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       This Tiny Attachment Could Save Shipowners Millions
       By: AGelbert Date: March 13, 2016, 5:55 pm
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       gCaptain
       Maritime News
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       This Tiny Attachment Could Save Shipowners Millions[/center]
       May 7, 2015 by Mike Schuler
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       After a year of testing, Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s
       largest shipbuilder, says its new fuel saving propeller
       attachment is now ready to hit the market.
       The attachment, which HHI calls Hi-FIN (Hyundai End-plated Cap
       Fin), is an energy-saving device attached at the hub of the
       propeller that generates countering swirls to offset the swirls
       generated by the propeller, leading to improved propulsion
       efficiency.
       After a year-long trial of the device installed on a 162,000 m3
       LNG carrier ordered from Maran Gas, HHI found that Hi-FIN can
       save up to 2.5 % of fuel in comparison with the same type of
       vessels without Hi-FIN. If the fuel saving ratio is calculated
       on the basis of an 8,600 TEU containership, the owners or
       operators of the containership can save about $750,000 per year
       or $19 million over a ships 25 years estimated lifespan,
       according to HHI.
       HHI says the Hi-FIN attachment is already drawing attention from
       ship owners across the globe, having won orders for over 30
       ships today. The company says it expects more orders now that it
       can install the device on broader types of ships from LNG
       carriers to almost all types of ships including VLCC, LPG
       carriers and containerships.
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