THE number of orders for scrubbers
has risen dramatically as containership owners scramble to meet the
requirements of the 0.5 per cent sulphur cap that the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) will introduce in 2020.
According to analyst Alphaliner, the
number of containerships with installed scrubbers will surge to 193 by 2020
when the sulphur cap for marine fuel comes into force, up from 25
containerships at present. The majority of cases will involve retrofits to
existing vessels and 33 scrubbers will be installed on newbuilds, reported
Seatrade Maritime News, Colchester, UK.
"Despite investment costs of
US$5 million to $10 million per ship, the relatively short payback period for a
scrubber system has proven sufficiently attractive for some owners to jump
in," Alphaliner said.
Scrubbers have proved of particular
interest to owners of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) in
the tanker sector, capesize bulkers and ultra-large containerships given the
relative cost of the exhaust cleaning units and the potential savings from the
price spread between high sulphur and low sulphur marine fuels come 2020.
However, the number of
containerships fitted with scrubbers by January 1 2020 will represent just a
fraction of the 5,300 box ships in service.
"The vast majority of these
will still need to switch to low sulphur fuel, with operators facing higher
fuel bills as a result," Alphaliner added.
Source : HKSG.
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