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The work, costing a reported €3-3
.
5 million per vessel, involves the installation of PureSOx equipment
.
It is said to be the biggest contract won by the Russian group since it took over Germany’s oldest private shipyard in early 2014
.
The 33,174dwt charter ships Fitnes, Beltnes
and
Bulknes are being converted in two-week rotation for Reederei HJH Shipmanagement in Cadenberge
.
The 175
.
6m self-loaders have MaK 8M 43 engines of 7
.
3MW
.
The fourth ship is the 26,100dwt S
and
nes, smaller but with the same 3,000t/h loading capacity
.
Alfa Laval reported the scrubbers were single outlet PureSOx hybrid systems of 54,500kg/h
and
2
.
6m wide, 8
.
3m high
and
5m long
.
The Swedish maker said that regardless of whether open-loop, closed-loop or hybrid scrubber configuration was chosen, fuel cost savings with PureSOx were substantial
.
That apparently played a role for HJH which was quoted as saying operational costs were the main reason for the scrubber installation
.
Reports said its fleet consumes about 26,000 tonnes of fuel a year
and
that HJH believed the use of clean marine gas oil to meet Europe’s latest emission regulations would prove prohibitive
.
Pella Sietas said one advantage of choosing it over other yards for the conversion was that the four ships were built at J
.
J
.
Sietas between 2005
and
2010
.
This had meant plans are on file
and
preparations could be made without disturbing the ships, thus shortening vessel time-out
.
The latest German scrubber installations parallel appeals by German maritime organisations, including the ship owners’ association VDR
.
They want the Berlin Government to support ship owners trying to raise finance for scrubbers on existing ships to meet the new emission rules
.
That appeal comes as the EU awards €6
.
3 million in funding to German-Danish ferry operator Sc
and
lines for scrubbers in its two new ferries
Berlin
and
Copenhagen
.
