Propeller-rudder 'package' can help cut costs

摘要

Optimising the performance of ships' propellers and rudders as a package is considerably more effective than working on a propeller and rudder alone, say German companies MMG and Van der Velden Barkemeyer. In the context of rising fuel costs and the increasingly competitive shipping environment, shipowners and charterers are attaching greater importance to driving down operating costs, particularly by driving down the fuel consumption of their vessels.