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Articles Germanischer Lloyd Signs new contract with DK Group - Cooperation for a 200.000 TDW Bulker Project
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Hamburg, 25 September 2008 - The development of energy efficient ship designs and the joint development of a 200,000 deadweight tonne (dwt) bulk carrier design was announced today by DK Group and Germanischer Lloyd (GL). Dr. Pierre C. Sames, GL Senior Vice President Strategic Research, Torsten Schramm, GL Senior Vice President Europe / Middle East / Africa and Chief Operating Officer, Jorn Winkler, DK Group Founder and Executive Vice President, and Christian Eyde Møller, DK's Chief Executive Officer, signed the contract today at SMM.
Based on the existing partnership the agreement will include DK Group's ground breaking Air Cavity System (ACS) technology, complementary hull optimization technologies as well as other emission reducing and energy optimizing technologies in the design.
Germanischer Lloyd will continue to provide technical advisory services and accompanying analyses of strength, dynamics and hydrodynamics for DK Group. A 3-D finite element (FE) model of the hull and deckhouse structure will be created. This FE-model constitutes the base for the following global strength analysis. Additionally, the analysis of wave load cases, the selection of design load, and the calculation of overall hull deflections and stresses for design load cases will be performed.
"We are currently working with DK Group and other partners on the design for a 200,000-dwt bulk carrier," said Dr. Pierre Sames. "For this newbuilding project, the focus will not be solely on air lubrication. Various innovations, such slow-running propellers, exhaust-gas scrubbers, optimized steering gear and improved lines are also to be included."
The collaboration also covers the verification and first investigations of the new and innovative propulsion train performed by GL and DK Group. This includes very slow running main engine with reduction gear, contra rotating propellers, twisted rudder, as well as exhaust gas economiser.
For the past two years DK Group and Germanischer Lloyd have worked together to develop ACS technology with Danish technology company FORCE Technology. Germanischer Lloyd has endorsed ACS technology with official Germanischer Lloyd systems certification following seven years of development and years of tank testing. "ACS has proved it can reduce carbon and other emissions for the shipping industry ", says Christian Eyde Møller, chief executive officer, DK Group. "It can save ship owners between $0.5m and $3m per year in bunker fuel costs at today's price levels.
To further demonstrate and document the potential of the ACS technology, DK Group has just concluded full-scale sea trials on the 2,550 dwt, 83-metre MPV, ACS Demonstrator. The trials have been conducted in association with Germanischer Lloyd, FORCE Technology and Lyngsø Marine. The results of the sea trial will be published shortly.
DK Group's patented ACS technology injects air into specially designed hulls, which reduces the frictional resistance of the hull surface against the water. A layer of air is generated between the hull and the water, allowing the vessel to effectively 'glide' through the water, reducing frictional resistance. ACS is able to provide a significant reduction in fuel consumption over any other known comparable vessel while simultaneously enabling a reduction in the vessel's CO2 emission. Ship owners will recoup the costs of ACS in between two to five years depending on the vessel type.
For further information, please contact:
Alisdair Pettigrew, Blue Communications
Tel. +44 7841 382844
E-mail: alisdair@blue-comms.com
Dr Olaf Mager, Germanischer Lloyd
Tel. +49 172 4039172
E-mail: olaf.mager@gl-group.com
About DK Group
DK Group is one of the world's leading maritime technology companies. DK Group pioneered the development of Air Cavity System (ACS) technology to reduce a vessel's fuel consumption by up to 15% and CO2 emissions by up to 15%, providing huge cost savings for ship owners and reducing the shipping industry's impact on global warming. The ACS market is worth $60 billion based on the technology's relevance to the commercial fleet of ocean-going vessels. DK Group was founded in 1995 and the company's headquarters are in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. For more information visit www.dkgroup.eu
About Germanischer Lloyd
Technical competence, uncompromising quality and First Class service for the maritime and industrial sector are the prime assets of Germanischer Lloyd. The classification society conducts safety surveys on board of over 6,600 ships with more than 76 Mio. GT. 126 flag states have authorized GL to perform statutory duties. The GL Group has established a global network of 208 offices in 77 countries. 4,600 employees create value for the customers worldwide. For more information visit www.gl-group.com
