Liner giant Maersk prepares for new era

摘要

Niels Bruus, Maersk Line's head of optimisation Says,'The operating profile of our vessels has changed and so itis possible for us to retrofit in a more radical way.Much larger savings are possible.' Neither Bruus, nor his colleague Jacob Sterling, who is head of environment and corporate social responsibility at She liner firm, believe that contracting new so-called ecodesigns is the way forward at the time of significant with a bulky orderbook still to deliver.'We can do a lot with our existing vessels,' Bruus declares, 'including looking at the bulb and the propeller,at the balb and the propeller, as well as the main engine and shipboard systems.'