Propeller Boss Cap Fins system reaches milestone
PBCF (circled in yellow) is being installed
25. August 2011
| Editorial staff Ship&Offshore
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. announced that the energy-saving Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF), developed by MOL, West Japan Fluid Engineering Laboratory Co., Ltd., and Mikado Japan, Ltd., and sold by MOL Tech, has now been ordered for 2,000 vessels worldwide.
The PBCF is an energy-saving device attached to the propellers of a vessel. It breaks up the hub vortex generated behind the rotating propeller, resulting in a decrease of more than 9,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year due to a 3-5% reduction in fuel consumption by a large-scale containership, as MOL states.
