01MAR2019 - NEWS - Ship owners must look beyond 2020 compliance solutions to mitigate risk of costly failures and downtime - Auramarine

Auramarine, the leading provider of fuel supply systems for the marine and power industries, has recently urged the marine sector to look beyond just the initial choice of compliance solution ahead of the impending 0.5% global sulphur cap, and to fully understand the operational impact of using and switching to new low sulphur fuels and distillate products. Without this understanding or by not using best-in-class fuel supply systems, ship owners and operators risk engine damage and potentially catastrophic failure, as well as unexpected costs and unplanned downtime.

With so little time remaining before the 2020 sulphur regulation comes into force, the company has launched a ‘Get ready for 2020’ initiative, issuing a call to action for owners and operators to drive and encourage them to implement strategic forward planning to protect the future of their vessels and operations. Now more than ever it is crucial for shipowners to work with knowledgeable experts, allowing them to foster an understanding of how best to mitigate risks and minimise disruption, downtime, and unexpected costs and delays.

Many of the main and auxiliary engines of vessels currently in operation may originally have been designed to run on fuels that differ from the new low sulphur products that are compliant with the pending regulations. Maintaining the correct fuel viscosity and temperature at the engine inlet is crucial regardless of the fuel in use, and the fuel supply system needs to be able to deliver the fuel at the engine inlet as specified by the engine maker in order to guarantee efficient combustion. 

Published by Editor - www.Livebunkers.com at 01-Mar-2019 05:17:34 [UTC] , contact editor at editor@livebunkers.com