Flume system with new Automatic Mode

For decades, FLUME® Roll Stabilization Systems have been providing more safety and a higher comfort level, lower fuel consumption, and the possibility of increased cargo capacity on several hundred vessels.

Now Hoppe Marine also has a fully automatic version of the proven FLUME® system in development, which automatically adjusts the level of the roll damping tank to the current loading condition of the vessel by communication with the loading computer.

Hoppe Marine has a great opportunity to install the system for the first time on a 15,000 TEU container ship of CMA CGM, a world leader in shipping and logistics, which is currently under construction in Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding.

In addition to the automatic level optimization and the resulting reduced supervision effort for the crew, this roll stabilization system also fulfills all other advantages that are typical for FLUME® Tanks:

• Reduction of fuel consumption
• Extra revenue by cargo boost
• More flexibility in stowage (higher positioning of heavier containers)
• Increased crew safety and comfort

The newly developed automatic mode can also be retrofitted to many FLUME® systems already in operation without much hardware effort. Let our Naval Architects advise you on this.

This article was originally published on Marine & Industrial Report newspaper Vol 42  No.4 Issue last August 31, 2020.