Exhaust gas treatment systems (EGTS) are one of a number of options available to meet ever stricter emissions regulations. EGTS will not be suitable for all ship types or operators, and the age of assets also will be a factor in making commercial decisions. This guide provides owners and operators with an overview of the… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: July 2013
How Triton Emission Solutions, Inc. Can Save the Maritime Industry
In July 2011, the European Union adopted stricter sulfur limits in fuel used by ships set by the International Maritime Organization. The new restrictions, set to take effect as early as 2015, would force all ships in the Baltic Sea, North Sea and English Channel to adhere to as low as 0.1 percent sulfur in… Read more »
New Scrubber System to Get Trial
US-based research firm Triton Emission Solutions Inc. (PST) is to install its newly developed DSOX-15 Fuel Purification System on two vessels operated by LMS Shipmanagement Inc.. The agreement also carries an option to install the scrubbing system on another 40 ships. The system, which offers a new approach to sulphur removal, is expected to comply… Read more »
International Shipholdings Vessels to Test New Scrubbers
A subsidiary of International Shipholdings Corp., [NYSE:ISH] (International Shipholdings) will test a new scrubber system on two vessels and could ultimately install them on up to 40 additional ships, according to Triton Emission Solutions Inc. (Triton Emission Solutions), which produces the systems. “This Development Agreement with LMS is a significant step forward in achieving our… Read more »
Triton Emission Solutions Enters Into Agreement with LMS Shipmanagement Inc. for Multiple Installations of the DSOX-15 Fuel Purification System
Boca Raton, Florida, July 24, 2013 – Triton Emission Solutions Inc. (“Triton Emission Solutions”) SHPR +12.82% announces the signing of an Installation agreement with LMS Shipmanagement Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of International Shipholdings Corp., ISH NYSE. The Agreement will focus, initially, on a two vessel installation and certification of its newly developed DSOX-15 Fuel… Read more »
Triton Emission Solutions Inc. Enters Into Agreement with LMS Shipmanagement Inc. of Mobile, Alabama for Multiple Installations of the DSOX-15 Fuel Purification System
Boca Raton, July 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boca Raton, Florida, July 24, 2013 – Triton Emission Solutions Inc. (“Triton Emission Solutions”)(OTCBB:SHPR) announces the signing of an Installation agreement with LMS Shipmanagement Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of International Shipholdings Corp., ISH NYSE. The Agreement will focus, initially, on a two vessel installation and certification… Read more »
International Maritime Organization Adopts Program to Control Air Emissions from Oceangoing Vessels
On October 9th, the 168 Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted stringent new standards to control harmful exhaust emissions from the engines that power oceangoing vessels (OGVs). This is a critical first step that may eventually help millions of Americans and many more people around the world to breathe cleaner air. To… Read more »
Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
Regulation 14 of Annex VI to MARPOL 73/78 requires ships to use fuel oil with a sulphur content not exceeding that stipulated in regulation 14.1 or 14.4. Regulation 4 allows, with the approval of the Administration, the use of an alternative compliance method at least as effective in terms of emission reductions as that required… Read more »
European Maritime Safety Agency Technical Report 2010
In October 2008 the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted a set of amendments to Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention which, among other things, strengthened the requirements on the permitted sulphur levels in ships‟ fuels. The amendments provide for a progressive reduction of the sulphur content of marine fuels as follows: from 1 January 2012… Read more »
New IMO Low-Sulfur Fuel Regs Creating Challenges for Vessel Operators
As of Aug. 1, 2012, stricter rules took effect for sulfur emissions from ships sailing off the coasts of Canada and the United States. These requirements are part of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) effort to reduce the incidence of sulfur emissions in the North American Emission Control Area (ECA). Sulfur emissions contribute to atmospheric… Read more »
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