Open-loop scrubbers acidify North Sea

Open-loop scrubbers acidify North Sea

The water in the English Channel and the Southern North Sea is becoming more acidic due to SOx discharges from open loop scrubers. This follows from a study conducted by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences on behalf of the Belgian Federal Public Service...
Prices for IMO 2020 Fuels Skyrocket

Prices for IMO 2020 Fuels Skyrocket

With IMO 2020 now in effect, fuel prices for low sulphur fuel have soared, shooting up almost fifty per cent in major bunker ports like Singapore. Prices for heavy fuel oil, on the other hand, have remained fairly stable and companies that have invested in scrubbers...