Sixteen Stena Bulk tankers to get scrubbers

Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered tanker operator Stena Bulk is to install exhaust gas scrubbers on 16 ships before the January 2020 IMO sulfur cap deadline. In all, ten IMOIIMAX tankers, five Suezmaxes and

Carnival releases scientific study of scrubber wash-water quality

As an increasing number of jurisdictions put restrictions on discharges from exhaust gas scrubbers, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has released the results of an independent, two-year scientific scrubber

Hapag-Lloyd to fit ten Hamburg class ships with scrubbers

NOVEMBER 23, 2018 — Hapag-Lloyd has ordered ten hybrid ready Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) that will be installed on ten Hamburg class vessels (13,000 TEU) during 2019 and 2020. This will

Eagle Bulk exercises options for 15 more scrubber retrofits

NOVEMBER 20, 2018 — Stamford, CT, headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) has exercised its options to purchase 15 additional exhaust gas cleaning systems that are to be retrofitted on vessels

Torm in China JV with scrubber manufacturer and shipyard

NOVEMBER 9, 2018 — Copenhagen headquartered products tanker operator Tormhas established a joint venture with Denmark’s ME Production, a leading exhaust gas cleaning system manufacturer, and Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), which is

Why Euronav is skeptical on scrubbers

OCTOBER 30, 2018 – “The direction of travel for the large tanker market has changed from going sideways to up,” said Euronav CEO Paddy Rodgers, as the Antwerp, Belgium, headquartered tanker giant

Star Bulk gets “Green Loan” for up to 50 scrubber retrofits

OCTOBER 10, 2018 — Last month Athens headquartered Star Bulk Carriers Corp (Nasdaq: SBLK, Oslo: SBLKR) reported that it intends to equip its entire fleet of 111 vessels with exhaust gas cleaning

How Hapag-Lloyd will handle $1 billion in added low sulfur fuel costs

OCTOBER 8, 2018 — Hapag-Lloyd says that the IMO global 0.5% sulfur cap on marine fuel will hit it with an estimated $1 billion in additional costs in its initial years, assuming

Orders for scrubbers show sharp increase

JULY 30, 2018 — A recently completed survey of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) members reports a rapidly accelerating uptake of marine scrubbers with 71 scrubbers ordered in May 2018 alone.

ABS updates its scrubber advisory

JULY 24, 2018 — Classification society ABS has updated the ABS Advisory on Exhaust Gas Scrubber Systems (Scrubber Advisory, providing deeper insights into installation and operational considerations for existing vessels. “Many in

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