From January 2023, the revised MARPOL Annex VI will enter into force and all existing ships of 400 GT and above must comply with the new EEXI requirements, meaning that owners of many thousands of vessels must promptly decide upon and implement a viable energy efficiency solution to act in accordance with the new regulations.
To help its customers adhere to the new energy efficiency requirements, Swedish company Chris-Marine offers its ShaPoLi solution. This is a system, using both hardware and software, to enable ship owners to limit the maximum shaft power output of vessels, without having to modify any existing machinery, thereby overcoming the tight implementation time frame of the EEXI requirements.
ShaPoLi will allow for real-time logging of power and speed data. In addition, it has an override function easily accessible through the command panel installed on the bridge, in case of emergencies.
Chris-Marine says its mission is to help customers optimise the running of their engines in a more sustainable way. This is accomplished by offering engine monitoring and maintenance solutions to engine builders, ship owners, shipyards, workshops, and power plants.
Technical Sales Team Leader, Chris-Marine, Björn-Thorben Porep, said: “Chris-Marine has been in the frontline of the energy efficiency field for quite some time now and so far, supported our customers with close to 2000 Shaft power Monitoring Systems already installed onboard ships worldwide. We are currently engaged in serious discussions with the classification societies to get approval of our technology, a technology that will help our customers not only to comply with EEXI, but to monitor and optimise their ship CII ratings in the future.”
