Maritime Emissions Monitoring0 pages
Maritime Emissions Monitoring
Ships can continue sailing into emission control
areas – right into the future
Measurement solution according to MARPOL regulations
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is enforcing new regulations in
order to reduce emissions. Although scrubbers and catalyzers are able to
reduce SO2 and NOx emissions, even the best cleaning process is worthless
without emission monitoring that is 100% reliable. SICK is providing assistance
with proven measuring technology. Now it‘s your turn.
Are you in the know? The new regulation
•• MARPOL Regulation 14 of Annex VI requires ships to use
fuel oil with low sulphur content when sailing in ECAs
(emission control areas). Alternatively a sulphur reducing
exhaust gas cleaning system can be installed on board.
•• MARPOL Regulation 13 of Annex VI and NOx-Technical
Code 2008 defines limits for NOx emissions for fuel engines on board. Industry is working on new technologies
to lower NOx emissions. Alternatively a catalytic gas cleaning system to reduce NOx can be used.
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