Según un reporte especial de The Guardian, existe un sucio secreto en el transporte marítimo: cómo los “depuradores” de las chimeneas de los buques limpian el aire, mientras contaminan el mar.
Esta entrada Depuradores de las chimeneas de los buques limpian el aire mientras contaminan el mar Aparece...
MAN Energy Solutions has now booked more than 2,000 orders for IMO MARPOL Annex VI NOX Tier III-compliant technologies for its portfolio of MAN B&W two-stroke engines. The new milestone comes just over a year after the company announced it had passed the 1,000 order milestone.
“This welcome milestone is built on the experience we have gathered over the past decade,” said Bjarne Foldager, senior vice president and head of two-stroke business at MAN Energy Solutions. “Our fully-mature EGR and SCR...
https://www.marinelog.com/technology/man-marks-another-imo-tier-iii-milestone/
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How regulations and environment impact trucking
DETAILS: Jim Ward and Thomas Wasson, enterprise trucking carrier expert at FreightWaves, discuss how regulations on nitrogen oxides (NOx) and other emissions impact the trucking industry. They also dive into how companies want to thoroughly test alternative fuels before switching over their fleets.
SPEAKER: Ward is president of the Truckload Carriers...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/net-zero-carbon-recap-impacts-of-regulations-on-trucking
People of color are being disproportionately impacted by emissions from diesel trucks in New York City, according to a report released by The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative.
Diesel trucks are a major source of particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), air pollutants that adversely affect human health. PM2.5 is responsible for 85,000 to 200,000 deaths in the U.S. annually, a 2021 study funded by the Environmental Protection Agency said.
The TRUE Initiative, made up of the FIA...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/report-diesel-truck-emissions-in-nyc-affect-people-of-color-more
The ‘Tesla of the Seas’ – pioneering British company, Windship Technology unveils first True Zero Emission ship design
With shipping now accounting for over 3% of global CO2 emissions, and still increasing, the innovative all-ship solution is set to revitalise an industry under pressure to reform
8th February 2021, London: Windship Technology, a British company with a whole-ship solution to tackle the CO2 emissions of the shipping industry, today unveils its designs and announces an investment...
https://mfame.guru/3-new-vlccs-join-oman-shippings-massive-fleet/
MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, has announced the conclusion of a project involving the retrofitting of an SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system to a fishing trawler operated by the Norwegian shipping company, Ivan Ulsund Rederi. As a result, the ‘Brusøyskjær’ now enjoys reduced NOx levels that surpass IMO Tier III standards, while its MAN 6L27/38 main engine enjoys a reduced fuel-oil consumption owing to other work.
PrimeServ states that up to 90% of the...
La última revisión de las regulaciones de la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI), conocida como OMI 2020, exige reducir las emisiones de óxido de azufre (SOx) de los buques oceánicos a menos del 0,50% en masa. Esta audaz iniciativa, que entró en vigencia el 1 de enero, ayudará a reducir el...
https://fullavantenews.com/omi-2020-impactos-beneficios-transporte-maritimo/?lang=es
Boluda Towage Europe’s tugboat ‘Union Koala’ has been officially certified for compliance with the IMO Tier III standards, on Friday, January 10, 2020; The tug then returned to service during a ceremony at the ABC Tower in Zeebrugge, Belgium.
https://safety4sea.com/europes-first-imo-tier-iii-retroffited-tugboat/
According to an article published in Riviera Maritime Media, Anglo Belgian Corporation has tested renewable fuels methanol and hydrogen on a single-cylinder bench engine with varying success.
Reduction of greenhouse gassesBoth fuels have similar benefits to Natural Gas, but with the potential additional advantage of reducing greenhouse gasses.
The results of a recent bench test by Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) of renewable fuels methanol and hydrogen on a single-cylinder engine have...
http://mfame.guru/pros-and-cons-of-using-methanol-and-hydrogen-as-marine-fuels/