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 ...

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 ...

Shipowners are facing mounting scrutiny over scrubber technology, which while curbing sulphur oxides in the air, discharges harmful contaminants into the sea. Cyprus, like several other European ...

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 ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Ship owners are postponing or cancelling the installation of "scrubbers" that extract harmful sulphur emissions from their vessels as the coronavirus pandemic tightens finances.

Global dry bulk supply chain management company, Hudson Shipping Lines Inc announced as part of its ongoing ‘green’ initiatives, that following the implementation of the IMO2020 sulphur cap on January ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has prohibited the use of open-loop scrubbers by ships plying Malaysian waters, as Southeast Asia's third-largest economy joins the growing number of nations adopting ...

With the world's largest dry cargo ships coming out of service for refits to comply with tougher rules on emissions, charter rates are expected to remain strong, a top Cargill executive said, after ...

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 ...