Foreship Applies Performance Monitoring to SHIP DESIGN

摘要

Where ship designers conventionally estimate propulsion power by adding a "sea margin" to standard model test data at constant speeds in calm seas, Foreship, a Finnish naval architect firm, has used real voyage to develop a more accurate way of calculating fuel consumption and a propulsion solution that can maximize efficiency across a vessel's operating profile. The breakthrough work supported the decision to make a significant change in the ship's powering solution at the newbuild stage.