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.
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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
Active Funnel: New scrubber for large ships and high emissions
JUNE 1, 2018 — Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) have jointly launched an advanced SOx abatement system called Active Funnel. It is a funnel (smokestack) that
Scrubbers: the “sensible option” for sulfur cap compliance
APRIL 18, 2018 — Finnish-based exhaust gas cleaning pioneer Langh Tech says that the likely prohibition of the carriage of high sulfur fuel oil on vessels will have a material and technical
Monitoring scrubber wash water just got easier
APRIL 17, 2018 — The Global 0.5% Sulfur Cap is set to go into effect by 2020 and shipowners will only have a handful of choices to comply. One of those is
There’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ exhaust gas scrubber
FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — With the global 0.5% sulfur cap fast approaching, owners that are committed to retrofitting exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) on their ships need to keep in mind that
IMO gets call for ban on carriage of high sulfur fuel
JANUARY 22, 2018 — Leading environmental organizations and the global shipping industry have submitted a proposal to IMO calling for an explicit prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant marine fuels when the
Planning a scrubber retrofit? Here’s what you need to know
DECEMBER 28, 2017 — Looking at current conditions of the industry and expected cost and availability of low-sulfur marine fuel after two years, the Wilhelmsen Group expects that many shipowners will consider
Norwegian Cruise Line retrofits two more ships with scrubbers
OCTOBER 18, 2017 — Norwegian Cruise Line now has eight cruise ships equipped with Exhaust Gas Cleaning systems, following the successful retrofitting of scrubbers on two of its ships, Norwegian Sun and
Grand Bahama Shipyard appoints U.K. representative
JULY 13, 2017 — Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) has appointed London-based L&R Midland (U.K.) Limited to represent it in the U.K. in what is expected to be an increasingly busy period due