Scrubber retrofits

Yara Marine Scrubbers Can Lower CO2 Emissions

According to an article published in Tanker Operator, Operating with scrubbers + heavy fuel oil can mean a shipping company makes lower CO2 emissions than using low sulphur fuel oil, says Kai Låtun , Director Sales and Public Affairs, Yara Marine Technologies.

Low sulphur product

The reason is a large amount of fuel is used by the refinery which distils the oil to make a lower sulphur product.

Scrubber Retrofits

The company has installed over 400 scrubbers on ships so far, over the past 10 years,...

https://mfame.guru/yara-marine-scrubbers-can-lower-co2-emissions/

Hi-5 Bunker Spread Falls To Record Lows

  • VLSFO premiums at Rotterdam port fell to a record low with high fuel oil resilient to bearish fundamentals in the global oil complex.
  • The premium has descended to less than a tenth of the highs seen in January, reaching its lowest levels.
  • The 0.5%S marine fuel has been seeing dampened demand in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region.
  • High sulfur fuel oil has been contending with limited supply, yet strong demand from the US and West Africa; local demand has also remained supportive.

The...

https://mfame.guru/hi-5-bunker-spread-falls-to-record-lows/

DNV GL: Number of Scrubber Retrofits Hit 4000!

  • DNV GL estimates around 4,000 ships will be using scrubbers due to IMO 2020 regulations.
  • DNV GL observes some stakeholders are anticipating an accelerated uptake of scrubbers again as the payback for larger ships.

Classification society DNV GL reported an estimated 4,000 ships (operational and on order) will be using scrubbers due to IMO 2020 regulations, reports Manifold Times.

The enforcement of the global sulphur cap on 1 January 2020 has resulted in a major shift in the bunker fuel market,...

http://mfame.guru/dnv-gl-number-of-scrubber-retrofits-hit-4000/

Scrubber Boom To End? Mixed Opinions from Executives!

  • Shipowners’ interest in exhaust gas cleaning systems as an answer to the global sulphur cap is quickly vanishing due to the Coronavirus shockwave.
  • Cost-cutting and the erosion of marine fuel oil premiums would add to the sulphur abatement technology redundant with a “flood of cancellations” are forecasted.
  • The price gap plunged to $50 per tonne late last month, from about $400 per tonne at the beginning of this year reducing scrubber premium, extending the payback period.
  • Decline in scrubber...

http://mfame.guru/scrubber-boom-to-end-mixed-opinions-from-executives/

Containerships Inactive for Scrubber Retrofits Plummet

Alphaliner commented as many as 95 container ships were out of service undergoing installation of emissions-cleaning scrubber equipment by the end of 2019, reports Ship & Bunker.

Containerships anchored

The 95 vessels represent 924,840 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), the company said in its latest weekly report, accounting for 68% of current inactive capacity and 4% of the total cellular fleet.

A further 15 container ships, representing 130,000 TEU, were anchored waiting for their yard slots...

http://mfame.guru/containerships-inactive-for-scrubber-retrofits-plummet/

Alphaliner: 100 Containerships Offline for Scrubber Retrofits

Scrubber retrofit activity in the run up to the new 0.50% sulfur cap on marine fuel has now taken 100 containerships out of action, reports Seatrade Maritime News.

Containerships not in operation

More than 100 containerships are out of action due to scrubber retrofits and over 500 others are scheduled for retrofitting over the coming 12 months, according to data from Alphaliner.

With IMO 2020 approaching, the world’s shipping fleet is gearing up to face the new regulation capping bunker sulphur...

http://mfame.guru/alphaliner-100-containerships-offline-for-scrubber-retrofits/

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