In connection with the recent announcement of the construction of three wetfish trawlers for HB Grandi, the Icelandic fishing concern, MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced that the newbuildings’ MAN main engines will also feature its SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system. The company states that the system will enable the trawlers’ IMO Tier II-compliant engines to fulfil the strict IMO Tier III NOx emission requirements.
Vilhjalmur Vilhjalmsson, CEO of HB Grandi said: “When we decided to renew our fresh-fish fleet, we immediately focused on the task of curtailing the ships’ power requirements, both in terms of the propulsion plant as well as electricity production, so as to make the exhaust gas as clean as possible.”
Vilhjalmsson added that HB Grandi deliberately pursues a green company profile and that its focus on clean and responsible fishing ultimately led to MAN technology being chosen for the trawlers. As such, HB Grandi’s profile suited the minimal environmental footprint from operations, including the cleaner exhaust gasses and NOx reduction that the MAN package offers. A further advantage of choosing MAN was the relatively straightforward integration of engine, propeller, propulsion controls and SCR system that equipment from the same manufacturer entails.
MAN Diesel & Turbo reports that special attention was given to selecting the optimal position for the SCR system aboard the trawler. This challenge was met and solved in great part through good cooperation with Nautic, the Icelandic specialist designer and ship consultant, at an early stage of the project.
Nautic – based in Reykjavík – is designing the new vessels, which will replace three wetfish trawlers currently in service. The vessels, with their distinctive bows, will be built in Turkey by Celiktrans Deniz Ltd. Sti. with delivery scheduled for May 2016, late-2016 and spring 2017, respectively.
Source and Image Credit: MAN Diesel & Turbo
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