MacGregor has launched a new free digital Carbon Calculator to help container shipping companies estimate the carbon dioxide emissions they can eliminate by upgrading their onboard container cargo system.
The company says that, by maximising container-carrying capacity on board existing ships, companies could increase average cargo system utilisation from conventional rates of 80% to 90%, or even 100%. Across a 10-vessel fleet this could increase capacity by the equivalent of an additional ship.
The new calculator allows users to enter the details of the vessel, the existing container cargo system and changes with its Cargo Boost technology implemented, and operational details of a voyage.
It estimates the impact of upgrading in terms of the percentage CO2 reduction per twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU), savings in Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) payments and fuel costs in US dollars per TEU, as well as additional revenue in USD.
“Maximising cargo intake will always be one of the key drivers of container ship efficiency,” said Magnus Sjöberg, Senior Vice President, Equipment Solutions Division, MacGregor.
“Doing so not only increases vessel earnings but also cuts fuel consumption per cargo tonnage carried, thereby minimising greenhouse gas emissions and associated emissions taxes such as ETS payments.”
