马士基油轮（Maersk Tankers）近日表示，计划投资为旗下4艘LR2成品油轮安装洗涤器。按照计划，一艘在运营的LR2油船及三艘LR2新船将在2020年1月前配备洗涤器。
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考虑到IMO将在2020年1月起低硫燃油新规即将实施，为遵守这项规定，马士基油轮对各种因素进行分析及评估，考虑可用选项的长期财务可行性及潜在环境影响后做出选择。马士基油轮首席技术官Tommy Thomassen表示，在大型成品油轮上安装洗涤器是一种经济可行的解决方案，同时将与大多数船队使用符合标准的低硫燃料相结合，公司密切与这方面专家及相关监管机构进行磋商，进行广泛分析。
Thomassen补充表示，马士基油轮支持IMO低硫燃油规定，因此要更深入了解这项法规对全球油轮业整体影响。
国际船舶海工网介绍说，马士基油轮目前运营164艘成品油轮分为五个部分：中型，灵便，MR，LR2和Aframax。其中80艘由马士基船舶油轮拥有，22艘为包船，62艘为商业管理。此外，该公司还将在MR和LR2领域进行持续的船队更新计划。
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Maersk Tankers to Equip Four LR2 Ships with Scrubbers
Danish tanker owner and operator Maersk Tankers revealed plans to invest in four scrubbers to be installed on selected long range 2 (LR2) vessels within the company’s product tanker fleet.
As informed, one existing LR2 vessel, as well as three LR2 newbuildings within the Maersk Product Tanker fleet will be equipped with scrubbers before January 2020 to comply with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) sulphur regulation.
The new regulation states that the current global limit for sulphur content in fuel oil used on board vessels will change from 3.50% to a maximum of 0.50% from January 2020. To comply with the regulation, Maersk Tankers said it “has analyzed and evaluated various options, taking into account the long-term financial viability of available options and potential environmental impact.”
“We have carried out extensive analyses while also consulting with industry specialists and relevant regulatory bodies,” Tommy Thomassen, Chief Technical Officer at Maersk Tankers, said.
“Based on that, installing scrubbers on selected larger-sized product tanker vessels is assessed to be a financially viable solution while combining it with the use of compliant low-sulphur fuel on the majority of the fleet,” he added.
Installing scrubbers on smaller-sized tanker vessel is not currently deemed financially viable, according to the company.
“Maersk Tankers supports the IMO 2020 sulphur regulation and will implement it as required. However, we also recognise a need for gaining a deeper understanding of the regulation’s overall implication on the global product tanker industry,” Thomassen continued.
Maersk Tankers is also ready to handle scrubbers for the vessels that are operated in its commercial pools, the company further said.
Maersk Tankers operates 164 product tanker vessels across five segments: Intermediate, Handy, MR, LR2 and Aframax. Of these, 80 are owned by Maersk Product Tankers, 22 are chartered and 62 are under commercial management. Moreover, the company has an ongoing fleet renewal program in the MR and LR2 segments.
Source ： World Maritime News
