They will be installed before January, 2020 to comply with the IMO’s sulfur regulation.
To comply with the regulation, Maersk Tankers said it had analysed and evaluated various options, taking into account the long-term financial viability of available options and potential environmental impact.
Tommy Thomassen, Maersk Tankers’ CTO, said; “We have carried out extensive analyses while also consulting with industry specialists and relevant regulatory bodies. Based on that, installing scrubbers on selected larger-sized product tanker vessels is assessed to be a financially viable solution while combining it with the use of compliant low sulfur fuel on the majority of the fleet.”
Installing scrubbers on smaller-sized tanker vessel is not currently deemed financially viable, Maersk said.
“Maersk Tankers supports the IMO 2020 sulfur regulation and will implement it as required. However, we also recognise a need for gaining a deeper understanding of the regulation’s overall implication on the global product tanker industry,” Thomassen said.
Maersk Tankers also claimed that it was also ready to handle scrubbers for the vessels operating in its commercial pools.