Lubrication complications
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Lubricant and engine manufacturers assess the consequences of the IMO directive on low sulphur requirement, among others. MAN B&W manager Kjeld Aabo has stated that a power plant with a low 1% sulphur fuel wears faster. A Holman testing on 180 HFO with 0.5% sulphur content in a 70 and 80BN cylinder lubricants also showed a moderate ash accumulation. Since it was shown that it did not affect the lubrication during the testing, Mitsubishi chief engineer Dr Keijo Tayama confirmed that high calcium ash accumulation leads to faster wearing.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1997
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MEPC raises concerns
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has pushed for limits on sulfur content of ship fuels and restrictions on nitrogen oxide emissions at the agency's Marine Environmental Protection Committee. Studies of the IMO indicate that sulfur content of ship fuels must be limited to 1.5% to control emissions to 6.0g/kWh. Groups such as the Oil Companies' International Marine Forum and the International Chamber of Shipping have expressed their doubts about the scientific validity of such a sulfur cap.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1997
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Clearing the dross
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The removal of unsafe vessels operating in the waters of the European Union member countries is expected to commence with the passage of the ISM Code. The Code, a product of the International Maritime Organization, is the first international legislation that seeks to introduce the concept of safety management to the shipping industry. The Code, which is generic rather than prescriptive in its approach to the problem, has also been termed as a license to operate.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 1999
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