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docking at an EU port to monitor and re- ing maintenance cost. the speed needed, further curbing emis- wards more ef? cient operations with re- port its CO2 emissions. Digital technology can also help im- sions and cost of fuel. duced carbon footprint, while new des-

In China, the government is creating prove fuel ef? ciency by analyzing As the demand for cruise holidays tinations open up new revenue streams. emission control areas at major shipping weather conditions and current to opti- soars, ? eets continue to grow. While By using the right technology—green ports, introducing a sulphur cap at 0.5 mize propulsion rate and speed. Further- stringent regulations and new destina- and digital—operators are sailing in the percent, ahead of the global IMO 2020 more, it can help operators make smart tions may provide new challenges, they right direction to capitalize on the oppor- regulations. decisions to change to use cleaner fuels bring with them a host of opportunities. tunities in 2017 as well as those further

To adhere to these regulations, ma- on the course of the route, depending on New regulations will push operators to- on the horizon.

rine operators need to rethink the most fundamental aspects of their operating models—how they consider everything from vessel design to vessel manage- ment to fuel choice and maintenance— to be compliant with the environmental

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One way to embrace the change is through adopting cleaner engines, such as GE’s Tier 4 diesel engine, which meets IMO Tier III and US EPA Tier 4 requirements without the complications of urea after-treatment. Separately, GE’s marine gas turbines can be equipped with GE’s dry low emissions combus- tion system to reduce NOx.

The emission volume is well below what IMO Tier III and US EPA Tier 4 standards require and with no exhaust treatment and no methane slip.

Along the green wave, alternative clean fuel, such as LNG, will become a more predominant marine fuel. The move is typi? ed by Carnival Corpora- tion, which has three LNG-powered cruise ships on order. In addition, GE’s fuel-? exible COGES system is capable of burning diverse fuels including LPG, natural gas, marine gas oil and other bio- synthetic paraf? nic kerosene blends.

As the marine industry transitions in- creasingly to natural gas, GE’s Marine

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