Marine diesel engines, which provide main power source for ships, mainly contribute to air
pollution in ports and coastal areas. Thus there is an increasing demand on tightening the …

Due to intensive marine activities and the use of low-quality fuel oils, the marine transport
accounts for a considerable part of air pollution in the transportation sector. Although ships …

Reducing emissions from internal combustion engines is becoming one of the most
important tasks for engine manufactures and transport regulatory organizations. In particular …

Optimization procedures are required to minimize the amount of fuel consumption and
exhaust emissions from marine engines. This study discusses the procedures to optimize …

Ship emissions problems caused by the rapid development of maritime trade can't be
ignored. The NO X, SO X, CO 2, PM and other toxic substances contained in the exhaust gas …

Increasing amounts of ships exhaust gases emitted worldwide forced the International
Maritime Organization to issue some restricted maritime legislation for reducing the adverse …

Air pollution from ships mainly comes from using heavy fuel oils for power generation.
Although, these fuels are economical, they produce significant amounts of pollutant …

In recent years, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Europe, and the United States
and other countries have set up different emission control areas (ECA) for ship exhaust …

IMO Tier III, applied on 1 January 2016, forced that NOx emissions must not exceed 3.4
g/kWh for low-speed marine diesel engines (engine speed lower than 130 rpm) in NOx …

Diesel engine manufacturers are currently intensifying their efforts to meet future emission
limits that require a drastic reduction of NOx and particulate matter compared to present …