Turkish ship owner, Ditas Shipping has confirmed that they will equip two of their newbuild crude oil tankers with MAN B&W exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions to the International Maritime Organisation’s Tier III NOx standard.
This Tier III standard is the most stringent NOx emission control to date and requires ships sailing in NOx Emission Control Areas (ECAs) to reduce emissions by 79% compared to the previously set Tier II level.
In order to achieve this, the Ditas Shipping Suezmax newbuild tankers will feature MAN B&W 6G70ME-C9.5 two-stroke main engines integrated EGR that works by recirculating a portion of the engine’s exhaust gas back to the engine cylinders to reduce the amount of NOx that is formed during combustion.
Once built, these ships will be the first vessels with keel-laying after the January 1, 2016 to achieve the NOx emissions requirements set by the IMO’s Tier III.
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