SHIPS’ exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) known as ‘scrubbers’ have saved US$13 billion worth of shipping fuel, according to Sea-Intelligence. Scrubbers allow shipping lines to run fuel oils with a higher sulphur content (IFO380), which is also cheaper, reports London’s Port Technology. Sea-Intelligence noted that an increase in scrubber installations would mean an increasing share of vessels that are capable of the cost savings potential of buying cheaper regular fuel instead of the more...
https://www.seanews.com.tr/use-of-scrubbers-saves-us-13b-in-shipping-fuel/199721/