挪威著名的冷藏箱船东Songa Container决定为其整个船队配备废气净化系统（洗涤塔）。
正筹备2019第二届船用洗涤器和压载水上海论坛和第五届2019豪华邮轮/客轮修造和配套上海论坛的国际船舶海工网的国际船舶海工网了解到，在2018年第四季度的财务报告中，该公司表示，它已于2018年10月签署了船队所有15艘船的洗涤器安装合同。这些装置将在2019年和2020年第一季度内进行。
然而，在2019年1月，由于可能出售该船，该公司取消了在Songa Antofagasta上安装洗涤器。
展望未来，Songa Container表示，其重点将放在与洗涤器改造相关的CAPEX计划上。
“安装洗涤器的策略将使公司能够为班轮运营商提供经过技术验证，对环境有益，具有商业吸引力和减少风险的集装箱船队，以便他们未来的业务发展。”
“由于同行中装有洗涤塔的集装箱船还不多，”该公司希望其船队具有相对优势。
“虽然 IMO2020监管实施的后果仍存在很多不确定因素，但该公司认为，在最困难的情况下通过安装造洗涤塔来采取符合IMO2020监管的立场，这是一个最大化提高船队利用率的机会，” Songa Container解释。
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Songa Container Orders Scrubbers for Its Entire Fleet
Norwegian feeder owner Songa Container has decided to equip its entire fleet with exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers).
In its fourth quarter of 2018 financial report, the company said it signed a scrubber installation contract in October 2018 for all 15 vessels in the fleet. The installations are due to take place within the course of 2019 and first quarter 2020.
However, in January 2019, the company cancelled the installation of a scrubber on the Songa Antofagasta due to a potential sale of the vessel.
Going forward, Songa Container said that much of its focus will be on the CAPEX program related to the retrofit of scrubbers.
“The strategy of installing scrubbers will enable the company to provide a technically proven, environmentally beneficial, commercially attractive and risk mitigating fleet of container vessels to the liner operators for their future business development.”
“Due to the very low penetration of scrubber-fitted container vessels in the feeder segment,” the company expects to have a comparative advantage on its fleet.
“Whilst there are still many uncertainties concerning the consequences surrounding the implementation of the IMO2020 regulation, the company believes that taking a position to the IMO2020 regulation by retrofitting scrubbers in a worst case scenario, represents an opportunity to maximize its fleet utilization,” Songa Container explained.
Source: World Maritime News
Source: World Maritime News
