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LNG VS SCRUBBER TECHNOLOGY IN FUTURE GREEN SHIPS

Many vessel owners will shortly be faced with making imminent decisions as to whether to convert to LNG fuel or to continue using HFO fuel with scrubber technology in order to meet new regulations of lower SOx emissions. The IMO (International Maritime Organization) has legislated that by the year 2020 the part of sulphur in fuel is to be reduced from the present 3.5% to 0.5% in the ECA - Emissions control area. One possible solution is the use of scrubbers which removes up to 98% of SOx gas emissions. The second solution is to replace HFO with LNG fuel which practically fully eliminates SOx gas emissions. The aim of this paper is to perform a scientific binary analysis from the viewpoint of a shipowner to determine which option is best. The criteria for the analysis considers both meeting IMO legislature as well as the economic impacts in converting to new technologies as well as the costs of vessel operation in the long term. Ship owners want to choose a solution which is both environmentally compliant and financially viable enabling competitiveness in the maritime transport field.

LNG fuel, scrubber technology, binary analysis, green ship technology

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