EXPERIENCES OF CHANGEOVER TO HEAVIER FUELS AND ASSESSMENTS OF COSTS VERSUS BENEFITS

At present, the Stephenson Clarke Shipping fleet consists of 18 ships and with the exception of a small 2,000 ton tanker they are all dry cargo bulk carriers, diesel engine driven and engaged on coastwise or near continental trades. The deadweight range of the ships is 2,000 to 12,000 tons, with corresponding propulsive powers varying from 900 kW to 4,849 kW. Following initial experience in 1970 with the downgrading of fuel on the M/V Wilmington, the company's building programme has been influenced by the need to reduce fuel costs with engines designed to burn higher viscosity fuel oil. Based on data collected from a number of these ships, the paper presents an analysis of fuel consumptions, and comparisons, wherever possible, of the use of distillate fuel and fuel oil in main engine and auxiliary machinery.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Drewry-Whitehall Ltd. Proceedings of Seminar on Fuel Economy in Short Sea Shipping, 26th Oct. 1983, p.5 (35 pp., 1 tab., 7 diag.)
• Authors:
  • Arthur, P H
• Publication Date: 1983

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Marine diesel engines
• Identifier Terms: Wilmington (Ship)
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00687103
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM