Green shipping in the maritime industry : the prospect of LNG as marine fuel

• Main Author: Zhou, Xuan
• Other Authors: Kenneth Tan
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64195
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There is an urgent need for ships to control their emissions, even when shipping is considered to be the most eco-friendly means of transportation. According to IMO‘s MARPOL Convention Annex VI, the sulphur content in HFO needs to be less than 3.5% effective 1 January 2012 and will decrease in the s...