All Scrubbers News
Seanergy Maritime acquires scrubber-fitted Japanese Capesize vessel
“M/V Paroship” will increase the number of the scrubber-fitted vessels in company’s fleet to nine, enhancing its cash-flow generating capacity, says top firm official.
Jan 05 2023Ardmore Shipping orders Value Maritime emissions-reducing Filtree system for six MR tankers
Tankers will be made carbon capture ready for collecting CO2 emissions onboard in the future; Filtree units will be installed in yards in Europe and Asia.
Dec 14 2022ENGINE: Wide Hi5 spreads spur Clean Marine to gear up for flurry of scrubber orders
Shipowners have recently been eager to book scrubber retrofits to take advantage of wide Hi5 spreads in the coming months and years, according to ENGINE.
Dec 13 2022Argus Media: UAE tightens HSFO bunker regulations
Vessels refuelling with HSFO at all UAE ports will now have to submit a copy of an International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) certificate to prove ships have a working scrubber.
Nov 21 2022Euronav orders ammonia, methanol-ready Suezmax tanker duo for 2024 delivery
Vessels have structural notation to be LNG Ready, with Euronav and Daehan Shipbuilding working closely to also have structural notation to be Ammonia and Methanol Ready.
Oct 25 2022AMSA publishes requirements for the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems in Australian waters
Use of an EGCS is permitted in Australian waters as an option to comply with the low sulphur fuel requirements of MARPOL Annex VI, according to AMSA marine notice.
Oct 25 2022Chalmers University of Technology research reveals large emissions from ship scrubbers in Baltic Sea
Scrubber is responsible for up to nine percent of certain emissions of carcinogenic and environmentally harmful substances in the Baltic Sea, which is considerably more than was previously known.
Oct 25 2022Taiwan: Yang Ming takes delivery of scrubber-equipped container vessel “YM Trillion”
Ship, built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, is the last of 14 11,000 TEU newbuildings ordered by the firm and has been deployed on the firm’s Trans-Pacific service PN3.
Sep 23 2022Wärtsilä and Maersk develop solution to prevent scrubber discharge pipe corrosion
‘Pipe in pipe’ solution is designed to solve corrosion problems associated with open-loop scrubber washwater discharge; majority scrubber systems installed are of open-loop configuration.
Sep 05 2022TORM acquires 75% ownership stake in Danish scrubber manufacturer ME Production
TORM has purchased 75% ownership from the present owner and founder, Jens Peter Faldt, with him maintaining 25% ownership of MEP and continuing his role as MEP CEO.
Aug 18 2022Capital takes delivery of scrubber-equipped, ammonia- and LNG-ready VLCC from South Korea
“M/T Amore Mio”, built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, is the first of two ammonia and LNG fuel ready sister ships to be delivered in 2022, said the firm.
Aug 15 2022DHT Holdings commits USD 25 million to retrofit eight vessels with scrubbers in Q4 2022
Company expects to complete the retrofit programme on vessels, which are of Eco-design and built between 2015 and 2018, during Q1 2023.
Aug 12 2022Taiwan: Yang Ming names new scrubber-equipped container vessel “YM Throne”
Ship is the 13th of 14 11,000 TEU newbuildings ordered by the firm and will be deployed on the firm’s Trans-Pacific service PN3 after its delivery on 31 August.
Aug 08 2022Safe Bulkers fleet undergoes scrubber installations, environmental upgrades for 2022
Company is pursuing a vessel upgrade programme during dry-dockings, investing about USD 2.2 million for 2022, which involves environmental upgrades including using low friction paints.
Aug 01 2022Unique Group wins multi-million-dollar vessel scrubber contract from ADNOC Logistics
Scope of supply under this contract will include design, manufacture and installation of exhaust gas scrubber systems on three tanker vessels.
Jul 26 2022VLSFO premium of USD 200/tonne increases scrubber advantage, observes BIMCO
BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst Niels Rasmussen looks at the price spread between HSFO and VLSFO and the advantage of having a scrubber installed.
Apr 01 2022Value Maritime and Carbon Collectors to study CCUS solution onboard MGO-fuelled tugs
Carbon Collectors is currently designing a custom fleet of power-efficient tugs with the construction of the first vessels scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2024.
Mar 29 2022JR Shipping retrofits another container feeder vessel with filter and carbon capture system
Filter and carbon capture system will be now be installed on JR Shipping’s container feeder vessel “MV Energy”, in addition to “MV Endeavor”.
Mar 28 2022Integr8 Fuels: High LNG prices boost conventional bunker demand, scrubbers stand to benefit
LNG as bunker fuel has lost its competitiveness to conventional fuels with operators of LNG vessels increasingly buying VLSFO and LSMGO, shows report.
Feb 11 2022KR awards AIP for Korea’s first ‘Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System’
Optimised wet absorption type carbon dioxide capture device developed by SHI and Panasia is the result of three years of joint research and development.
Feb 04 2022DuPont offloads scrubber unit, clean tech businesses to private equity consortium
BroadPeak Global LP, Asia Green Fund and The Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company has launched Elessent Clean Technologies on 1 January 2022
Jan 04 2022