Anurag Datta News

Blue Water Trade Winds Pvt. Ltd., a Dehradun, India-based marine consulting firm, has recently signed a three-year contract with ST Shipping & Transport Pte Ltd for implementing “Cargo Heating Management Service” onboard their substantial fleet of owned and time chartered vessels, reports Anurag Datta, Manager (Technical & Business Development) at Blue Water. The Service is used to optimize the shipboard fuel oil consumption required for cargo heating operations and it’s a milestone addition to the upcoming ways of saving fossil fuels and reducing environmental impact from emissions; primarily by innovating new methodologies to optimize the fuel consumption in a system.

Two years after Teekay entered into a contract with Blue Water to provide cargo heating management services onboard its vessels in, its fleet has registered fuel savings in excess of 25% on an average from over 225 voyages. The cargo heating management services were deployed onboard its vessels as part of Teekay’s efforts towards fuel savings and operational optimization. The service was conceptualized by the India-based marine consultancy firm, Blue Water Trade Winds Pvt. Ltd. The service was introduced onboard the tanker vessels under a systematic plan and consistently observed and modified to maximize savings during cargo heating operations.