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TORM has introduced several initiatives to reduce CO2.
As for the sewage accumulated, this amounted to 1,602 tonnes of
grey sewage and 282 tonnes of treated black sewage. In addition, the
vessel carried out five ballast water exchanges during the year.
The number of tank cleaning exercises in the 12-month period was
nine using 1,373 litres of IMO compliant detergents, 2,053 tonnes of
water discharged overboard and 746 tonnes of slops discharged ashore.
Emissions cut ashore
TORM is committed to reducing CO2 emissions by 20% per vessel by
2020, compared to 2008 figures. A further strategic move will see CO2
emissions cut by 25% per employee ashore during the same period. In
general, the Danish shipping industry has set a target of a 15% CO2
reduction by 2020.
Some of TORM’s initiatives to achieve this reduction in CO2
emissions include the installation of electronically driven main engines,
the optimising of the cleaning of both the hull and propeller, optimising
tank cleaning and cargo heating operations, improving the monitoring
of engine performance across the fleet and at a later date, the testing of
scrubber technology and the possible installation of alternative
propulsion technologies.
TORM has also listed what is calls its ‘value-chain’ initiatives,
including the installation of ‘Virtual Arrival’ software, participation in
the Danish ‘Green Ship of the Future’ scheme, the reporting of the
company’s climate strategy and CO2 accounts to the Carbon
Disclosure Project, participation in the UN Global Compact, a
member of the BP Environmental Group and the provision of data for
a customer carbon footprint.
As for the ‘value-chain’ initiatives, TORM has installed Wärtsilä full
electronic engines on eight LR2s and six Ice Class MRs. A further 11
newbuildings from Guangzhou (GSI) are to be fitted with MAN Diesel
electronic engines, which are expected to reduce daily fuel oil
consumption by 950 kg, or 2.3%.
Torsion meters will be fitted on board each vessel. These will
measure the force needed to operate the propellers and their installation
will make it easier to optimise the efficiency of the main engines,
TORM said. By the end of last year, the company had installed meters
on 16 vessels.
An online fuel testing system was due to be tested this year on one of
the vessels to assess whether the fuel consumption can be reduced
through the tighter control of combustion temperature. Furthermore, a
number of software tools were installed last year to select the optimal
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November/December 2009 TANKEROperator