A scrubber washes exhaust gases from ships using seawater and reduces acidifying sulfur emissions into the air. At the same time, a new emission source is created as the washing water, which is ...

When the International Maritime Organization enacted a mandatory cap on the sulfur content of marine fuels in 2020, with an eye toward reducing harmful environmental and health impacts, it left ...

A growing number of environmentalists are warning that “scrubbers” increasingly used to clean dirty cargo ship fuel and improve air quality are discharging pollutants into the sea. The situation has ...

Oil and gas operations rely on a range of industrial processes that sadly generate toxic pollutants. Chemicals such as hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as methane are ...

Global dry bulk supply chain management company, Hudson Shipping Lines Inc announced as part of its ongoing ‘green’ initiatives, that following the implementation of the IMO2020 sulphur cap on January ...

Container ship owners are choosing to install “scrubbers” to clean the exhaust gas emitted from ship engines, in order to comply with global regulations that came into force at the start of the year.

LONDON (Reuters) - Ship owners are postponing or cancelling the installation of "scrubbers" that extract harmful sulphur emissions from their vessels as the coronavirus pandemic tightens finances.

With the world's largest dry cargo ships coming out of service for refits to comply with tougher rules on emissions, charter rates are expected to remain strong, a top Cargill executive said, after ...

Pictured here is the Hedwig Oldendorff vessel at the Port of Taicang, China, prior to the start of the emission monitoring voyage. CAMBRIDGE, MA – When the International Maritime Organization enacted ...