Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a Transitional Choice Replacing Marine Conventional Fuels (Heavy Fuel Oil/Marine Diesel Oil), towards the Era of Decarbonisation

As environmental regulations on sulphur emissions become more severe, the maritime sector is looking for alternative solutions. This study evaluates greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction alternatives and their combined ability to decarbonise international transport. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is becoming widely used, reducing CO2 emissions by 20–30 percent, while it has similar action in other emissions such as SOX. Although costs are attractive, methane slip, which depends on the engine type, reduces GHG gains. Replacing conventional fuels such as heavy fuel oil and marine diesel oil with alternative ones is an effective method to decrease SOx emissions. Liquefied natural gas is highly appreciated as an alternative fuel for maritime transportation. In this frame, the possibility of using alternative fuels, such as LNG, to reduce NOx, CO2 and SOx emissions in Heraklion Port, including certain regionally defined waters, over the life of the vessel will also be explored. The study is conducted for ships calling at Heraklion Port and using alternative fuel such as LNG in different modes (cruising, hotelling, manoeuvring). A fuel-based emission reduction factor, rEif, is defined in relation to the comparison of two different fuels: conventional (heavy oil, marine diesel) and alternative fuels (LNG). The bottom-up method is used for this data analysis. This study, by defining the reduction of several emissions with the use of LNG, indicates that it is actually an efficient transitional fuel to lead international transport to decarbonisation

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73 σ.Μεταπτυχιακή Εργασία -- Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο. Σχολή Ναυπηγών Μηχανολόγων Μηχανικών. Διατμηματικό Πρόγραμμα Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών "Ναυτική και Θαλάσσια Τεχνολογία και Επιστήμη"Στην παρούσα Διπλωματική έγινε μια προσπάθεια να αναπτυχθεί μια μέθοδος η οποία ευελπιστεί να τυποποιθεί ο τρόπος επιλογής των προμηθευτών. Η μέθοδος βασίζεται σε περιοχές που ενεργούν ως ερεθίσματα για τηην έναρξη μιας συζήτησης μεταξύ outsourcing & inscourcing. Στο πρακτικό τμήμα προσπαθήσαμε να εφαμόσουμε τη μεθοδολογία Αγοράς ή Ιδιοκατασκευή για μια υποψήφια Διαδικασία των Ναυπηγείων Ελευσίνας και συγκεκριμένα της συντήρησης και επισκευής της αντλίας ενός πλοίου των Ναυπηγείων Ελευσίνας.Project of the decision Make or Buy Eleysina's ship buildingΣτυλιανή Ε. Λιβανίο