scrubbers

Shipowners form alliance to promote scrubbers

18 companies from the cruise and commercial shipping industry have created the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 to promote the use of scrubbers to comply with the IMO 0.5% global sulphur cap in 2020.

CSA 2020 aims to inform the industry, relevant authorities, organizations and the public about the environmental benefits of scrubbers.

The members of CSA 2020 include Cargill, DHT Holdings, Navig8 Group, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Eagle Bulk Shipping, Frontline, Golden Ocean Group Limited, Blystad Group,...

https://safety4sea.com/shipowners-form-alliance-to-promote-scrubbers/

Investment return to make scrubbers a compelling choice

Erik Haveman, Global Sales Director, EGCS, Alfa Laval, insists on scrubbers for compliance with the 2020 Sulphur Cap, highlighting that the experience of manufacturers can help anticipate all challenges during system retrofitting. As explained, Alfa Laval has already been prepared for the new regulations, by taking a complete ‘forward-thinking approach’ to fuel line optimization.

SAFETY4SEA: What are the key challenges to consider during the installation process of scrubbers?

Erik Haveman: The...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-investment-return-to-make-scrubbers-a-compelling-choice/

Scorpio to install scrubbers to majority of its ships

Scorpio Group announced that it will invest significantly in installing scrubbers on the majority of its ships, as a measure to comply with the upcoming IMO 0.5% sulphur cap on marine fuels from 2020.

As Scorpio informed it will install scrubbers to the vast majority of its vessels in order to comply with the 2020 sulphur cap, by the end of the first half of 2020. However, the company has not yet determined the exact costs or how such costs will be financed.

Before this decision, Scorpio Tankers...

https://safety4sea.com/scorpio-to-install-scrubbers-to-majority-of-its-ships/

China will not ban open loop scrubbers

After speculations that China could ban the use of open loop scrubbers as a compliance measure in its ECAs and coastal waters, China officials have come to confirm that the country does not plan such a ban.

Speaking during a lunch that the Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) organised, Dr. Xie Xie, director of the  Waterborne Transportation Research Institute at the Chinese Ministry of Transport, said that he is not sure if China will allow open-loop scrubbers as a compliance measure in its...

https://safety4sea.com/china-will-not-ban-open-loop-scrubbers/

Intertanko: Scrubbers will not last for more than 10 years

In a newly-launched Sea Asia industry insights report, ‘2020 Sulphur Cap: Is the industry ready for the long-run?’, industry experts outline that despite the different solutions available for the industry to comply with the 2020 sulphur cap, there is still no consensus from the industry on which works best for the long-run.

The report explores the long-term viability of the three main solutions that industry players are mulling over ahead of the new enforcement:

  • Scrubbers;
  • Low-sulphur fuel;
  • LNG.

https://safety4sea.com/intertanko-scrubbers-will-not-last-for-more-than-10-years/

International Seaways chooses scrubbers for VLCC fleet ahead 2020

US-based tanker company International Seaways, Inc. (INSW) announced that it has signed contracts with Norwegian Clean Marine AS and a qualified system installer for the purchase and installation of scrubbers on seven of its modern VLCCs, with an option for a further three systems covering the remaining three VLCCs in its fleet.

The announcement comes amid a hot debate in shipping industry, regarding to which is the best solution for compliance with the upcoming stringent environmental...

https://safety4sea.com/international-seaways-chooses-scrubbers-for-vlcc-fleet-ahead-2020/

DHT secures $50 million scrubber financing

Bermuda-based crude oil tanker company DHT Holdings, Inc. (DHT) announced that it has secured commitment to a $50 million financing for its earlier publicized scrubber retrofit project, subject to final documentation. The financing is structured through an increase of the existing $300 million secured credit facility entered into in the second quarter of 2017.

The increased facility will bear the same interest rate equal to Libor + 2.40%. The increased facility is available immediately and will...

https://safety4sea.com/dht-secures-50-million-scrubber-financing/

CMA CGM to use LNG and scrubbers for 2020 compliance

Ahead of the 2020 sulphur cap, CMA CGM announced the measures it will take in order to comply. Namely, the company will use both LNG and scrubbers as ways of compliance.

The new IMO Low Sulphur Regulation, effective from 1 January 2020, will require all shipping companies to reduce their sulphur emissions by 85%.

In order to comply, CMA CGM has decided to favor the use of 0.5% fuel oil for its fleet, and to invest significantly:

  • By using LNG to power some of its future container ships (9 ships on...

https://safety4sea.com/cma-cgm-to-use-lng-and-scrubbers-for-2020-compliance/

China possible to ban open-loop scrubbers

Speaking during a lunch that the Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) organised, Dr. Xie Xie, director of the  Waterborne Transportation Research Institute at the Chinese Ministry of Transport, said that he is not sure if China will allow open-loop scrubbers as a compliance measure in its ECAs and coastal waters.

Open-loop scrubbers use seawater to clean the exhaust. Seawater is supplied through a pipe and while CO2 dissolves into the water, it creates carbonic acid, and bicarbonate...

https://safety4sea.com/china-possible-to-ban-open-loop-scrubbers/

K Line to use various measures to comply with 2020 sulphur cap

In its report for 2018, K Line describes its plan to comply with the 2020 sulphur cap regulation. The company said that it will proceed by a ship-by-ship basis, as it plans to use a range of compliance methods.

As K Line specifically said in the report:

We will use low-sulfur fuel, install SOX removal equipment, convert fuel to LNG and otherwise proceed with optimal measures on a ship-by-ship basis.

Currently, rules regarding sulphur concentration in marine fuel are attracting particular...

https://safety4sea.com/k-line-to-use-various-measures-to-comply-with-2020-sulphur-cap/

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