A scrubber washes exhaust gases from ships using seawater and reduces acidifying sulfur emissions into the air. At the same time, a new emission source is created as the washing water, which is ...

Any crisis, whether in energy or any other sector, inevitably creates unanticipated costs and benefits. The crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic has produced all manner of unforeseen consequences ...

Containerships with a collective cargo carrying capacity of 5.3 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) are now fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) to remove sulphur oxides (SOx) from ...

When the International Maritime Organization enacted a mandatory cap on the sulfur content of marine fuels in 2020, with an eye toward reducing harmful environmental and health impacts, it left ...

Shipowners are installing scrubbers as mini oil refineries to desulfurize higher sulfur bunker fuel. This is a bet they can beat oil refiners at their own game. But these scrubbers do not have the ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 16, 2004 — Gov. Mike Easley joined leaders from Duke Power, Catawba County and the North Carolina Legislature Monday to break ground on a project that will reduce by ...

(Reuters) - Global efforts to drastically reduce toxic sulphur emissions in the shipping industry will likely be delayed for years due to the reluctance of refiners to invest billions of dollars to ...

Pictured here is the Hedwig Oldendorff vessel at the Port of Taicang, China, prior to the start of the emission monitoring voyage. CAMBRIDGE, MA – When the International Maritime Organization enacted ...