MOL partners on auxiliary engine after-treatment development

The system will be used on MOL car carriers from 2025 to prevent air pollution in California.

California is taking advanced measures to prevent air pollution through the California Air Resources Board (CARB) At-Berth Regulation which regulates the emission of NOx and particulate matter from the exhaust of diesel auxiliary engines. The regulations took effect for container ships in 2007, and car carriers are scheduled to be included in the regulations in 2025.

In June 2015, CAEM became the first company to receive CARB approval for its barge-based Marine Exhaust Treatment System (METS-1) which captures air pollutants exhausted from the ship’s stack and treats the exhaust removing all of the required pollutants pursuant to CARB standards. CAEM has been providing their services at the Port of Los Angeles, California, since then, and CAEM is currently the only company providing vessel exhaust capture and treatment services in compliance with the CARB At-Beth Regulation and has successfully serviced approximately 400 vessels with 23,000 service hours, mainly for container ships.

In cooperation with CAEM, MOL will join the development of a new system for car carriers, Marine Exhaust Treatment System, METS-3, and will work to prevent air pollution in the area. MOL vessels calls more than 70 times annually.

In the “MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.1”, MOL positions prevention of air pollution, protection of biodiversity, and preservation of marine environments as important issues in addition to addressing the issue of climate change. In California, MOL will study the use of shore power and will promote the development and use of this Marine Exhaust Treatment System as a new means to prevent air pollution.