China-built ships will increasingly incorporate emissions-reducing technologies as yards seek to maintain their global competitiveness, a leading industry executive has hinted.
"We all know that shipping contributes to emissions. That's why we look at it as our responsibility to create technologies that reduce emissions," said Ole Johansson, president and CEO of Wartsila Corp. "We serve shipyards from all over the world, offering standardized services. Chinese shipyards have to compete on the same terms and conditions as anyone else,’ Compared with their Korean and Japanese rivals, Chinese yards not been focused on environmentally friendly products/designs. But last month, Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry in China's Jiangsu province said it received an order for six "environmentally efficient" new buildings from Hong Kong-based China Navigation Company Limited (CNCo) that are designed to use less fuel than comparable ships. Meanwhile Wartsila, one of the world's leading ship power suppliers and manufacturers, is moving to tap into the vast Chinese shipbuilding sector. According to Johansson, the products and technologies created by his company are cheap and environmentally friendly. Carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction has always been a major focus for large diesel engines. Wartsila last month unveiled a partnership with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop the new RTX-4 low-speed research engine that will produce greater fuel efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions and reduce the nitrogen oxides (NOx) content in the exhaust gases by more than 90%.
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