Scrubbers

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

Compliance with new MARPOL and local regulations is a constant driver for emission control technologies and added to that complex mix are the advent of new fuels aimed at solving one problem but bringing new challenges of their own. 

20th November 2025

Ensuring cleaner operation amid regulation

20th November 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

There can be little doubt that exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS, or scrubbers) contribute to improved air quality by reducing emissions of sulphur oxides and particulate matter. Their economic case has been…

11th August 2025

Scrubbers – saviours or polluters?

11th August 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

Newport Shipping has signed an Letter of Intent (LOI) with Zhejiang Energy Marine Environmental to enable it to sell ZEME scrubbers.

19th September 2023

Newport teams up with ZEME on emissions reduction technology

19th September 2023

NEWS

NEWS

DuPont has sold its cleantech businesses, including its BELCO scrubber subsidiary

4th January 2022

Cleantech business sold

4th January 2022