Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to urgently adopt strong global regulations governing the discharge of scrubber wastewater from ships, warning that the current lack of international rules has led to a confusing and…

12th February 2026

Alliance demands global scrubber rules

12th February 2026

REGULATION

REGULATION

As the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) convenes for its 13th session in February, debate around exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) discharges is once again on the table, writes Capt. Mike Kaczmarek, Chairman, Clean Shipping Alliance.

5th February 2026

IMO faces science-based regulatory test at PPR 13

5th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In a significant move to safeguard ocean health, OSPAR has agreed a regional ban on the discharge of scrubber wash water in internal waters and port areas across the North-East Atlantic by…

30th June 2025

Scrubbers banned in Atlantic ports

30th June 2025

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

This year is seeing more ports, such as Amsterdam, ban the use of open loop scrubbers in their waters. We spoke to the Clean Shipping Alliance for its view on the bans…

5th February 2025

Clean Shipping Alliance Q&A on scrubbers

5th February 2025

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Exhaust gas scrubbers had been around for a few years, on land more than at sea, before IMO imposed its universal 0.5% sulphur cap on heavy fuel oils (HFO) from 1 January…

23rd July 2024

Exhaust gas scrubbers move into carbon capture

23rd July 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lloyd’s Register has approved an innovative methane slip reduction system which uses plasma-catalytic technology.

1st July 2024

New methane slip system approved

1st July 2024

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Danfoss IXA, an exhaust emission monitoring solutions specialist, has announced the introduction of a state-of-the-art SO₂/CO₂ analyzer designed specifically for scrubber applications.

5th March 2024

New continuous SO₂/CO₂ analyser for regulatory exhaust monitoring applications

5th March 2024

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Sweden-based marine equipment supplier Marinfloc’s membrane-free EGR water treatment system has received approval from WinGD for use with engines equipped with iCER systems.

20th October 2023

EGR bleed off water treatment solution approval

20th October 2023

CARBON CAPTURE

CARBON CAPTURE

Wärtsilä is announcing that it has begun to offer carbon capture and storage (CCS) feasibility studies to shipowners and operators. The studies have already been conducted on a range of vessel types including…

29th August 2023

Wärtsilä to offer onboard CCS feasibility studies

29th August 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Chemical tanker company Ardmore Shipping has ordered carbon capture-ready and emissions reduction systems from Value Maritime (VM) for a further three medium-range (MR) tankers.

5th June 2023

Carbon capture-ready scrubbers

5th June 2023

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Wärtsilä has received its first order for carbon capture and storage-ready scrubber systems - CCS-Ready scrubbers. The order was booked in Wärtsilä’s order intake in November 2022 and the delivery is expected…

9th March 2023

First CCS-Ready scrubber order for Wärtsilä

9th March 2023

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

TMC Compressors will supply marine compressed air systems to four LNG vessels being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for BW LNG.

31st January 2023

Better fuel consumption using smart air compressors

31st January 2023

TURBOCHARGER

TURBOCHARGER

A new white paper from KBB and Eminox offers insights to help ship operators and owners navigate minimising emissions from internal combustion engines in a net zero future.

13th December 2022

New white paper focuses on integrated exhaust management solutions

13th December 2022

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Safe Bulkers, the Greek shipowner, has confirmed placing orders for four additional exhaust gas cleaning system retrofits. The retrofit installations are scheduled by the end of H1 2023. The company has specified Alfa…

17th November 2022

Greek shipowner orders additional EGCS retrofits

17th November 2022

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Wärtsilä and A.P. Moller-Maersk have developed a permanent in-pipe solution designed to solve corrosion problems associated with open-loop scrubber washwater discharge.

5th September 2022

Pipe-in-pipe solution prevents scrubber discharge pipe corrosion

5th September 2022

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

TORM A/S has purchased an ownership stake of 75% in ME Production (MEP), a Danish industrial company specializing in the development and production of advanced and green marine equipment.

17th August 2022

TORM acquires Danish green equipment manufacturer

17th August 2022

NEWS

NEWS

Yanmar has received orders for over 2,200 units of its proprietary exhaust gas after-treatment system.

16th August 2022

Yanmar reaches SCR milestone

16th August 2022

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a definitive agreement with Rotterdam-based Value Maritime (VM) to install carbon capture and filtering systems on MR tankers Pacific Cobalt and Pacific Gold, with an…

17th May 2022

EPS to install carbon capture system on two tankers

17th May 2022

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Aqualung Carbon Capture, a manufacturer of in membrane CO2 capture and separation technology, has completed a new equity investment from key strategic partners including Global Ship Lease, Golar LNG, MKS Pamp and…

16th May 2022

Aqualung Carbon Capture eyes maritime market

16th May 2022

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will provide funds for Clean Air Engineering Maritime (CAEM), a ship-auxiliary generator exhaust treatment company, to develop a new-generation Marine Exhaust Treatment System.

16th May 2022

MOL partners on auxiliary engine after-treatment development

16th May 2022