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VENTILATION ARRANGEMENT FOR HAZARDOUS SPACES IN ENGINE ROOM

The following engine room spaces are very hazardous on-board the ship and therefore, a special ventilation arrangement should be provided for safe entry: (a) CO2 storage compartment (b) Battery room (c) Purifier flat (d) Refrigerating machinery space (e) Shaft tunnel Ventilation Arrangement for Confined Spaces of Ships: (a) CO2 storage compartment – CO 2 compartment …

NOVEC 1230- THE NEXT GENERATION OF HALON AND CO2

Image Credit: www.protec.co.uk Novec 1230, C6F12O, (3M Novec 1230) fluid is a low global warming potential Halon replacement for use as a gaseous fire suppression agent. Novec 1230 is manufactured by 3M. This Fire Protection Fluid is an advanced, “next-generation” halon and CO2 replacement, offering a number of important advantages over other clean agents and …

LATEST DEVELOPMENT ON ENERGY-EFFICIENCY IN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING BY IMO (MEPC 68TH SESSION)

(Energy-efficiency and air pollution implementation at IMO environment meeting, Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), 68th session.11-15 May 2015) Further development of energy-efficiency guidelines for ships The MEPC continued its work on further developing guidelines to assist in the implementation of the mandatory energy-efficiency regulations for international shipping and: • adopted amendments to update the 2014 …

WÄRTSILÄ TO DELIVER SCRUBBER SYSTEMS TO CLEAN THE EXHAUST FROM TWO DUTCH RORO CARRIERS

Royal Wagenborg, the Dutch ship owner and operator, has ordered Wärtsilä scrubber systems to clean the exhaust emissions from two of its RoRo carriers, the ‘Balticborg’ and ‘Bothniaborg’. These will be Wärtsilä’s first deliveries of its scrubber systems to Royal Wagenborg.   By installing Wärtsilä scrubber systems, the vessels will comply with the regulations covering …

WÄRTSILÄ 50DF ENGINE CAPABLES TO OPERATE ON ETHANE GAS

The market leading Wärtsilä 50DF marine engine has been successfully tested and certified to run on ethane (LEG) fuel. The extensive and successful testing programme was carried out by Wärtsilä in close collaboration with Evergas, a world renowned owner and operator of seaborne petrochemical and liquid gas transport vessels.   “We are very pleased that …