ME scrubbers for DFDS and Baleària

On DFDS vessel

Finlandia

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sailing between Rosyth and Zeebrugge

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ME will design

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engineer

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manufacture and retrofit a scrubber system.

As reported

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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

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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

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the gap between marine gas oil and heavy fuel oil is still US$200/tonne… a significant economic incentive to invest in scrubber systems.”