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Monthly Meeting
Wednesday 17th December – 19:00
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Auditorium: V.Ships Greece Ltd,
Piliou 1, 185 41, Piraeus, Greece
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From Add-Ons to Integrated Design:
A Realistic Approach to Ship Decarbonization
Recent adjournments at IMO have sent signals of uncertainty across the industry. However, the need to reduce energy consumption has not diminished, nor have the existing regulations that continue to push for lower emissions and carbon intensity. ERMA Tech Group has developed a broad ecosystem of solutions, ranging from electrification and energy-saving devices to air lubrication and carbon capture.
The central argument of this presentation is that there are many ways to improve a vessel’s performance, but simply stacking solutions can even prove counterproductive. By contrast, a holistic design approach can deliver savings greater than the sum of the individual components—provided that all technologies are selected and engineered with regard to one another and to the specific characteristics of the vessel.
Meet the Speakers
Vassileios Tsarsitalidis, Dr.Eng.
Energy Saving Devices Manager
About the Speakers
Vasileios Tsarsitalidis is a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer from NTUA (third of class), holding an MSc in Computational Mechanics and a PhD in Marine Hydrodynamics and Propulsion, focused on biomimetic propulsion. He has over a decade of experience in ship performance, covering energy-saving devices, trim optimization and propeller retrofits, with roles in both software and technical positions at Vector, ABS and DeepSea. Since 2023 he leads the Energy Saving Technologies department at ERMA FIRST. A SNAME member since 2007, he founded and chaired the NTUA Greek Student Section and now serves on the Executive Committee of the SNAME Greek Section.
