Alfa Laval supplies PureSOx scrubbers for seven car carriers owned by Grimaldi Group
Alfa Laval supplies PureSOx scrubbers for seven car carriers owned by Grimaldi Group. Photo: Alfa Laval
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The Italian based Grimaldi Group has place[ds_preview]d orders for seven hybrid Alfa Laval PureSOx systems with U-design scrubbers. The second of these systems in the 100th U-design to be sold by Alfa Laval.

The products are for car carriers that are built in China’s Yangfan Shipyard. With the PureSOx orders booked in October, the Grimaldi Group bring its total number of these systems to 19 Alfa Laval stated.

Grimaldi Group gets hybrid scrubber systems

Each of the PureSOx systems on the Grimaldi Group vessels will be connected to a MAN two-stroke engine. Because the vessels will sail between Italy and the United States, where Vessel General Permit (VGP) legislation applies, they will be equipped with hybrid systems that offer both open-loop and closed-loop modes.

According to the manufacturer closed-loop scrubbing is necessary in order to meet the very strict VGP wash water discharge requirements. PureSOx offers a water cleaning technology based on centrifugal separation, which will be used when the vessels are sailing in closed-loop mode. The choice of hybrid systems, however, will give the Grimaldi Group vessels full operational flexibility, allowing them to sail in open-loop mode whenever allowed.

The delivery of the first PureSOx system ordered is planned for the end of Q1 2017, with installation to follow in Q2. The last of the seven PureSOx systems will be delivered in Q1 2018. This creates a tight schedule, especially for the first ship set Alfa Laval explains.