- Large number of box ships pegged to have scrubber installed are still pending retrofit.
- Drewry has 266 containerships fitted with scrubbers and nearly 222 await retrofit.
- Alphaliner has 40 containerships fitted with scrubber and 330 await retrofit.
- Number of scrubber fitted vessels in calculating HSFO demand not a straightforward method.
Recent investigations by Ship & Bunker shows that the uptake of scrubbers by box ship owners is not as prolific. The discrepancy comes from the fact that, a large number of box ships pegged to have the tech installed are still pending retrofit.
Containerships retrofitted and awaiting retrofit
Drewry
In a report last month, Drewry suggested that the segment has now seen a significant uptake of the tech, declaring that “there are currently 266 containerships fitted with scrubbers with an aggregate capacity of 2.2 million teu.”
According to Ship & Bunker report, Clarksons told that as at January 7, 2019, there are 45 containerships fitted with scrubbers – 24 installed as newbuildings and 21 as retrofits, while 222 in fleet box ships awaiting retrofit.
Alphaliner
Alphaliner said that currently 40 of their containerships fitted with SOX scrubbers on main engines and this figure will rise at only a slow pace will grow as we approach 2020.
Alphaliner has recorded more than 330 additional orders for scrubbers that will be installed on existing containerships and newbuildings. However not all of them will be installed by January 1, 2020.
HSFO demand calculation
Understanding the number of scrubber equipped vessels is important to those trying to predict HSFO demand in the post-2020 market. Still, it is not a straightforward calculation.
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Source: ShipandBunker
