Manufacturer of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS), Clean Marine, has secured a multi-vessel contract from Inventor Chemical Tankers AS (ICT). The company will install its new compact EGCS solution.
The agreement, covering seven 19,900 DWT chemical tankers, marks the launch of t[ds_preview]he firm’s CleanSOx Compact Hybrid Allstream scrubber. According to Clean Marine CEO Nils Høy-Petersen, the company has been exclusively dedicated to EGCS solutions since its inception in 2006. »The new Compact scrubber has all the advantages of our existing, patented EGCS technology, with added benefits for shipowners looking for ease of retrofitting, especially where space is at a premium.«
Høy-Petersen notes that the system’s »Allstream« capability allows it to treat exhaust from all sources on-board vessels with no back pressure in the exhaust system, while its compact design means it delivers very significant size and weight advantages against market alternatives. »What this means is minimal impact upon the vessel with maximum emission cleaning performance – exactly what the market is looking for.«
Høy-Petersen adds: »Our system is simple, compliant, and ensures clean sailing on existing heavy fuels. And with our unique understanding of both EGCS technology and shipowners’ requirements, we are confident we can offer outstanding EGCS solutions to our customers.«
Avoiding a major retrofit
ICT has partnered with Clean Marine and technical manager Diamond Shipmanagement, to manage the installation and commissioning of the systems aboard seven vessels, built between 2015 and 2017. All vessels were ECO designed and built by the Japanese-based Fukuoka Shipyard.
ICT Chief Operating Officer Torfin Eide says the decision to choose the compact solution was driven by a number of factors. »Considering parameters such as Allstream, size, weight, design, hybrid technology, and the total associated cost to have it installed and commissioned on-board, we believe we have found the optimal EGCS solution for our chemical tankers. Also, Clean Marine’s compact size for this scrubber means that we can avoid a major retrofit – a significant contributing factor in our decision.«
