Tag: Scrubber Discharge
BIMCO Issues Scrubber Discharge’s Updated List Of Restrictions
BIMCO has issued an updated list of local restrictions on the discharge of the wash water from EGCS.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO)...
An Uptake Of Scrubber Installations On Ships
Should the economics driving scrubber uptake appear compelling for an individual owner, they must first consider, for instance, space availability and any structural...
Shipping Rules Cleanses Air, Yet Clashes With Water
A 2020 regulation aimed at cutting sulfur emissions from ship exhaust is prompting many owners to install scrubbing systems that capture pollutants in...
Clean Shipping Alliance Contradicts ICCT’s Wash Water Report
The environmental group ICCT published a report on wash water discharge given out by scrubbers.
The Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about...
EGCS Critics Uses ICCT’s Report To Reiterate Scrubber Technology
Critics of marine exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) have used the launch of a new report to renew calls for restrictions on use...
Update on Scrubber Discharge Bans in Countries & Ports
Countries and Ports to hold Restrictions on EGCS Discharges Apply, an article was published on North P&I Club.
Scrubber in shipping industry
It is known that...
Environmental Impacts from Ships With Scrubbers
IMO's guidelines for scrubber discharges have not been strengthened since 2008, despite being reviewed in 2009, 2015, and 2020.
SO2 emissions from ships...
Yet Another Country Says “No” To Open Loop Scrubbers
Oman has become the latest country to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers in its territorial waters.
Wash water from scrubbers are not...
$55,000 Fine for Open-loop Scrubber Ban Violation
According to a Dredging and Port Construction report, the Port of Hamburg authorities have imposed a record fine to a tanker that breached its...
Scrubber Waste Collection Not a Problem in Rotterdam
According to a Cyprus Shipping News report, scrubber waste collection in the port, is no problem in Rotterdam.
Options to comply
With IMO 2020 approaching rapidly,...