Debate on Impact of Vessel Scrubber Discharge Water To Face Deviation

Under the IMO 2020 regulations, ship operators are required to use 0.5% LSFO or 3.5% HSFO provided vessels are fitted with scrubbers, commencing next year.
Open-loop scrubbers, remove harmful sulfur dioxide from stack gases and discharge wash water containing sulfates and various metals, hydrocarbons and particulates.
Several major ports have banned the use of open-loop scrubbers in their ports and coastal zones, to benefit greatly from increased LSFO transactions.
EC, with the German papers...