ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) says it has cut fuel consumption and carbon emissions by 23% across its fleet of 27 ships.
The vessel-operating arm of the Abu Dhabi oil giant said the Al Daffah energy efficiency project uses digitisation to improve energy performance, including to aid route planning, improve fuel monitoring and optimise engine speed.
It has also installed more efficient propellers and used high-performance hull coating to improve ship thrust.
"The company also took advantage of favorable market rates to charter an additional LNG vessel, ensuring that slow steaming could be adopted across the fleet, without affecting delivery schedules," it said.
The results have been "significant, as bunkering costs represent one of the largest operating expenses for operators," it added.
Since 2013, ADNOC L&S has reduced its CO2 emissions by 1m tons. It operates tankers, bulkers, gas carriers and OSVs.
It has saved 325,000 tonnes of fuel oil so far - equivalent to the load of a VLCC tanker.
Captain Mohammed Al-Ali, senior vice president of ship management, said: “Together, with our industry partners and classification societies, we have constantly re-assessed, challenged and developed our capabilities to deliver more for less, in a challenging market.
"As the results show, the level of dedication towards achieving our ambitious targets has been unfaltering throughout this project.”
