Guidance for the treatment of marine exhaust gases

20/06/2012

Our new guide will help shipowners and operators make sound business decisions as the industry prepares for new emissions-control regulations

Our new guide will help shipowners and operators make sound business decisions as the industry prepares for new emissions-control regulations

Our new guide, Understanding Exhaust Gas Treatment Systems, will give shipowners and operators an overview of the related technology and emerging regulations they need to make sound business decisions as the industry prepares for new emissions-control regulations.
 
The technical teams at Lloyd’s Register worked closely with industry and used project experience to develop the guidance. Exhaust gas treatment systems (EGTS), or scrubbers as they are known, are one of a number of options available to meet ever stricter emissions regulations. EGTS will not be suitable for all ship types or operators, and the age of assets also will be a factor in making commercial decisions.
 
“The implications of emissions compliance will vary from owner to owner; for example, the needs of a Baltic ferry operator are likely to be very different to those of a bulk carrier owner whose ships trade globally,” said Katharine Palmer, Lloyd’s Register’s Environmental Manager. “For us, it’s not a question of being for or against these treatment systems. It’s all about building understanding of how scrubbers work, when they may be suitable, and providing operators with the information and confidence they need to make investment decisions.”

For more details see the full press release