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SeaSOx PORT
It’s no secret that the shipping industry is urgently required to reduce its
environmental footprint – especially in ports, for example, where there are
many ships together in one place, thus multiplying their impact. So how
can we make sure that our harbors – and the surrounding areas – become
cleaner and safer?
The new SeaSOx Port from ANDRITZ can help.
The challenge
All over the world, harbors are huge contributors to the
air pollution measured in coastal cities. The pollutants
with the biggest impact are sulfur and ultra-fine par-
ticulates, which directly affect our cardiovascular and
respiratory systems.
There are many causes of harbor air pollution, but
ships are a big part of it. Their exhaust gases con­
tain sulfur dioxide (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), large
to ultra-fine particles, and greenhouse gases, which
contribute towards climate change.
Existing solutions
Port authorities are well aware of these issues, and
they are taking action, including upgrading their own
in-harbor industries to meet stricter new area-spe-
cific emission standards. Examples of new technolo-
gies that ports are using include replacing diesel-dri-
ven goods handling equipment with electrically driven
vehicles (e.g. trucks, trolleys and cranes).
When it comes to berthing ships, there are some
promising solutions available that can reduce the
environmental impact of the vessels. The problem is
that these solutions also have their own shortcomings
or limitations.
The onshore power supply is one way of supplying
ships with electricity when in port without causing
local pollutant emissions. Although connecting ships to
the power grid is promising, it does require an upgrade
to the local grid and to the ship‘s power distribution
system. In addition, it cannot be used for vessels at
anchor and, depending on the cost of electricity and
of providing an electricity supply directly to the pier,
In short, emissions from ships in port are a genuine threat
to the health and quality of life of the people who live and
work in and around port areas, and these emissions also
have a negative impact on the environment globally.
As a result, we can expect a transition to stricter emis-
sion requirements, as already provided in California
with the CARB regulation. In the EU, EURO 6/STAGE V
is expected to be implemented in alignment with the
current requirements for inland waterways navigation
and for the automotive industry.
using the onshore power supply (OPS) can often be
more expensive than running the ship’s generator.
Using an OPS is gaining acceptance in Europe, espe-
cially for cruise vessels, ferries and container terminals
as these business segments are very profitable. For less
profitable shipping segments, if the fleet is aging or the
power grid is not designed to handle the required power
demand, alternatives to OPS are much in demand.
Another potential solution is to use fuels that generate
less pollution altogether, such as methanol, ammo-
nia or even liquefied natural gas (LNG). However, this
requires engine upgrades and new fuel bunker logi-
stics, which are both expensive and complicated. As a
result, the shipping industry generally prefers to design
ships’ engines for alternative fuels when they are first
built rather than retrofitting existing engines.
So there are solutions available to the environmental pro-
blems in ports, but each of them has its advantages and
disadvantages, so ANDRITZ sees a need for alternatives.
The ANDRITZ SeaSOx
­solution for cleaner ports
Considering the drawbacks of existing solutions to meet the stricter
­emission requirements in ports in the future, an alternative is needed that
is effective, easy to use, does not require any investments on the ship, and
can be used for all types of vessels.
A port authority has asked ANDRITZ to investigate
such possible solutions. One option that meets all
the above requirements is to run the ship‘s engines as
needed while in port, but to clean the exhaust gases
with a separate cleaning system. As a result of this
development, ANDRITZ has now launched ANDRITZ
SeaSOx Port – an innovative unit that is connected
to the ship‘s funnel, extracts the exhaust gases, and
cleans them outside the ship. The flexible, all-in-one
air cleaning technology removes SOx, NOx, and par-
ticulates from the exhaust gases of engines of any
type and size and running on any fuels. Thanks to this
innovative and configurable connecting system, the
layout of the unit can be adapted to different harbor
circumstances and requested outreaches for different
types of ship.
Proven and certified technology
ANDRITZ has 35+ years of combined experience with
hundreds of exhaust gas cleaning solutions installed
worldwide, and the basic approach for the SeaSOx
Port installations has long been established on land. In
addition, ANDRITZ is able to resolve this harbor-based
problem successfully with its SeaSOx Dual/Multi-Filtra-
tion solution, installed directly on board the vessel and
ensuring a successful DNV certification process.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The SeaSOx Port system is installed either on land or
on a barge or pontoon. A crane lifts the specially desi-
gned exhaust capturing system onto the funnel of the
ship to collect the exhaust gas from the engines in
operation and keep the temperature at a defined level
by mixing it with fresh air before it is fed to the treat-
ment plant.
On the way to the filter, the gas undergoes control-
led injection of an ammonia and water solution as well
as sodium bicarbonate powder, which is harmless to
the environment and also known as baking soda. The
exhaust gas is then sucked through the filtration unit (the
heart of the entire plant), which removes SOx as well as
separating the particulates using easy-maintenance
filter bags that are resistant to clogging. The chemi-
cal reaction process produces harmless Na2SO4, which
is pulsed from the filter bags and collected in hoppers.
Other acid components (e.g. SO3) are also removed.
After the filtration process, the NOx concentration is
reduced by Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), in
which ammonia reacts with NOx
in a catalyst box and con-
verts it to N2 and H2O. The
cleaned exhaust gas is
practically free of SOx,
NOx and particulates
(PM1, PM2.5 and PM10).
The level of residual
SOx can be even lower than
requested by the International Mari-
time Organization (IMO), with an equivalence
of 0.05%. Dry, harmless by-products can be
disposed of safely on land.
As a side benefit, the unit reduces the ship’s noise
pollution level and produces no waste water.
FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION
The entire unit has a compact, modular design compri-
sing three sections:
OPERATIONAL BENEFITS ECONOMICAL BENEFITS
•  Connecting system (crane and connecting device)
•  Process system (filtration and catalysis) NOx clean gas value: IMO Tier 3 ZERO CAPEX for ship operator
•  Storage area (reagents and residues)
SOx clean gas value: 0.05% S in fuel ZERO maintenance required by ship operator
(regardless of original sulfur content)
Even the filtration unit itself is modular, with each PAY per USE business model possible
module treating the exhaust gas from a 4 MW-engine Reduction of particulates (PM1, 2.5 and 10): − 99.9%
on average. Hence, the exhaust gas from a large con- Short realization time < 12 months
tainer vessel or cruise ship can be covered with three No water discharged
EPC contract available as an option
filtration modules. Low power consumption
Flexibility: One barge can operate with:
No exhaust gas plume visible •  multiple terminals
By now offering a SeaSOx Port version in addition to
•  different sizes of vessel
the SeaSOx Dual/Multi-Filtration unit and the existing •  ships in dock or at anchor
Noise reduction
SeaSOx Scrubber, ANDRITZ now has a flexible suite of • different requirements for pollutants to be removed/
solutions for all anti-pollution challenges in shipping. Residues are harmless and inert multi pollutants target (e.g. only particulates and NOx)
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