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FLEET OPTIMISATION

Evi Politi highlights the significance of the human element throughout fleet
optimisation efforts and believes the future of connectivity in the shipping industry
lies in harnessing data, expanding infrastructure, and leveraging technological
innovations.

DECARBONISATION

AND DIGITALISATION

GO HAND IN HAND

What are the practical steps involved in a company’s fleet optimisation?
The first step is to decide on the potential vessels to undergo a
retrofit by considering specific criteria such as vessel age, charter
party agreement, vessel performance, CII rating, etc. Subsequently,
a preliminary study is conducted to select vessel-specific measures
from a wide array of energy efficiency improvement solutions avail-
able in the market. Upon concluding on a narrow set of options, a
more thorough analysis is carried out, including a feasibility study,
CFD, model tests, and a cost-benefit analysis.
The second step is to closely monitor vessel performance after
retrofitting. The monitoring of carbon intensity through advanced
performance monitoring tools is of top priority to avoid paying pen-
alties corresponding to the vessel’s compliance deficit, assess the
actual benefit of the investment, and draw up our future strategy.
Achieving the maximum engagement of our people in this process
is of paramount importance. To this end, we invest in continuous
training to cultivate the prioritisation of performance evaluation,
to build awareness of these retrofits’ necessity and their expected
outcome, and to highlight their direct correlation with the compa-
by Evi Politi, ny’s sustainable development strategy.
R&D Director The last step involves operations optimisation, which implies close
at Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd
cooperation with our clients on a transparent data-sharing basis.

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