Wärtsilä to install scrubbers on two new RoPax vessels

The contract, signed in February 2022, will see Wärtsilä fit and commission two 25-megawatt V-SOx hybrid scrubber systems, which can run in both open and closed loop configurations, on each vessel.

By choosing to install Wärtsilä’s exhaust gas abatement technology, the RoPax vessels will immediately comply with the 0.5% global sulphur cap and be futureproofed against impending regulatory change as the modular system can be upgraded to tackle other pollutants, including NOx, particulate matter and CO2.

Wärtsilä and GSI will complete the delivery and installation of the four scrubber systems by the end of 2023 for both vessels.

In November last year, Spanish operator Trasmed GLE S.L. awarded Wärtsilä a contract for the installation of open loop exhaust gas abatement systems on two roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries.