SYLWAN Acceptance Letter Date: Sep 2020 Paper ID: 1D9Qa Dear Author(s) W.Yehia, M.M. Moustafa Paper ID: 1D9Qa It's our pleasure to inform you that the manuscript entitled 'Shipboard Fuel Consumption Reduction by Air Lubrication and Trim Optimization’ is accepted for publication in Vol. 164, Issue. 9 of SYLWAN journal (ISSN: 0039-7660) based upon the reviewers’ positive comments on this paper. ‘Thank you again for your contribution to the journal and we hope to receive more of your research papers in future. May you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Regards Editor in Chief, Dr. B. N. BUSZEWSKI SYLWAN Joumal S OCW