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Of course there is a capex and an instal- fuel price and availability will look like Somers, Alfa Laval up in adoption of the technology. Uni- lation cost. The customer needs to do in 2020. I can’t give you any projections, we are fying regulations is the most rational. their own math – we are happy to help stock listed company so you can read all Shipowners want to design their ship – and they must ? nd a compelling busi- So Looking at the market today, how of the public information. I don’t have for universal use; the more universal the ness case to buy a scrubber. If they can- many scrubbers does your company the exact ? gures but I believe we have rules, the better adoption.

not, than of course they should not buy have installed and working? about 150 scrubbers sailing right now, a scrubber. all of them operating as expected. Somers, Alfa Laval

Aakre, Wärtsilä I see local regulations becoming more

I think it is safe to say that shipowners By our reference list including our or- Homburg, Saacke Marine Systems prevalent. If scrubbers enter market as are confused as to the fuel of the fu- derbook, we have about 300 scrubbers We have two scrubber installations run- they are predicted, I think it will hurt ture, and selecting the best product or on about 170 vessels. By 2020, I think ning and we have ? ve processing. We those with local restrictions like Cali- process to meet ever stricter emission the production capacity of scrubbers will see very positive prospects in the com- fornia, because the vessels will simply regulations. When you are talking to be the bottleneck. Manufacturing issues ing year, a big upswing in the past year. avoid these harbors (and ? nd someplace an owner about a newbuild or a re? t (surround the scrubber tower) can be new to call). They will do economic project, what is the compelling case solved, but then you have to produce (all We heard today (in the conference) harm to themselves.

for both? of the extra equipment, from the valves that scrubbers are not an acceptable to the pumps to the automation systems.) solution for ships sailing into the wa- Confuorto, CR Ocean Engineering

Aakre, Wärtsilä Internal capacity with the supplier will ters of and ports of the state of Cali- The issue is going to be how many of

For years now it has been all about the limit production, and I see demand now fornia, a situation which is somewhat these will come up. I foresee California amount of fuel that you burn inside the growing faster than supply. surreal given the global nature of the changing that stance in the future. Scrub-

ECA, but with the 2020 fuel rules and business. That said, how do regional bers are hitting their emissions goal, and the 0.5% sulfur cap, the talk turns to Confuorto, CR Ocean Engineering and local laws impact your business? if they cannot regulate equipment, I think 0.5% fuel price, fuel quality and fuel We have 20 scrubbers on ships, and all there will be some legal challenges. availability. We just heard today about but one are already certi? ed. We have Homburg, Saacke Marine Systems Even with these types of regulations, the the projected fuel price of $715 per ton four in design and the projection for Multiple layers of local regulations in seas are enormous and the coast control … if that turns out to be true, that will be 2018 is signi? cant, the inquiry level is different parts of the world are causing is only a very small drop in the bucket.

a very good case for installing scrubber very high and if only a portion of this confusion on the side of the ship owners, technology. It is dif? cult to project what hits, we will have a fantastic year. and are in part responsible for the hold www.marinelink.com 45

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