Active method to manage the use of fuel oil onboard of ships

The fuel consumption in maritime transportation is a big fuel consumer. However, to use and to manage the fuel in maritime transportation field is still not proper to actual expect in many countries including Vietnam. The present fuel management on board ships is only based on the set fuel use norm of a country, but not on the actual operating conditions of ships. Therefore, such management method of fuel is not matched to the target of using efficiently and saving energy, but also creates good conditions for crewmember to pilfer the fuel for private profits.

So, in order to overcome the situation, we propose a new method to manage the use of fuel on board a ship. This method is based on “online information” about the actual operating parameters of a ship including the main engine and sea conditions, then a suitable plan of ship operation with optimum fuel consumption will be set and sent to a ship for realization. This method is named as an “active method to manage the use of fuel oil onboard of ships”.