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LR has found a novel way to help shipowners and operators lower their carbon footprint and meet the recently introduced 0.1% sulphur limits in Emission Control Area (ECAs). Using a series of CFD studies and calculations, LR can ensure the washwater discharged into the sea during exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) operations complies with the acidity limit (or pH), agreed by IMO. This is commonly known as plume verification. Working with EGC system manufacturers such as Alfa Laval we have approved the pH calculations for 26 ships with a further 70 approvals planned. "The methods being used by LR ensure that discharges during wet scrubbing are regulated in accordance with the intent of the guidelines and that pollution shift is prevented. Ship operators benefit from saving fuel as a result of using less energy and, at the same time, reducing their carbon footprint," says LR’s John Bradshaw, Principal Specialist, Marine Technology and Engineering Systems. Source and Image Credit: Lloyd's Register / Image Credit: Alfa LavalIn the beginning, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed my subsistence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

Lloyd's Register (LR) issued Group Review 2014, highlighting Lloyd's Register year 2013/2014

Yet another milestone in the quest for alternative, more fuel-efficient sources of power will soon be marked with the conversion of the ropax vessel Stena Germanica to a dual-fuel methanol propulsion system at Poland's Remontowa shipyard. The 240-metre-long, 1,500-passenger ferry, which will be converted over a 45-day period from 28 January, 2015, will be the world's first ever methanol-powered sea vessel. Approval and classification will be by surveying teams from Lloyd's Register. Preliminary tests on a methanol-modified Wartsila engine 6ZAL40S similar to the Germanica's were overseen in Trieste by five LR teams from our Copenhagen, Trieste, Gotheburg, Venice and Southampton offices. LR's Trieste-based Lead Specialist, Roberto Costantino, said: "We carried out three days of tests on a modified engine at Wartsila's R&D laboratory so as to understand the engine performance when running with methanol. While the test engine is a similar type to the four engines on the vessel, it has fewer cylinders. So the builders are converting the existing ones on the ship." The new fuel arrangement on the Germanica, which is owned and operated by the Swedish ferry operator Stena Line, will combine methanol as its primary fuel with marine gas fuel (MGO) as a back-up power source. ...

The finishing touches are being added to the world's largest vessel, Allseas' Pieter Schelte.

Lloyd's Register has published the latest issue of Horizons magazine

LR’s initial verification of the Ship Recycling Facility Plans for both Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling Co. Ltd. and Jiangyin Xiagang Changjiang Ship Recycling Yard  – the first non-EU applications – is a vital first step towards the facilities’ inclusion on the European Union’s list . LR is working with facilities seeking to be at the forefront of sustainable ship recycling and continues to support Sea2Cradle who have been assisting shipyards in complying with international, regional and local regulatory requirements. The official documents for the application were presented at a ceremony at the Berlaymont offices of the European Commission in Brussels by Mr Li Hongwei, owner of Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling Co. Ltd. and Jiangyin Xiagang Changjiang Shiprecycling Yard, Mr Tom Peter Blankestijn of Sea2Cradle, and LR’s Jim Heath. With a capacity of 1.1 million LDT (light displacement tonnes) and 1.2 million LDT respectively, the Zhoushan and Jiangyin yards are the largest ship recycling facilities in the world. Jim Heath, LR’s Ship Recycling Product Manager, commented: "By inviting LR to provide independent third-party assessment of their Ship Recycling Facility Plans, the Zhoushan and Jiangyin yards have not just moved in advance of regulation; they have recognised the importance of attaining ...

Clarification on the use of generic cleaning products for tank washing

Lloyd’s Register has issued statutory alert on IMO adopted changes to the energy efficiency requirements contained in Chapter 4 of MARPOL Annex VI as detailed in Resolution MEPC.251(66). Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) The following changes to the EEDI requirements, contained in Regulations 20 and 21, will enter into force on 1 September, 2015. 1. The attained EEDI and/or the required EEDI will additionally apply to the following ship types: LNG carriers (with conventional or non-conventional propulsion) – attained EEDI and required EEDI ro-ro cargo ships (vehicle carriers) – required EEDI (attained EEDI already applied) ro-ro cargo ships – required EEDI (attained EEDI already applied) ro-ro passenger ships – required EEDI (attained EEDI already applied) cruise passenger ships (with non-conventional propulsion) – attained EEDI and required EEDI. Specifically, the requirements will apply to these ship types for which: the building contract is placed on or after 1 September, 2015; or in the absence of a building contract, the keel is laid, or the ship is at a similar stage of construction, on or after 1 March, 2016; or delivery is on or after 1 September, 2019.  2. The EEDI requirements will not apply to: ships (except cruise passenger ships and ...

LR has issued machinery alert to inform about the modification of the lower vertical Niigata Z-Peller 41 and Z-Peller 41-CP propulsion systems

LR has nominated Shipdock Amsterdam ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007