Ernest Czermański, Sławomir Droździecki, Maciej Matczak, Eugen Spangenberg, Bogusz Wiśnicki Suplphur Regulation – technology solutions and economic consequences for the Baltic Sea Region shipping market Institute of Maritime Transport and Seaborne Trade University of Gdańsk Gdańsk 2014 Reviewer Prof. Dr. Thomas Pawlik, Hochschule Bremen Scientific editor Ernest Czermański Typographic composition Maksymilian Biniakiewicz Cover photo Ernest Czermański © Copyright by Uniwersytet Gdański Instytut Transportu i Handlu Morskiego ISBN 978-83-7939-007-6 Uniwersytet Gdański Instytut Transportu i Handlu Morskiego ul. Armii Krajowej 119/121, 81-824 Sopot tel./fax 58 523 13 89 e-mail:
[email protected] Contents Introduction . 5 Chapter 1 . Sulphur Emissions Limits in the Maritime Transport . 7 1. Legal background ............................................................... 7 2. An overview of accessible solutions ............................................... 10 3. Baltic shipping market state-of-the-art report ...................................... 16 4. Sustainable waterborne transport „Toolbox” (2011) ................................. 18 Chapter 2. Sulphur emissions abatement methods for Baltic shipping. 23 1. Scrubbing technique for maritime vessels .......................................... 23 2. LNG as an alternative fuel for vessels .............................................. 31 Chapter 3. MGO – fuel change solution and its economic impact .................... 56 1. Change of fuel type from HFO/LSHFO to MGO ...................................