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LNG, it is not an easy subject to distil
down, it has been said that dual fuel
engines burning LNG on lower loads
eff ectively negate the CO2 emission
savings because of methane slip. LNG has
zero sulphur dioxide (SOX) which is good,
and it reduces the NOX which is also a big
plus. But the NOX are a small element of
marine diesel engine exhaust emissions
and we have had Tier 2 rules and Tier 3
rules in terms of limiting the amount of
NOX that a marine diesel engine can
produce. With the limit in SOX in terms
of air emissions, you can either burn more
expensive fuel that the engine is not designed
for or you burn heavy fuel oil that
the engine was designed for and fit exhaust
gas abatement equipment. But I come back
to your question, the oil of the future is
Ferry Ulysses
Irish Ferries
Great day for Hogia Ferry Systems and irish ferries signing contract for the implementation of the
new booking system of Hogia – Book it.
most probably hydrogen, or more correctly,
ammonia (as a Hydrogen carrier).
Electric propulsion systems with batteries
are good solutions for short distance
operations but not for long distance with
large ferries.
RoPax: If we come back to your other new
planned vessel from the Flensburg Shipyard.
How is the planning, do you have
some information?
Andrew Sheen: We have a contract with
the shipyard, and we expect that they will
fulfil all of their obligations.
RoPax: Do you see growth in the freight
market between France and Ireland in the
future?
Andrew Sheen: There is growth currently,
and some operators made some tests
on flows between Ireland and the
Continent. The message to freight operators
is secure your space early. Make sure
you secure your slots and capacity to
manage whatever checks come in after
Brexit.
RoPax: Thank you very much for the conversation.
Hogia
Quick turnarounds are essential for our business. BOOKIT
has enabled us to streamline our processes with check-in
online, self-service kiosks, ANPR and speed-gates.
Iain Robertson
System and IT Manager, Destination Gotland
RoPax 10 / 03.2020