Scrubber Ban

ICCT Seeks Scrubber Ban Amid Impeding Installation Rates

  • ICCT has reiterated its call for a ban on scrubbers publishing new estimates on emissions from marine fuels.
  • ICCT itself recommends that individual governments take unilateral action against scrubbers within their own waters.
  • The oil market has had far greater success in holding back scrubber installations this year.

Environmental group, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), has reiterated its call for a ban on scrubbers as it publishes new estimates on emissions from...

https://mfame.guru/icct-seeks-scrubber-ban-amid-impeding-installation-rates/

Scrubber Usage on the Rise! Bans Does Not Seem To Block!

  • Shippers opt to use scrubbers to reduce fuel costs when compared to other methods.
  • After IMO 2020 sulphur cap implementation LSFO prices keeps soaring.
  • Shippers who adopted using LSFO are currently rushing to choose scrubbers. 
  • Scrubber-equipped VLCC and cape size bulk carriers’ average daily fuel cost reductions exceeded those of their LSFO-based counterparts by US$15,600 and US$8,040, respectively. 
  • The average charterage-converted profit was US$76,760 for scrubber-equipped vessels and...

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A Boost To Scrubber Life

  • Though stainless steel and GRP will ensure scrubber quality, coatings may be required in some areas such as discharge nozzle to mitigate corrosion.
  • For compliance in areas where the discharge of scrubber washwater is banned, less than 2% of these units will be closed-loop systems and 20% are likely to be hybrids.
  • SOx captured in the exhaust gases dissolves in the washwater and can form strong acids, lowering the pH of the washwater. 
  • Bottom and top portions of a scrubber tower can be...

http://mfame.guru/a-boost-to-scrubber-life/

Malaysia Bans Open-loop Scrubbers, Makes FONAR Mandatory

In a major development, Malaysia has announced that they are prohibiting the use of open-loop scrubbers for ships plying in Malaysian waters, as Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy joins the growing number of nations adopting new industry guidelines on reducing sea pollution, reports Reuters.

New regulations from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will require shippers to adopt more environmentally-friendly measures to manage their fleets, including reducing the sulphur content in...

http://mfame.guru/malaysia-bans-open-loop-scrubbers-makes-fonar-mandatory/

Areas To Focus on To Achieve IMO 2020

According to an article published in The Medi Telegraph, ASLA – Associazione degli Studi Legali Associati has listed various options for ship owners to achieve the result required by the new legislation. In this article, we take you through those options.

The new legislation

On 1 January 2020, the date of entry into force of the new Global Sulfur Cap regime, it is a milestone of fundamental importance for international shipping. 

Last October 2016, the IMO MEPC 70, in accordance with Annex VI of...

http://mfame.guru/areas-to-focus-on-to-achieve-imo-2020/

Compliant Fuel Compatibility and Availability Concerns Ahead of 2020

With just 4 months left for the implementation on January 1, 2020, IMO’s sulphur cap rule, it is extremely worrying that compliant fuels are made available only in a limited number of ports and under unfavourable terms for voluntary early testing by ships, says an article published in IOL.

Sulphur cap

On that date all ships will be required to use fuel with a sulphur content of no more than 0.50% compared with the current rate of 3.5%. 

To achieve this, ships will have to adopt one of the...

http://mfame.guru/compliant-fuel-compatibility-and-availability-concerns-ahead-of-2020/

Disintegrated Actions Against Scrubber a Concern, IMO

Frederick Kenny, Director of Legal and External Affairs at the IMO, voiced concern over the prospect of fragmented scrubber regulations, reports Ship & Bunker.

Local and regional actions 

“The IMO secretariat’s view is that global regulations implemented consistently and enforced uniformly are the best way to go,” he told BIMCO.

“When you see local and regional action being taken, it can be a cause for concern if it is inconsistent with IMO regulations. We need a level playing field, and that is...

http://mfame.guru/disintegrated-actions-against-scrubber-a-concern-imo/

Open-loop Scrubbers Debate Adds To Uncertainty Ahead of IMO 2020

  • Ban of open-loop scrubbers is a global debate that still continues and adds to uncertainty in the industry ahead of the implementation of the 2020 Sulfur cap.
  • Open-loop scrubbers send water used to clean emissions back into the sea while closed-loop scrubbers retain the emissions for disposal at port.
  • countries remain divided over open-loop scrubbers due to environmental concerns over the discharge of polluted washwater into the sea.
  • As per CSA 2020, more than 20 ports indicated they had no...

http://mfame.guru/open-loop-scrubbers-debate-adds-to-uncertainty-ahead-of-imo-2020/

Ports Revoke Open-loop Scrubber Ban After Publication of Academic Research

Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) has received written approvals and no-objection letters from several Port Authorities around the world indicating they have no intention of banning the use of open-loop scrubbers in their waters, says an article published in the Dry Bulk Magazine.

Washwater well within regulatory limits

Following successful meetings between port officials and CSA 2020 Executive Committee members, the ports approached indicated that they do not intend to submit any papers to...

http://mfame.guru/ports-revoke-open-loop-scrubber-ban-after-publication-of-academic-research/

Shipping’s 2020 Rule Would Cost the Industry Upto $50 Billion for Clean-Fuel Bill

  • The IMO 2020 regulation shift from heavy oil to low-sulfur might hit vessel operators and cargo owners due to extra cost.
  • IMO 2020 is a major change in the industry since it moved from coal to heavy oil.
  • Owners expect steep hike in freight rates, though actual low-sulfur fuel cost stills remains a guess, where so far the price of common type bunker is $440 per metric ton.
  • Cost handling really depend upon the retailer and their strategy to mitigate any potential increases.
  • Shippers complain of...

http://mfame.guru/shippings-2020-rule-would-cost-the-industry-upto-50-billion-for-clean-fuel-bill/

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