Cruise ships use what type of fuel?

Question

Cruise ships use what type of fuel?

Answer 1

1. Mainly, burnt out fuel, which

is very cheap and have no other

major use.

2. Smaller ships use Low Speed

Diesel.

3. High speed diesel is never used,

as they are very expansive.

4. World leaders in using this

technology/ harnessing this

technolgy is Wartsila Diesels,

who manufactures such engines

for Cruise Ships.

5. The costs are at least 60% cheaper

than the conventional fuels.

Answer 2

Yes It is diesel

Answer 3

Typically Diesel

Answer 4

It's actually Heavy Fuel Oil - petroleum-based fuel which contains the undistilled residue from atmospheric or vacuum distillation of crude oil. It is also known as, Bunker Fuel Oil or No. 6 Fuel Oil.

In Alaska and other ecologically sensitive areas we burn HFO with a low sulphur content (ie, cleaner but more expensive) to cut down on emissions.

Some cruise ships also have gas turbine engines, and they run on Gas oil, a high grade oil thats rather expensive (our gas turbine costs about $10,000 an hour to run on max)