techniques, IT systems, sensor technologies, simulation methods and system diagnostics that address factors such as fuel efficiency, emissions control, hull performance and machinery condition.

While some of these are new, others have been available in one form or another for some years. The difference now is that they can be brought together by better connectivity. With the advent of “Big Data” there is a clear need for the ability to compress the results into actionable information for decision support purposes.

In addition to a new approach to technology, equally important is a shift away from the mind-set that views this process as primarily about driving down operating costs to the lowest possible level. Instead, owners might take a broader view and consider how with the application of these technologies, their assets and fleet operations could be configured to generate the highest potential

earnings over a lifecycle and best retain their value, while at the same time promoting safety and preservation of the environment.

ABS believes that addressing operational performance holistically in terms of efficiency, safety, hull and machinery condition and environmental requirements will award owners with a competitive advantage from a compliance perspective and will support operational and long-term business planning strategies.

ABS provides integrated tools and services to ship owners and operators through its dedicated Asset Performance Management Group. This specialist resource includes three teams: Operational and Environmental Performance, Asset Integrity Management and Nautical Systems fleet management solutions.

The group enables the key elements of regulatory compliance and asset optimization to be tied closely together, from daily operational considerations to lifecycle decisions and software capable of generating data that feed back into vessel design and on-board operations.

From the perspective of the asset owner, compliance is a fact of life, but it is one that should be seen in a broader perspective. The challenge of optimizing asset performance is a choice between seeking simple, short-term cost savings or taking a lifecycle approach that maximizes operating potential, reduces maintenance costs and may have a positive bearing on asset value.

JAN DE KAT, Dir. of Energy Efficiency and Vessel Performance, Operational and Environmental Performance, ABS

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Sika For The Most Demanding Marine Applications

Sika Corporation, based in Lyndhurst, NJ, is a leading supplier of specialty chemical products and industrial materials serving construction and industrial markets including transportation, marine, and automotive.

Its technologies are focused on sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting. Sika’s product lines include concrete admixtures, specialty mortars,

epoxies, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring, sealants, adhesives, specialty acoustic and reinforcing materials.

As the worldwide leading supplier of a specialized range of innovative products for the marine industry, Sika has developed elastic adhesive and sealing systems specially developed for the marine industry offering outstanding performance where it is needed.

The extensive product line covers all caulking, leveling, bedding, sealing and bonding applications.

Furthermore, a complete range of marine deck covering, sound reducing, vibration damping and fire rated systems are available.

These set new standards with features such as low weight, high noise reduction and thermal insulation. Sika’s systems are ideal for use on all crafts from skiffs to luxury sailing yachts, from power boats to cruise liners and from tankers to fast ferries.

Sika Products are used in a wide array of applications and always fulfill the highest quality standards.

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Founded on safety and protecting the environment 150 years ago Driven by our purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV GL enables organizations to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. We provide classification and technical assurance along with software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil and gas, and energy industries. We also provide certification services to customers across a wide range of industries.

Combining leading technical and operational expertise, risk methodology and in-depth industry knowledge, we empower our customers’ decisions and actions with trust and confidence. We continuously invest in research and collaborative innovation to provide customers and society with operational and

technological foresight. With our origins stretching back to 1864, our reach today is global. Operating in more than 100 countries, our 16,000 professionals are dedicated to helping customers make the world safer, smarter and greener.

In keeping with DNV GL’s safer, smarter and greener approach, it launched an initiative last year focused on six sustainability themes for the future: A safe and sustainable future—enabling the transition; From technology to transformation; The future of shipping; Electrifying the future; Arctic: The next risk frontier; and Adaptation to the changing climate. The idea behind the initiative is threefold: to inspire the next generation, to encourage business and political leaders to take the lead,

and to promote collaboration among partners and stakeholders. In order to view reports from the six themes go to: www.dnvgl.com Click: Technology & Innovation.

In the maritime industry DNV GL is a leading classification society and a recognized advisor for the maritime industry. We enhance safety, quality, energy efficiency and environmental performance of the global shipping industry – across all vessel types and offshore structures. We invest heavily in research and development to find solutions, together with the industry, that address strategic, operational or regulatory challenges.

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Energy Focus: Industry Developer and Provider of Clean Energy and Efficient Technology Energy Focus, Inc. is a leading provider of clean energy efficient LED lighting products and a developer of energy efficient lighting technology.

Our LED lighting products provide energy savings, aesthetics, safety and maintenance cost benefits that are 100% recyclable—drastically reducing CO2 emission over conventional lighting.

Customers include national, state and local U.S. government agencies as well as Fortune 500 companies and many other commercial and industrial clients.

Our exclusive partnership with the USGBC’s Green Apple Initiative at the Center for Green Schools allows us to make positive impacts

on the environment and the health of our nation’s students. In addition, our long-standing relationship with the U.S. Government continues to enable us to provide energy efficient LED lighting products to the U.S. Navy and the Military Sealift Command fleets.

Our intelligent plug and play LED lamps replace the existing linear fluorescent tube lamps used in

most of the Navy’s light fixtures. The proprietary design of our Military M1 tube allows the circuit to detect and actively reconfigure itself and adapt to the incoming current.

In addition, Energy Focus can replace the bulk of the lighting abroad ships across the fleet with our broad range of Navy Qualified advanced LED lighting products. www.energyfocusinc.com

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FloScan Fuel Computers Can Lower Carbon Emissions

by Reducing Fuel Consumption FloScan manufactures advanced fuel monitoring and reporting systems that allow vessel operators to achieve measurable savings in fuel consumption while reducing their carbon footprint.

FloScan Systems aid in reducing overall fuel consumption by providing immediate and constant fuel consumption information to the helm that can be used to dial in propulsion engines to the most efficient RPM under any load, current and sea condition. This allows for maximum fuel efficiency providing as much as a 15% or greater reduction in fuel consumption and lower engine emissions, but FloScan does so much more!

Their cutting edge FloNet System combined with their proprietary DataLog Software is currently in use on dieselpowered vessels all over the world including inland and offshore tugs, high speed crew and supply boats, military and enforcement craft, commercial fishing and high seas research vessels.

In all cases it provides the tools needed to run the vessel at the highest level of efficiency while monitoring and continuously recording fuel flow and a wide range of vessel operational data in a spreadsheet format. It can also track fuel consumption through specified geographical areas using the new

“Geo-Fencing” feature. Data is stored in the vessel’s onboard computer, but can also be transmitted to operations headquarters manually or automatically.

FloScan’s industry leading products have a track record of reliability, accuracy and fail-safe operation that is unmatched and it costs thousands less per vessel to purchase and install than inferior systems.

For more information email sales@floscan.com or call 206524-6625. www.floscan.com

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Hyde GUARDIAN GOLD – Experience Matters Since 1998, the Hyde GUARDIAN Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) has emerged as an industry leader with more than 400 Hyde GUARDIAN units sold to date for installation in various ship types and sizes around the world.

Calgon Carbon UV Technologies LLC d/b/a Hyde Marine, is an established leader in ballast water treatment (BWT), providing water treatment solutions and technologies to help shipowners and operators navigate pending BWT regulations.

As one of the first to receive both IMO and USCG AMS approval, the chemical-free Hyde GUARDIAN Gold relies on a proven, two-step method and uses no active substances to treat ballast water.

The automatic-backwash filtration process removes sediment and large organisms from the ballast water before it is treated with high-intensity, medium pressure UV light to inactivate or kill remaining organisms.

The Hyde GUARDIAN BWTS was Type Approved in 2009 by Lloyd’s Register on behalf of the UK Maritime and Coast Guard Agency, confirming compliance with IMO Resolution MEPC.174 (58) Guidelines. It was also one of the first to receive Alternative Management System (AMS) Approval from the U.S. Coast Guard on April 15, 2013.

The system was also the first BWTS accepted into the U.S. Coast Guard’s Shipboard Technology

Evaluation Program.

The BWTS is ideal for retrofits as it provides the compact size required by ship owners and operators – offering models handling flow capacities in the range of 60 m3/hr to 6,000 m3/hr.

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Ensure Compliance and Peak Performance with RSC Bio Solutions Though the science behind our products is complex, RSC Bio Solutions was founded on a simple idea: the idea that our work and our world can coexist.

We believe you can do well and do right. We believe getting the job done doesn’t have to come with tradeoffs. It doesn’t have to expose employees—or the public, for that matter—to dangerous chemicals.

It doesn’t have to damage plants, animals or the air we breathe. It also doesn’t involve compromising performance.

We believe you don’t have to choose between sustainability and productivity or performance and lower total cost of ownership.

Our company specializes in creating win-win situations for our

customers by manufacturing and distributing high-performance, safer, readily biodegradable industrial products—hydraulic fluids, gear oils, greases and cleaners and solvents—that lower overall systems cost, minimize the risk of harm to people and the environment while reducing cleanup costs and exposure to regulatory fines.

RSC Bio Solutions’ chemists and engineers ensure that our innovative, readily biodegradable products are perfected in the lab and proven to work in the most demanding field environments.

Our environmentally acceptable lubricants meet VGP requirements and our products are approved for use by more than 100 OEMs.

We work closely with marine operations to provide safer, effective alternatives to petroleum-based products that cause damage through costly spills and discharges.

By incorporating the proven products from RSC Bio Solutions, a leader in readily biodegradable lubricants, cleaners and solvents, and absorbents, you can have it all—easier cleanups, lower fines and a healthier environment.

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Scania: Reducing Your Vessel’s Environmental Impact Without Compromising Power Scania embraces every effort to reduce the effects on climate and environment. This is why emission control goes hand in hand with reduced fuel consumption without compromising power output and torque. Irrespective of engine size, you can rest assured that every cubic millimeter of fuel is taken care of in the cleanest and most economical way possible.

Dual oil filtration system All Scania engines have a unique oil filtration system that provides maximum filtration and minimum wear. In order to extend the life of Scania’s oil system, a centrifugal cleaner has been placed in it.

Scania’s oil filtration remains

unchallenged as the best in its class, providing benefits such as better operating economy and lower environmental impact.

EMS and UI saves money and improves the environment Scania’s electronic Engine Management System (EMS) was developed in-house. It is extremely dependable, and designed to stand up to heavy use and harsh conditions. In addition, it makes a major contribution to cutting fuel consumption and emissions.

The same is true for the Unit Injectors (UI or PDE) that are at the heart of the most reliable, wellproven injection system on the market. It is a robust system for

tough operating conditions.

Plug and play The electrical system and instrumentation are custom tailored to the Engine Management System. Its functionality is optimized to match the intelligence of the EMS. The results are better control functions, easy to understand monitoring, quick location of faults, and programming options that can be customized for the engine’s area of application. www.scaniausa.com

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THE SCANIA SERVICE NETWORK. When conditions are tough and performance is critical there is no room for downtime. The Scania network delivers parts, service, and business support that will enable you to get the job done. With specialized dealers trained on the latest emission standards and technology for North America, you can always count on Scania. Any hour, anywhere.

For the closest dealer, visit www.scaniausa.com

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Scienco/FAST: A Green Commitment to the Environment Scienco/FAST has had a 30-year commitment of environmental stewardship to provide superior sewage and water management systems that lessen the impact of wastewater in waterways.

MarineFAST is the result of decades of experience to provide the best environmental sanitation technology and is continually requested by Ship Owners and Chief Engineers. Scienco/FAST recently received an Offshore Excellence Award for Innovation in Marine Environmental Technology.

Scienco/FAST is an original equipment manufacturer of Type II Marine Sanitation Devices (MSD), environmentally-friendly cleaners & maintenance tablets, and other industrial water management

technologies. Installed on some of the ‘greenest’ ships in the world, the MarineFAST Systems treat sewage from the facilities and help lessen the environmental impact of contaminants to keep the vessel in compliance through changing regulations, including gray water discharges from commercial vessels.

Since the first installation in 1969 on board the M/V Missouri Tugboat, these MarineFAST Sewage Treatment Systems are available in several different models depending on crew size and treatment level. The versatility in design and installation allows for space constraints and overall weight of operating unit, including retrofits and price limitation. Every

system is functionally tested with clean water before shipping to ensure performance and eliminate extended out of service issues.

Scienco/FAST is dedicated to delivering the highest quality support to provide assistance. With vessels circling the globe, service questions often arise with marine engineering solutions, improve system performance, treatment quality, and environmental impact of operations.

For additional information about Scienco/FAST: call 1-866652-4539, visit www.sciencofast. com or email solutions@ sciencofast.com.

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ABS Operational and Environmental Performance (OEP) Optimizing efficiency, improving environmental performance, cost reduction and control, operational reliability and asset decommissioning are among the most pressing concerns for owners and operators of ships and offshore units today.

ABS OEP assists marine and offshore clients assess the energy efficiency and operational performance of new and existing assets and successfully address current and future regulations. As a trusted advisor and project partner, ABS adopts a distinct lifecycle cost approach that awards clients with a competitive advantage from a compliance perspective and supports operational and long term business planning strategies.

A leader in the application of advanced technology, analysis and modeling for complex engineering projects, ABS OEP offers a suite of services that focus on the many specialized areas of energy efficiency, vessel performance, and environmental performance.

Energy Efficiency The ABS Energy Efficiency team is multi-disciplinary, with extensive experience in ship hydrodynamics, numerical modeling, model testing, full scale measurements, design, ship management and operations.

Coupled with specific understanding of vessel design and characteristics, machinery systems, operational profile definitions and evolving regulations, this knowledge enables ABS to provide detailed and in-depth recommendations supported by advanced CFD tools on measures that can enhance a vessel’s hydrodynamic and propulsion performance with reduced fuel consumption.

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For newbuilds, ABS facilitates the incorporation of differences in design by early design evaluation.

Hull, propeller and machinery optimizations are undertaken across an operational profile that may yield enhanced performance from both fuel efficiency and emissions control viewpoints.

Energy efficiency is not just considered in terms of vessel design but also from an operational perspective. This includes analysis of environmental standards to be met in parallel with technically feasible compliance solutions.

To identify technology options with minimum total cost of ownership, ABS develops technoeconomic models that incorporate initial CAPEX, OPEX and disposal costs tailored to the client’s operational strategy.

Vessel Performance ABS is in the unique position to leverage the experience, knowledge, and research of leading ship performance and voyage optimization professionals to deliver systems and analysis for improved vessel and fleet operations.

ABS Vessel Performance Services are built on a sequential process designed to provide appropriate qualitative and quantitative evaluations of a ship’s current and prospective performance, and address client specific questions.

Owners and operators can benefit from accurate vessel performance data analysis to achieve fuel efficiency, environmentally compliant and overall safe trading operations. Data trend analyses may assess maintenance strategies and recommend repair periods, hull cleaning intervals or other

interventions. Evaluation and improvement of existing Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plans (SEEMP) can contribute to further fuel consumption reduction and total emissions control across the fleet.

Environmental Performance Compliance with environmental regulations that present progressively more stringent standards is an industry challenge. Ballast water management, emissions control and impending ship recycling regulations will certainly not be the last that go beyond the traditional IMO aims of safe shipping with minimal pollution.

Countries continue to refine their requirements and enforcement regimes while requisite technologies are being developed and approved.

Understanding impending regulations and their implementation timeline is knowledge held and continuously refined by ABS. ABS Environmental Performance professionals have years of experience to support client needs, provide clarification of complicated regulations and identify and mitigate the technical challenges of available compliance options.

ABS technology evaluation services are interactive multiphase processes leveraging extensive technical and performance databases of available systems including design capabilities and limitations, installation requirements, power consumption, operating considerations and restrictions on equipment use. www.eagle.org