To meet the IMO Tier III standard we are going to need complex technology and we are going to be challenged by how we manage this, especially when it comes to operation on board and the training of crews. Nonetheless increased complexity need not be a bad thing, as the opening paper of Riviera’s October Worldwide Turbocharger Conference in Hamburg made clear*. Originally introduced to boost power, turbocharging is now an integral part of the drive to increase engine efficiencies and redu....

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