WORKBOATS AND TUGS First Vessel on the Thames UK Fitted with SCR


PME Group secures major new client, Thames Clipper, who agreed to a re-power with MAN D2862 LE427 engines and SCR, making them the greenest vessel on the Thames.


Thames Clipper operates 20 vessels providing river services to over 4 million passengers each year from almost every major London pier on the Thames.


Following extensive discussions for the best options for the client, it was agreed earlier in the year to repower the first of their fleet not only with MAN engines for the first time in their 20 year history but also with the SCR.


The intended outcome was for Thames Clipper to begin a repower project for potentially the whole of their fleet after carefully scrutinizing both operating efficiency and green future proofing.


Thames Clipper announced their strategy for leading the way in the


UK with MAN engines and SCR at the prestigious Inter-Ferry Conference earlier in 2019, with the repowered Hurricane Clipper taking pride of place on the river.


The PLA (Port of London Authority)


commissioned the university of London to conduct emissions tests on the newly fitted engines and the results are now confirmed. The graph below shows that the SCR managed to reach a reduction in NOx in comparison to the Caterpillar of up to 70%.


20 www.dockyard-mag.com January 2020


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