ME scrubbers for DFDS and Baleària
On DFDS vessel
Finlandia
,
sailing between Rosyth and Zeebrugge
,
ME will design
,
engineer
,
manufacture and retrofit a scrubber system.
,
Finlandia
is due for an eco-upgrade as part of a €6 million investment plan (including vessel and port facilities) before the end of the year.
A new cargo vessel under constriction for Spanish line Baleària will also feature a system from ME. The inline hybrid system incorporates a silencer and does not require a bypass
,
contributing to low weight and space demands that will ensure cargo capacity and stability are not hindered.
Marine Exhaust Technology said in a statement: “We are convinced that scrubbers will become the most commonly used alternative to low-sulphur fuel worldwide. Even though bunker prices follow the overall reduction of oil prices
,
the gap between marine gas oil and heavy fuel oil is still US$200/tonne… a significant economic incentive to invest in scrubber systems.”
