The document discusses market trends in the freight industry and factors affecting profits such as freight rates, operating costs, bunker prices, and regulations. It also outlines various hardware and software investments that can be made to reduce fuel consumption and save on energy and fixed costs, including eco-ship designs, fuel-saving devices, voyage planning systems, and engine retrofits. Key questions raised include how to test and verify the effectiveness of these solutions and how best to implement them.

1. #1. Market & Trend
Freight rates
Operating Cost
Low
Market
High
Bunker
Price
Profits
Freight rates
Time
Regulation
Market & Trend

2. #1. Market & Trend
Freight rates
Operating Cost
Low
Market
High
Bunker
Price
Profits
Freight rates
Time
Save fixed cost Save energy cost
Decision factors for investment
Regulation
Market & Trend

3. Class Investments
Hardware
•Eco-Ship design (new building)
•Various Devices/Products
»Duct/Fin, PBCF
»Propeller polishing
»Hull cleaning
»Fuel additive
»Low friction paint
»Engine retrofit
Software
•Voyage planning
•Speed management
•Weather routing
•Trim optimization
•Auxiliary management
•Power management
What are we doing?
#1. Market & Trend

4. Class Investments
Hardware
•Eco-Ship design (new building)
•Various Devices/Products
»Duct/Fin, PBCF
»Propeller polishing
»Hull cleaning
»Fuel additive
»Low friction paint
»Engine retrofit
Software
•Voyage planning
•Speed management
•Weather routing
•Trim optimization
•Auxiliary management
•Power management
What are we doing?
#1. Market & Trend
Issues
Test &
Verification?
How to do?

5. Why do we need to save fuel cost?
#1. Market & Trend

6. How can we minimize fuel consumption?
#1. Market & Trend