Good news for shipowners : Become Greener , Save Money and Increase Profit
Impending MARPOL Annex IV regulations like 0,5 % sulphur ,
Tier III , PM , MRV , GHG requirements spell millions of dollars and doom for many ship owners facing a challenging economic climate .
The good news : emulsified fuel system developed by Blue Ocean Solutions ( BOS ) can help . Leading owners of container ships , car carriers , cruise ships , tankers , bulkers have been enjoying the benefits .
BOS Emulsified System System ( EFS ) offers a solution with compelling ROI of 1 – 3 years to ship owners seeking for solutions to address the key issues of :
• Increasing profits : BOS guarantees fuel saving of 2 – 5 %. Actual fuel saving on reference ships have been more than 5 % often . Fuel saving is reduction in carbon footprint and GHG .
• Meeting low sulphur requirement using either :
• MGO solution : BOS EFS is the only solution that has proven record of operating with MGO without using expensive additives . The cost of MGO is about double that of HFO
• Scrubber solution : BOS EFS compensates for the increased fuel consumption due to back-pressure ; reduces soot coagulation caused by wet scrubbing ; and reduces PM .
• Meeting Tier III requirement using SCR / EGR : BOS EFS reduces NOx by 20 – 30 % at source in the combustion cylinder which means :
• reduction of CAPEX by 20 – 30 %
• reduction of OPEX ( i . e . reduce cost of urea and extend life of expensive catalyst by 20 – 30 %)
• reduction of space required for the SCR / EGR
However , adding water to the fuel may sound like a song of a snake oil peddlers to many . There have been too many frauds that have taken the trust away from the true benefits of emulsified fuel technology .
A water controller module of BOS emulsified fuel system .
The concept was initially studied at Newcastle University Upon Tyne in United Kingdom . The first sea trials for the concept started as early as 1980s . An updated version was launched by Blue Ocean Solutions in 2011 and the patented system has been in operation since then on several ships . Importantly , the system has repeat orders . American President Line , for example has the system on 12 ships already and has recently signed a maintenance service agreement with the company .
” Compared to the more complex solutions that have been used to create water-fuel emulsions , including the homogenizer and ultrasonic systems , the Blue Ocean Solutions emulsifier is incredibly simple and most importantly , reliable ,” Kaisa Honkanen from Blue Ocean Solutions explains . The system has just one moving part : the water pump .
” BOS EFS not only worked with heavy fuel oil ( HFO ), but also with previously thought impossible Marine Gas Oil ( MGO ) without additives . BOS is probably the only EFS supplier that has been able to keep pace with the latest marine engine technology by pioneering implementation on the latest marine diesel engines with electronic controls , performance monitoring instrumentations and auto-tuning .”
Blue Ocean Solutions Pte Ltd . is dedicated to green marine engineering technology , providing more efficient fuel combustion and cleaner emissions . The company is a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine and has its head office in Singapore and offices also in Finland . Particularly experienced in emulsified fuel technology , Blue Ocean Solutions has been active in the market since the 2011 . n seatec 1 / 2017 45