Maritime Risk International
Sea trials
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has undertaken successful sea trials for two vessels towards the use of biofuels
in concurrence with the Indian flag administration. The two vessels – Ambuja Mukund and Ambuja Vaibhav, are owned by Ambuja
Cements. In a bid to move towards reducing greenhouse gases, the trials were carried out and the emission levels for CO
2 and NOx at both ballast and loaded voyages were monitored during the trial period. IRClass found the biodiesel’s NOx emissions
were lower than those of low sulphur, high-speed diesel.