Scorpio Tankers' EGSS Order Goes to Pacific Green
Pacific Green Marine Technologies (PGMT) will manufacture its ENVI-Marine Exhaust Gas Scrubbing System (EGSS) for 52 vessels owned or managed Scorpio Tankers.Two days ago, Monaco-based dry bulk shipping company Scorpio Bulkers announced that it will purchase exhaust gas cleanings systems for 52 of its vessels. (Marine Link report) The provider of a wide range of emission control systems for ships owned by Pacific Green Technologies Inc. (PGTK) said in a press release that the agreements provide for 42 vessels in 2019 and 10 vessels in 2020. Pricing is based on the size of each vessel’s exhaust gas emissions in accordance with PGTK’s Pricing Curve concept.
Hyundai Heavy Delivers VLCC with Electrolysis BW System
On Jan. 10, Hyundai Heavy Industries handed over a 317,000DWT VLCC (Very Large Crude Oil Carrier) to Oman Shipping Company (OSC). The ship, measuring 1,093 ft in length, 197 ft in height and 99.7 ft in depth, is the first VLCC with the new electrolysis ballast water treatment system that can treat as much as 100,000 ton ballast water. Ballast water is sea water used to stabilize hull balance when unloading cargo, and to maintain optimal vessel speed. The seawater can contain bacteria, local plankton, mud and sand from the unloading port where the ballast water has been taken in.
