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New fuel scrubber technology tests on containership meet UN standards
MAERSK has successfully tested Belco Technologies Corporation marine scrubber technology on board the 8,112-TEU Maersk Tukang on a short voyage in the Mediterranean, reports New York's Marine Link.
Tests confirmed the technology achieved 100 per cent compliance with United Nations MARPOL Annex IV regulations for all air and wash-water emission criteria. Closed loop testing is scheduled for the autumn.
Over a six-day trial period in May, the vessel sailed from Algeciras to Genoa. The system is awaiting class certification, expected later this year, said the report.
The equipment was installed on the containership last year in Qingdao, China during a scheduled drydock. The unit is designed to clean sulphur dioxide and particulates from exhaust gas emissions from a 3.2 MW auxiliary engine.
Tests confirmed the technology achieved 100 per cent compliance with United Nations MARPOL Annex IV regulations for all air and wash-water emission criteria. Closed loop testing is scheduled for the autumn.
Over a six-day trial period in May, the vessel sailed from Algeciras to Genoa. The system is awaiting class certification, expected later this year, said the report.
The equipment was installed on the containership last year in Qingdao, China during a scheduled drydock. The unit is designed to clean sulphur dioxide and particulates from exhaust gas emissions from a 3.2 MW auxiliary engine.
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