According to an article published in Cruise Industry News, Rivertrace Limited has published a technical white paper that focuses on scrubber technology options and washwater monitoring.
To Scrub or not to scrub?
The white paper provides the industry with a guide to all options for compliance, with particular focus on scrubbers and IMO wash water monitoring guidelines. The paper also explores the impact of sulphur emissions from ships, the chemistry of scrubbing sulphur from exhaust gases and the benefits associated with scrubber use.
Compliance options to meet content restrictions
As the global shipping industry prepares for the arrival of the global sulphur cap in January 2020, the choice between compliance options to meet fuel sulphur content restrictions imposed by the Global Sulphur Cap is fast becoming a reality for ship owners, Rivertrace said, in a prepared statement.
Washwater quality to be constantly monitored
Mike Coomber, Managing Director of Rivertrace said: “We have seen recent bans on scrubber operation in some ports because of the wash water discharge issue. However, there is an acceptance that the continued use of scrubbers by ships may depend on being able to prove that washwater quality is constantly monitored and shown to meet appropriate standards.”
Mandatory monitoring required
He further added, “The fact that scrubber wash water remains to be the only discharge of its type not subject to the same standards as discharges from other shipboard systems means that it will almost inevitably lead the requirement of mandatory monitoring Therefore, ship owners must be well-informed of wash water monitoring equipment options and those used by scrubber manufacturers in order to ensure compliance with future standards.”
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Source: CruiseIndustryNews
