Sustainable Ships embarked us on a journey to uncover which sustainability measures would deliver the biggest bang for our buck. Through this process, we gained invaluable insights into the key factors driving the decarbonization of our fleet. It was an educational experience, helping us to make a strategy and on what to focus in the future. The journey went beyond the nitty-gritty technical details - like operational profiles or engine usage. We also focused on the cost-effectiveness of different decarbonization measures to make sure the measures make sense for our ships. Looking back, we are grateful for the guidance in navigating the complex landscape of sustainability.

John Grinwis - Technical Manager HEBO

Sustainable ships helped us to navigate in complicated decarbonization landscape. We looked into requirements of ETS, MRV, IMO, FuelEU, EEXI. We explored the topics with Vincent at various angles and discussed possible solutions. Both technological retrofits and rules compliance. The learning process was fast and as a result we have much better understanding about decarbonization challenges and solutions.

Antanas Anilionis - Operational Manager Forsa

Sustainable Ships performed a techno-economic feasibility study for the Province of South-Holland and InnovationQuarter on offshore charging of tankers at the anchorage at Scheveningen. We made a purpose-build tool for interactive parametric design to create insights for decision-making. The study determined that offshore charging of tankers is technically and economically feasible, but requires ‘first movers’ amongst shipowners.

“Sustainable Ships is a great initiative and start up; all employees are fully dedicated to help the Maritime Sector to decarbonize! The overall approach helps a larger company as Van Oord to differentiate in depth on the decarbonisation options provided in the overview. The background knowledge at Van Oord, on its turn, helps Sustainable Ships to further professionalize with respect to qualitative answering. It was really nice to cooperate with the Sustainable Ships’ team.”

Martin de Geus - Team Lead Equipment Van Oord

Sustainable Ships provided Steenstra Shipping a Decarbonizer report, a customized roadmap for carbon reduction measures on board. We helped them with interpreting upcoming rules and regulations such as EEXI, determine approximate costs for carbon reduction measures like shore power, and had a look at using the existing economizer for alternative purposes. They will use the roadmap as a basis for long-term decision-making with regards to sustainability.