“TIER III Service Experience”
On January 1, 2016 the TIER III regulation on NOx emission went into force in NECAs. However, most new vessels with two stroke diesel engines coming out of the shipyards in 2016, 2017 or even later are TIER II vessels. This is because the TIER III compliant NOx abatement systems are quite costly, and many ship owners have avoided the extra expense as long as possible by ordering vessels, which have been keel laid before December 2015, thereby “only” needing to comply with TIER II. Generally, the TIER III implementation onboard vessels has been much slower than initially anticipated, and the ramp up of the TIER III engine rooms are therefore delayed by one - two years. This has resulted in a longer maturing period for MDT to optimize the NOx abatement systems.
MDT has been developing TIER III compliant technologies for nearly a decade now, but a strong game changer came into the picture in 2014, when it was concluded that all NECAs globally from 2016 are actually also SECAs. The consequence of this conclusion is that any vessel operating in the NECA (U.S.A. waters) will be operating on low Sulphur fuel (or in rare cases on HFO in combination with a SOx scrubber).
The logical and very sensible decision taken by MDT in Q4 2014 was to continue all further development of NOx abatement systems on basis of low Sulphur fuel. The result is today’s MDT system portfolio of low Sulphur (LS) Exhaust Gas Re-circulation (EGR), high pressure (HP) SCR and low pressure (LP) SCR with optimized sizing and equipment configuration at significantly lower cost than the first HFO based systems. This year’s SNAME presentation by MDT on this subject describes the above new development and future potentials.
Date and location for our meeting are:
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Date |
Thursday, December 8, 2016 |
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Time: |
7.00 pm |
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Location: |
The auditorium of Maran and Alpha Tankers 354 Syngrou Ave. (building before the Onassion Hospital) Kallithea, Athens |
After the meeting hors d’oeuvres, wine, soft drinks, etc. will be served.
Participation is FREE for members and students and 10 euros for non-members, which will be paid at the entrance prior to the start of the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you on December 8 to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Very truly yours,
for the SNAME Greek Section
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John Kokarakis |
Dimitris Kostaras |
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Chairman |
Secretary / Treasurer |
