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MARITIME EMISSIONS • Scrubber Technology

OSM: Scrubber Retro? ts by the Numbers

As pressure mounts to comply with the quality delivery of projects.” sibility of the charterer, it may also be quired,” Soultanias said.

fast-approaching IMO 2020 sulfur cap, The IMO sulfur requirement targets in a charterer’s interest to support an To strengthen their environmental ship management company OSM is of- fuel composition, but compliant fuels are investment in scrubbers, especially for service offering, OSM has recently re- fering its assistance in the exhaust gas either not widely available yet or quite time charters. In any case, says Soul- cruited an Environmental Compliance scrubber retro? t process. costly. Scrubbing technology offers an tanias, OMS’s team is ready to support Manager and a new Head of Risk Man- “The IMO 2020 compliance deadline option to comply by post-processing ex- any stakeholder requiring assistance and agement & Quality Assurance. “We have is coming fast, but the industry is still haust emissions using seawater to neu- guidance through the solution selection strengthened our team to prepare for the quite indecisive on which measures to tralize the emissions and clean them of and implementation. coming wave of environmental regula- take,” said Ilias Soultanias, chief project sulfuric acids. “There are several stages in this com- tions,” Soultanias said. “There will be engineer. “The main advantage of using scrub- plex process, from choosing the compli- a rush on resources, and a lot of people “As more owners and operators opt bers as a compliance method is the con- ance method to verifying the installation asking a lot of questions. We want to be for scrubbers, it becomes more chal- tinuous use of widely available and eco- with class. fully prepared to answer those questions, lenging to investigate options and secure nomical fuels instead of the compliant Since there are many stakeholders in- and to guide our clients and partners equipment, book dry-docking slots and ones,” said Soultanias. volved and there is a time constraint, through the process of reducing their plan for the overall project. OSM’s wide All vessels are targeted in the new re- an owner may have already taken some emissions, complying with international cooperation network gives us access to quirement, so means of compliance is decisions and require assistance only in regulations, and helping to maintain sus- system manufacturers and engineering a major decision that all owners have certain parts of the process, and OSM tainable growth and development in the resources, ensuring timely and high- to make. Since fuel is often the respon- can support them in any step as re- industry.” “The main advantage of using scrubbers as a compli- ance method is the continuous use of widely available and economical fuels instead of the compliant ones,” said Ilias Soul- tanias, chief project engineer.

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