Port of Houston Authority, Maersk Line and EPA Demonstrate Fuel Switching in the Gulf of Mexico
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
In this demonstration, a low-sulfur (0.1%, 1,000 ppm) distillate marine diesel fuel was used within 24 nautical miles of the US and Mexican coastlines as the ship approached each port. The Roubaix’s propulsion engine and auxiliary engines normally run on bunker fuel with a sulfur content of 2.7% (27,000 ppm).
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