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Measurement of Gaseous Emissions from the Boiler Operating on a PanaMax Class Container Vessel

Abstract

The auxiliary boilers on diesel driven ships are used for supplying steam and hot water for non-propulsion uses such as fuel heating, galley, cabin space heating, and to drive steam turbines on tankers that offload petroleum crude oil in port. Boilers are a significant source of gaseous emissions, mostly at dockside or close to shore, and can be comparable to the SOx emissions from auxiliary engines. There is a lack of existing in-use emissions data from the boilers on ocean going vessels. This study helps to address this by presenting the gaseous emissions from the boiler on a modern container vessel.