Since 2014 Insatech Marine has installed more than 1,500 mass flow meters and data collection on 200+ vessels for an international shipping line to give a more detailed insight into the vessels fuel consumption to save cost and reduce their CO2-emmission.
Fuel economy is crucial for the marine industry because fuel consumption constitutes more than 60 % of the expenses of operating a ship (OPEX). That is why one of our customers back in 2014 launched a project, which purpose was to get better and more detailed insights into the fuel consumption of their ships and find areas where they could reduce the consumption.
To gain the most precise insight into the fuel consumption the customer wanted to use mass flow meters because of their very high accuracy. When they put out the tender, they were looking for a partner that could deliver mass flow meters, install them, and collect the data, in order to send it to their preferred performance platform for further analysis. Insatech chose to bid on the assignment, already having developed and installed its own Performance System, that uses Yokogawa Mass Flow Meters and well knowing, the quality and accuracy of the meter could solve the task.
Developed a unique installation concept
During the tender Insatech developed a unique hub installation concept together with the customer which minimizes the impact on the ship’s operation schedule, by making sure that the installation would happen within the 24 hours the ship was performing cargo operations. Therefore, we were pleased to win a part of the tender, and the customer highlighted that Insatech was chosen for our ability to run a hub at selected terminals, to install the system during cargo operations and as Insatech were able to sell and install the Yokogawa Mass Flow Meter which was selected for its performance and stability.
