Scrubbers, although attractive for quick payback time, are not a feasible solution for all vessels to meet Sulphur Cap 2020. Installation of scrubbers is not a ‘One size fits all’ solution as the technical and commercial feasibility of such an installation will directly depend on the operating profile of the vessel. Two sister’s ships, although similar in construction can have two different operating profiles and Scrubbers, being a great decision for one can be a bad investment for another. Albion Marine Solutions have participated in various technical and commercial feasibility studies on installation of Scrubbers and have helped shipowners determine the best solution for their fleet. More info: http://www.safety4sea.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DNV-GL-Global-sulphur-cap-2020-2016_11.pdf
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Exhaust Gas cleaning is an effective and mature industrial technology with more than 20 scrubbers manufacturers in the business. The decision to install scrubbers’ today will come with a fancy price tag but it will also mean lower cost of compliance when the limit is enforced. However, amidst of all uncertainties, many shipowners are considering meeting the regulations with the compliant fuel. This choice is associated with lower investment cost but has some technical and commercial challenges to make it a viable long term solution. The existing Fuel Oil System needs to be upgraded to handle low viscous compliant oil with some factors of redundancy to store different grade of oils as the fuel market, at the time of writing this, is expected to be very uncertain post implementation. More info: https://lnkd.in/gS6SU-H |