Wärtsilä to future-proof container vessels with CCS-Ready scrubber tech

Technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply its latest carbon capture and storage-ready scrubber systems – CCS-Ready scrubbers – for three container ships owned by German operator Leonhardt & Blumberg. A CCS-Ready solution will assure Leonhardt & Blumberg that it has continued regulatory compliance for SOx emissions today and opens the door to a

Scrubber discharge accounts for major marine contaminants

The research found that water discharged from ships’ scrubbers, designed to clean exhaust gases, accounted for over 90% of the contaminants when assessing the contaminant load in four ports

Scrubber project receives CARB approval

Clean Air Engineering–Maritime has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its latest vessel stack exhaust capture and treatment system, the ShoreKat. This shore-based technology is designed to reduce emissions while minimising the impact on vessel performance and operating costs. The ShoreKat technology is an air pollution control system that removes particulate

Aggregate Industries partners with SodaFlexx to install SOx scrubber

Bontrup and buildings material company Aggregate Industries have worked with Sodaflexx, a UK-based scrubber manufacturer, to install Sodaflexx’s sodium-bicarbonate-based scrubber aboard bulk carrier Bontrup Amsterdam. Sodaflexx manufactures a dry powder exhaust gas cleaning system which allows owners to burn high sulphur fuel oil and treats the exhaust gas with sodium bicarbonate. The dry exhaust gas

Baking powder emerges as new scrubber solution for shipping

Sodium bicarbonate, a substance best known for its baking qualities, has emerged as a new scrubber solution. London-based SodaFlexx has created a concept to treat exhaust gas emissions from ships with sodium bicarbonate powder. The concept was adapted from proven land-based technology, where sodium bicarbonate powder is injected directly into the exhaust gas stream to