Box ship operator Ocean Network Express (ONE) has decided to fit emissions abatement technology onto 10 of its vessels, says a press release published on Ship and Bunker website.
Scrubber installation
CEO Jeremy Nixon, speaking at TOC Asia conference in Singapore, said some of its owned ships would be equipped with scrubbers when in dry dock while short-term chartered vessels would come with the equipment already installed.
Still prefer alternative fuels
The executive said his company was no great fan of scrubbers. ONE prefers the option of alternative fuels to achieve compliance with the 2020 sulphur cap.
“We will not take core vessels out of operation to fit scrubbers,” Nixon was quoted as saying by maritime news provider Lloyd’s List.
Investment decision
Looking ahead, Nixon said that when ordering newbuildings, technologies as in whether to use natural gas bunker fuel or install scrubbers are becoming an increasing important part of the investment decision.
ONE comprises the box shipping arms of Japanese shipping companies, NYK, MOL and K Line and controls over 200 ships.
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Source: ShipandBunker
