Sponsored By

STX France and Royal Caribbean win Fuel Efficiency accolade at Seatrade AwardsSTX France and Royal Caribbean win Fuel Efficiency accolade at Seatrade Awards

STX France and Royal Caribbean International won the Fuel Efficiency Award for Harmony of the Seas at the annual Seatrade Awards held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Friday.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

July 2, 2017

1 Min Read
Credit: Seatrade Cruise News

Accepting the Award were Arnaud Jacques, energy efficiency manager Harmony class, STX France and Simon Zielonka, director RCCL marine operation, UK operations.

They  were amongst over 300 personalities from the global maritime industry who gathered to honour oustanding achievements at the 29th Seatrade Awards.

The STX/Royal joint entry centred on the world's largest passenger ship Harmony of the Seas, which went into service in 2016.

A team effort between the builder and owner, the ship combines innovative design with technological advancements, making the cruise vessel more than 20% (daily fuel consumption/passenger) more efficient than older STX-built sister, Allure of the Seas, they cited in the entry.

Comprised of 89 energy efficiency initiatives, it was not one major improvement that drove the fuel savings but rather the holistic approach which evaluated and addressed every function on board: propulsion, hull design, power generation, energy recovery, machinery, hotel and HVAC, STX and RCI wrote in their citation.

Other finalists in the Fuel Efficiency category were: ABB, APL, DNV-GL, Eniram and NRG Marine Ltd.

 

Read more about:

fuels

About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

The latest cruise news, analysis and more straight to your inbox
Get the free newsletter read by industry experts

You May Also Like