TY - JOUR
TI - Investigation the effect of sox emission reduction on transit ships emissions as of January 1, 2020
AU - Tokuslu Aydin
AU - Bayirhan Irşad
AU - Gaziglu Cem
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2020
VL - 24
IS - 11
SP - 149
EP - 155
PT - Article
AB - The Istanbul Strait is one of the choke points in the international maritime  trade. 44868 ships have passed through the Istanbul Strait in the last two  years. These merchant ships are emitting exhaust gas emissions such as CO2,  NOx, SOx inten­sively. These pollutants also affect human health and the  environment. There is a consensus among scientists that ambient  concentrations of particulate matter and SOx have negative health impacts,  including asthma, heart attacks, hospital admissions, and premature  mortality. In this study, the exhaust gas emissions from ships are estimated  based on real ship movements, and analyses are made accord­ing to the  reduction from 3.5-0.5% of the allowed sulphur content of the fuel was  implemented on January 1, 2020. Firstly, Annex four which is containing the  reg­ulations imposed by the International Maritime Organization was  examined, and also SOx emission which is caused by ships passing through the  Istanbul Strait was investigated. Also, a new approach to Trozzi and Vaccaro  methodology was built. After, emission projections for 2030 and 2040 were  made and the rate of SOx and particulate matter were analysed.