Isle of Wight's Carisbrooke Shipping reports reduction of over 600 tons in CO2 emissions
Since implementing Wärtsilä's Fleet Optimisation Solution at the beginning of the year, Carisbrooke Shipping, a general cargo ship operator HQ'd in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, has recorded an impressive reduction of over 600 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Wärtsilä, a pioneer in lifecycle solutions and technology for the marine and energy sectors, has revealed that its UK client Carisbrooke Shipping employed its eco-friendly program on more than 30 of its vessels.
As part of the company's current strategy, Carisbrooke Shipping has been utilising the platform to gather insights that have helped the UK-based operator achieve its goals for lowering carbon emissions and assuring improved fleet performance.
Natalia Walker is a Fleet Operation Centre Analyst at Carisbrooke Shipping. She says this about the reduction: “With Wärtsilä we are better positioned to balance and prioritise measures with vessel safety, voyage optimisation and fuel use."
"Together with the high-frequency data received from the onboard sensors and expert advice from our Marine and Operations team, Wärtsilä’s fleet optimisation platform provides the visibility we need to reach our emission-reduction goals. It brings into focus all the data we need to do that in detail.”
“In the future, we plan to build and grow on our success by more closely monitoring CII metrics and taking operational decisions that further minimise our carbon impact."
Jason Banfield, Area Sales Manager (UK & Benelux) at Wärtsilä Voyage said this about the news: “As ambitions to decarbonise international shipping continue to grow, maritime stakeholders are under increasing pressure to prove they are taking significant steps to optimise their operations and cut emissions from ocean-going transport."
"Data-driven decision making is critical here, ensuring that organisations like Carisbrooke Shipping can make fast, well-informed decisions on how to improve efficiency and reduce emissions."
“It is exactly for this reason that it is very positive to see that, with our FOS platform, Carisbrooke Shipping has been able to make better informed data-driven decisions about its fleet. We look forward to collaborating with them more in the future for greener, safer and more efficient operations.”
Main picture courtesy of Carisbrooke Shipping
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