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Dredger Fuel & CO₂

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Trailing-suction hopper dredgers (TSHD) and cutter-suction dredgers (CSD). Outside CII scope; benchmarked per m³ of material dredged.

Formula

$$ \text{CO}_2^\text{year} = \sum_j F_j \cdot C_{f,j} $$$$ \\text{Intensity} = \\frac{\\text{CO}_2 \\cdot 1000}{V_\\text{dredged}} $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$F_j$Mass of fuel $j$tbunker log
$C_{f,j}$CO₂ factort CO₂ / t fuelMEPC.364(79)
$Bench (Volume dredged / year)$operational benchmarkoperations log
$d_\text{op}$Operating daysdoperations log

CEDA (Central Dredging Association) publishes fuel-intensity benchmarks: TSHDs 0.5-2.5 kg CO₂/m³ depending on pump distance and material density.

Sources

  • CEDA - Central Dredging Association fuel benchmarks.
  • IMO MEPC.364(79) - Cf conversion factors.