Scrubbers

Highlights

ASRY completes VLCC scrubber retrofit in 33 days

Jan 15, 2020

Despite numerous tales of scrubber installation delays shipyard ASRY in Bahrain says it has retrofitted an exhaust gas cleaning system to...

Vessels with scrubbers set for substantial fuel savings on eve of IMO 2020

Dec 31, 2019

With IMO 2020 less than 24 hours away from coming into force owners with scrubbers look likely to be quids up...

Scrubbers and IMO 2020 - payback looking good for now

Dec 19, 2019

It’s been one of the most hotly debated questions of the last 18 – 24 months in shipping – whether or not to...

Over 10% of containership capacity will have scrubbers by January 2020

Dec 11, 2019

More than 10% of the world’s containership capacity will be fitted with scrubbers by January 2020 when IMO’s global 0.5% fuel sulphur cap comes into effect, according to analyst Alphaliner.

Pacific Green Technologies opening Asia office in Hong Kong

Dec 05, 2019

Scrubber manufacturer Pacific Green Technologies is expanding with a new Asia office in Hong Kong.

SMDERI unveils dedicated fans for ship emission reduction systems

Dec 04, 2019

China’s Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute (SMDERI) has unveiled its inhouse developed ‘special’ fans for use with exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), which is expected to rise in demand come 2020.

Scrubber installations take 3.6% of the container shipping fleet out the market

Dec 04, 2019

Scrubber retrofits have taken out some 839,100 teu of containership capacity, or 3.6% of the fleet, according to analyst Alphaliner.

New study finds ‘negligible’ environmental impact from scrubber wash water

Jun 17, 2019

A new independent study conducted by Netherlands-based CE Delft has found negligible environmental impact from accumulated...

EGCSA urges focus on health and environment amid hype over open-loop scrubbers

Feb 26, 2019

The hype around the use of open-loop scrubbers is risking the loss of focus on key issues of human health and the environment...