Schiff&Hafen | Ausgabe 06/2023
Reduction of SOx and NOx emissions GEA | The decarbonisation of shipping
The decarbonisation of shipping plays a crucial role on the road to a climate-neutral transport economy. Over the next 20 to 30 years, the entire world fleet – currently about 60,000 ships (tonnage of >1,000 tonnes) – will be converted to low-carbon and eventually zero-carbon fuels. “This is an epochal change in the shipping industry. It is as huge as the change from sailing ships to steamships,” said Peter Falk, senior director Product Management & Marketing at GEA’s Global Marine Business. While the vast majority of ocean-going vessels run on heavy fuel oil, shipowners have to decide about the fuel system for a ship with a useful life of 20-25 years....