CSCL equips more of its fleet with ECO-Assistant

To enhance the operational efficiency of its fleet, China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. (CSCL) has rolled out ECO-Assistant onto its entire fleet of eight 14,000 TEU container vessels, following a successful test of the software on one of the vessels.

Furthermore, an extra agreement was signed to expand the deployment of ECO-Assistant to another eight 9,600 TEU container vessels in CSCL`s  fleet. ECO-Assistant is advanced trim optimization software developed by FutureShip, the maritime consultancy unit of the classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL).

Once installed onboard, it can produce instant fuel savings and reduce the ship's CO2 emissions. ECO-Assistant has demonstrated its instant savings on fuel and cutting down on emissions. While used as a hands-on tool for lowering the operational cost of a fleet, it also has the potential to be instrumental in reducing the fuel consumption and environmental footprint of the whole shipping industry.

"As well as its instant effect, this software is easy to install, as there is no need to modify the vessels. The software itself is also very user friendly, so the training required is minimally time intensive," said Vincent Li, Vice President of FutureShip China. The system can also be deployed in all types of vessels, including container vessels, multi-purpose vessels and bulk carriers. < 최성훈 기자 shchoi@ksg.co.kr >