To date, a total of 109 vessels have put their trust in the Alfa Laval PureSOx platform for compliance with IMO SOx emissions regulations. Coincidentally, the 100th vessel to choose PureSOx was an newbuild project owned by Danish company DFDS.
The very first PureSOx scrubber was [ds_preview]installed in 2009 on the RoRo vessel Ficaria Seaways, also owned by that company. According to Alfa Laval over 75 PureSOx systems are currently in operation, 16 of them on 13 DFDS vessels.
»The close, ongoing partnership we’ve been fortunate to build with DFDS and many other customers have been a great benefit for Alfa Laval,« says Erik Haveman, Sales Director, Exhaust Gas Cleaning at Alfa Laval. »They have been instrumental in helping us to better understand the needs facing marine customers when it comes to installing and commissioning SOx scrubber systems.«
In the eight years since the first PureSOx system was installed aboard the »Ficaria Seaways«, the manufacturer has been involved in a wide range of installation projects. Of the more than 100 vessels where PureSOx has been selected to meet emissions rules, 41 have been newbuild projects while over 60 have been for retrofits, Alfa Laval informs.
»With this experience, our technicians have developed extensive expertise for finding solutions to match different customers’ unique needs,« explains Haveman. Additionally, the customers purchasing PureSOx systems represent the full spectrum of the marine industry. Today, the PureSOx platform can be found in operation on vessels ranging from RoRo and container ships to tankers and cruise liners.
