- Seascope’s estimate of scrubber-equipped VLCCs in mid-2020 equates to a quarter of the VLCC fleet.
- 124 VLCCs are estimated to be retrofitted with scrubbers in 2019 or 2020, on top of the 50 newbuilding VLCCs that are due to be delivered with scrubbers.
- By mid-2020 a scrubber-fitted VLCC could turn up in the Middle East Gulf and compete directly with other scrubber-fitted VLCCs, than being the unique option.
- In the Suezmax fleet, estimate is that, the scrubber take up will be close to 20%,...
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