COSCO Shipping Lines and Marorka have sign[ds_preview]ed a fleet contract with the deployment of energy management and operational performance solutions on board its container fleet.
The rollout decision has been made following verification of the performance improvement results during pilot projects. »We have verified that Marorka’s solution has helped crews make better decisions, leading to fuel savings and other operational improvements,« said Capt. Qian Feng, Manager of the Global Marine Operating Centre.
The primary focus of the strategic working relationship is to ensure the smooth delivery of a high-quality, cutting-edge energy management system with guaranteed service efficiency. This includes advanced approaches to optimizing trim, speed and machinery along with performance monitoring for the container fleet.
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 has enlarged its portfolio from selling and installing energy management systems to providing in-depth consultancy which closely accompanies the operational, organisational and procedural changes required for a successful implementation of an advanced energy management system.
CSO of Marorka, Fridtjof Rohde, points out that the MoU includes the support of change management activities. »We at Marorka are convinced that better communication between ship and shore, effective crew training, incentive schemes and close steering of energy management activities will allow our customer to obtain higher target achievement rates.«
COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd. is one of the world’s leading providers of integrated container shipping service with an overall transport capacity of 840,692 TEUs. Based in Reykjavik, Iceland, Marorka is a leading data-driven energy management and operational performance solution provider in the maritime industry.
