Hamburg Süd supporting tests with low-sulphur fuel in Santos and the Gulf of Mexico - Hamburg Sud

Posted - Hamburg, 27 September 2010 - Hamburg Sud (home page)

For the second time this year, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the support of Hamburg Süd, has been able to generate important data on possible contaminant reductions in marine shipping.
In late August 2010, Low Sulfur Marine Gas Oil (LSMGO), a fuel with a sulfur content of 0.1 per cent, was used on the container ship “Cap San Lorenzo” – deployed in the service between US Gulf and Caribbean/South America East Coast – while the vessel was entering and departing the port of Santos. According to the EPA, it was the first test of this kind to take place in Santos.
The use of LSMGO had previously been tested on the “Cap San Lorenzo” in April 2010 in the ports of Veracruz, Altamira and Houston, in the Gulf of Mexico.
“We recognize and applaud the efforts of fleet owners, such as Hamburg Süd, who voluntarily engage in emissions reduction strategies like fuel switching,“ said Gina McCarthy, U.S. EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation. “EPA estimates that a ship can achieve a 95% reduction in sulfur dioxides and an 85% reduction in fine particulates when lower sulfur fuels are used. “

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