SMM panel discussion highlights the benefits of Everllence’s ESAL system

A panel at today’s SMM event highlighted the cost-effective contribution that the integration of hull air-lubrication with the main engine can make to improve overall vessel propulsion efficiency by up to 6%.

Following Everllence’s announcement of a new technology called Engine Supported Air Lubrication (ESAL), the panel discussed the company’s associated industry white paper, A leap in vessel energy efficiency advancement with engine-supported air lubrication.

The panel at SMM – at which The Motorship is a media partner – was moderated by Anders Kryger, Everllence’s Principal Strategist Segment Two-Stroke, with the company’s Head of Two-Stroke Promotion, Rasmus Holm Bidstrup, joined by Joshua McMinn, Head of Machinery, A.P. Moller – Maersk, and Octavi Sadó Garriga, Head of Fleet Performance at Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping.

Holm Bidstrup said: “A few words from our side. I think in this context, it’s relevant to understand that we are doing everything we can to have the best understanding of what is being demanded by our customers. And I think a case like this is a very good example of how it requires collaboration to achieve the optimal value.”

With this transition still evolving, and pending final IMO rules, Everllence believes that ESAL already offers a clear business case. By reducing the fuel consumption of the vessel, it lowers emissions, compliance costs and exposure to fuel-price and regulatory volatility.

As such, the fuel savings obtained from ESAL can deliver meaningful long-term economic and environmental benefits across a vessel’s operating life.

Everllence concludes that energy efficiency is essential to shipping’s decarbonisation and positions ESAL as a practical, future-proof solution. By integrating air lubrication with the main engine, ESAL improves net efficiency gains by up to 6%, further reducing fuel consumption, emissions, regulatory costs and fuel demand while supporting competitiveness and the transition to net-zero shipping.