Tag: SOx

The 336m VLCC "Almi Atlas", features 310,000 in dwt, and a SOx scrubber, which reduces SOx emissions to less than 0.5 pct from the existing 3.5 pct. Namely, the gas cleaning system will be 11 meters in height and 8.3 meters wide, and will use seawater to clean the exhaust gas waste.

Under their environmental partnership, German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd and logistics company DB Schenker launched a project to address sulfur oxide emissions especially in Asian and Latin American ports.

HHI wants to lead the eco-friendly ship market, by ordering numerous LNG carriers. Namely, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard won an order for a 50,000-ton LNG bulk carrier in 2016, while Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries will build six units of the world's first LNG-powered VLCC.

Verifavia, announced an expansion of its offering, as it will now include global verification services for the Clean Shipping Index, an independent rating system of the environmental performance of ships and shipping companies. The CSI verification service will include EU MRV, IMO DCS, and CCWG verification.

When the Fleet in Service requirements for SOx scrubber systems were initially introduced, the damage history of inert gas scrubber overboard piping was reviewed. Based on the review, it was decided that a five-yearly inspection during the bottom survey would suffice to guarantee the condition of the overboard piping, according to DNV GL.

IEA released its World Energy Outlook 2017, on 14 November, which includes a detailed focus on natural gas. It also addresses matters regarding the environmental case for gas and the issue of methane emissions from oil and gas operations.

China Classification Society published a report which summarizes the updated China ECAs Implementation scheme, and focuses on the distinction in emission control requirements among ports of Europe Union, Hong Kong and China.

Astomos Energy Corporation and Elgas Limited announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the further study of LPG as a ship bunker fuel.

Clean Marine, an Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems company, has secured a multi-vessel contract from Inventor Chemical Tankers AS, marking the launch of the company's CleanSOx Compact Hybrid Allstream scrubber.

The highest shipping emissions of PM2.5 and SOx per unit area are reported in the sea areas in the South-Eastern and Southern Asia, according to a recent study by Atmospheric Environment, that used Automatic Identification System data to evaluate emissions for 2015.