Vulica Shipping Co. Ltd. has selected the DuPont Marine Scrubber, produced by Belco Technologies Corporation (BELCO), to be retrofitted to M/V H.A. SKLENAR, a self-unloading bulk carrier
The DuPont Marine Scrubber hybrid design selected can operate in both open or closed loop mode. All DuPont Marine Scrubbers are mechanically designed for the full exhaust gas temperature, allowing the scrubber to also operate ‘dry’. This makes it possible for vessels to move in and out of an ECAs without requiring additional by-pass exhaust ducting and equipment at times when flue gas treatment is unnecessary.
The general manager of Vulica Shipping stated that the DuPont Marine Scrubber will allow the MV H.A. SKLENAR to meet all U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. EPA and International Maritime Organization (IMO) SOx emission and washwater requirements for scrubbers. He said that this investment gives Vulica Shipping maximum fuel flexibility to meet current ECA requirements as well as prepare for the proposed IMO 2020 global cap on SOx emissions.
Installation is scheduled for completion by April 2017.
The company also previously selected DuPont for marine scrubbers on two new ships that are currently under construction in China.
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