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Two Chevron Ships to Feature MAN EGR
MAN Diesel & Turbo (MAN) announced that Chevron Corporation has ordered engines for two lightering newbuildings that feature exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems to help them meet the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)'s Tier III emission standards.
Both ships will be powered by a MAN B&W 6G70ME-C9.2 prime mover.
The EGR systems provide fuel flexibility, allowing the ships to shift from heavy fuel oil to distillates or natural gas, and also direct part of the exhaust gas back into the engine's scavenge air to reduce oxygen content in the fuel chamber and lower combustion temperature to reduce nitrous oxide (NOx) formation.
MAN says its tests have shown that EGR alone can achieve Tier III NOx emission requirements, although the engines can also switch to Tier II operation when outside Emission Control Areas (ECAs).
The engines, as well as MAN gensets for each vessel, will be delivered in 2012 and 2014, while the vessels are due for delivery in 2014.
MAN said it is marketing its EGR systems to owners of ships over 2,000 dwt.
"The EGR system offers great value and has a number of unique selling points, including its environmental performance, global seafaring flexibility, the added resale value it gives ships, and its disposal of the requirement for daily maintenance," MAN said.
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