Denmark bans scrubber discharges form 2025

Denmark’s government has joined the growing list of countries taking action against open-loop scrubbers, having reached a “broad political agreement” to ban the discharge of washwater from scrubbers into its waters, starting next year. The ban that covers ships with open-loop scrubbers out to 22 km from the Danish coasts comes into force on July

Ridgebury appoints FuelTrust to assess fuel and operations data

FuelTrust has announced that Ridgebury Tankers has been using its Digital Chemist AI-based system to measure fuel usage, validate emissions reductions and demonstrate its return on investment for scrubbers. FuelTrust said that Ridgebury has established a carbon baseline for its Suezmax tanker, Ridgebury John Zipser, and assessed improvements in the vessel’s performance following a retrofit

Vessels fitted with scrubbers expected to increase

Despite a significant drop in the number of installations, the share of scrubber-fitted vessels is expected to increase in the coming years. BIMCO reported 399 onboard installations last year, a 24% decrease year on year, with scrubbers now installed on 13% of bulkers, tankers, and containerships. This percentage is set to rise, as 17% of

Wärtsilä receives orders for CCS- ready scrubbers

Wärtsilä has received its first order for carbon capture and storage (CSS)-ready scrubbers for delivery in 2023. The 35 MW units will be fitted on four 8,200 teu boxships under construction at an Asian shipyard in an open loop configuration. Wärtsilä said it will perform additional design and engineering work to ensure that future retrofits

Pricing economics lifts scrubbers’ prospects amid thrust for cleaner fuels

Scrubbers will likely continue to play a significant role in the marine fuel mix over the near-to-medium term despite the global push for cleaner fuels, with the latest results from Dorian LPG’s scrubber operations showing a 48% capital expenditure payback. “Fuel spreads during Q4 2022 [October-December] widened between LSFO [low sulfur fuel oil] and HSFO

Scrubber carbon capture conversion tests show signs of success

Scrubber manufacturer Langh Tech, which doubles up as a shipowner via sister firm Langh Ship, has started researching the possibility of carbon capture onboard vessels. The first tests have been successfully performed onboard one of Langh Ship’s fleet, utilising the existing Langh Tech hybrid scrubber installed onboard. Langh Tech has conducted several preliminary tests of