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SCRUBBERS “According to the data from our Alternative Fuels Insight platform, the number of vessels with installed scrubbers or planned installations until end of December 2019 stood at 3,028.”

Photos: DNV GL

Martin Wold

Snr, Consultant Environment

Advisory, DNV GL equivalent ship burning low sulfur fuel, if the “differential” is is cheapest) and others with sophisticated strategies, to the around $300/ton. fore. EGLE, in its January presentation, stated: “While we his-

But, as Cleaves notes, the fuel spread varies widely between torically trade at many smaller ports, we are able to adjust our ports, which has the impact of bringing the fuel optimization trading patterns around major bunkering hubs, where HSFO is practices of EGLE (actually shifting trading patterns, where expected to be readily available at the most attractive pricing.” possible, to enable bunker procurement where high sulfur fuel An over-riding and sometimes vexing issue in the market-

Box it.

Tanker Silverway showing scrubber enclosure.

Source: Iain Cameron 36 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2020

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