Search Results for: "exhaust gas scrubber"

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Color Line to retrofit three more ships with scrubbers

OCTOBER 16, 2013 — Wärtsilä has been contracted to retrofit its open loop exhaust gas scrubber systems on three additional vessels owned by Color Line, Norway’s largest cruise and ferry operator. Wärtsilä

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Bulker is first ship to use scrubber in U.S. ECA

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 – M/V Balder, a Torvald Klaveness handymax bulker, is the first ship to operate  in the U.S. Emission Control Area (ECA) with an exhaust gas scrubber, according to Norway’s

Canada starts ECA, MARPOL Annex VI enforcement

MAY 13, 2013 — Canada has started enforcement of the North American Emission Control Area (ECA) standards and the requirements of Annex VI of the MARPOL convention. The announcement was made last

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ABS releases advisory on exhaust gas scrubbing

APRIL 30, 2013 — Classification society ABS has released the ABS Advisory on Exhaust Gas Scrubber Systems to help vessel owners and operators assess the viability of meeting environmental requirements by using

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Waller Marine to develop small-scale LNG terminals

NOVEMBER 13, 2012—Liquefied natural gas has sparked strong interest as a marine fuel because of the abundance of natural gas, relatively low price and attractive environmental performance. One challenge is the ready

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Wärtsilä offers highly efficient Aframax

OCTOBER 22, 2012 — Wärtsilä has developed a design for a new, highly efficient Aframax tanker that offers solutions for meeting current and forthcoming emissions legislation. Developed by Wärtsilä Ship Design, the