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Requirements for the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems in Australian Waters and reporting to AMSA

Source: AMSA - The purpose of this Marine Notice is to advise vessel owners, operators and masters of Australia’s requirements for the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) to support compliance with the sulphur limit of 0.50 mass per cent concentration (m/m) in fuel oil from 1 January 2020 as required by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (M

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Scrubber delays: failure to prepare is preparing for failure

Shipowners must plan ahead — a four-month lead time — when retrofitting scrubbers, sector executives say
 
Longer-than-expected scrubber installation times have become a headache for shipowners.

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Beware of local restrictions before discharging washwater from exhaust gas scrubbing

Source: GARD P&I - (Updated 29 August 2019) The IMO considers exhaust gas scrubbers to be an acceptable means of reducing vessels’ sulphur emissions and ensuring compliance with MARPOL Annex VI.  A separate guideline, 

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Gard P&I Alert - Beware of local restrictions before discharging washwater from exhaust gas scrubbing

Source Gard P&I 01/15/2019 Alert - However, some coastal states and ports have implemented local regulations with more stringent requirements that restrict or completely prohibit the discharge of washwater from open loop scrubbers or prohibit the use of scrubbers.

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Compliant fuel, not scrubbers, chief choice for IMO 2020

Only 2% of global fleet to adopt scrubbers to meet sulphur cap requirements, UBS report reveals.
 
Switching to compliant fuel overwhelmingly outweighs installing scrubbers when it comes to meeting the IMO's 2020 regulations, says a top investment bank.
 

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Bulkers take lion’s share in scrubber fits

Bulkers edge past containers and tankers in adopting exhaust gas cleaning in preparation for 2020 sulphur cap.
 
Bulkers lead the way in using exhaust gas scrubbers to meet pending IMO 2020 sulphur regulations.

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