Fuel problems

Wärtsilä 32 Methanol Engine: A Familiar Four-Stroke Takes On Future Fuel

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  • The well-proven four-stroke engine platform, introduced in the 1980s, is reimagined as a flexible-fuel prime mover with the ability to burn green methanol.
  • Wärtsilä has also developed retrofit solutions that will allow those engines to burn methanol, leveraging its past experience with Stena Germanica. 
  • Global production of methanol stands at about 100M tonnes, of which about one-third is traded globally.

Over the next few years, shipowners will have a widening...

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Insist for Actual Flash Point Values from Supplier, Alerts Viswa Lab

Viswa Group in it’s recent technical update, alerts about identifying 4 fuels with low flashpoint (57, 57, 57 and 59 degC) from the Turkish ports. 

Fuels with low flashpoint

Over the last three weeks, Viswa Lab has identified 4 fuels with low flashpoint (57, 57, 57 and 59 degC)  from the Turkish ports of Ahirkapi, Aliaga and Istanbul. 

All 4 supplies were Low Sulfur distillate fuels (LSMGO). The off-spec fuels were supplied by 2 suppliers. 

Outside SOLAS requirements

This fuel falls outside the...

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Three Major Concerns About IMO 2020 Compliant Fuels

As the shipping industry goes into the IMO 2020 Compliant fuel use, there are certain issues pertaining to compliant fuels which seem to bother shipowners. This the time when we need to more aware and vigilant about these fuel problems. Hence, Viswa Lab in its latest technical update is trying to give an insight into the compliant fuel issues and how to tackle it.

The Primary Concerns

The top three concerns among the fuel users about the IMO 2020 compliant fuels are the following;

  • Availability

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DNV GL: How Should Container Ships be Built Today?

  • Emission limits and complete decarbonization in the near future will change ship operation dramatically.
  • No alternative to the combustion principle that generates thrust to propel a large ship leaves less room for renewable fuels.
  • Choosing the right fuel and propulsion technology means ensuring that today’s newbuilds will be marketable for their entire lifespan.
  • Taken together, all these considerations make liquefied natural gas (LNG) most feasible alternative in view of the 40 percent GHG...

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