Wärtsilä To Conduct RoPAX Scrubber Retrofit For The First Time With Grimaldi Group In Spain
Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment will certainly mount its open-loop exhaust gas reduction modern technology on 2 roll-on/roll-off traveler ferryboats had by Spanish business Trasmed GLE S.L., which becomes part of the international logistics businessGrimaldi Group Trasmed GLE S.L. has actually picked 4 of Wärtsilä’s I-SOx open-loop scrubbers with exhaust de-plume systems for the RoPax vessels Volcan del Teide and also Ciudad de Granada which run in theMediterranean Sea Each vessel will certainly have 4 scrubbers set up, one on each major engine. The order was reserved in November 2021.
The scrubbers are adaptable to make it possible for MARPOL Annex VI sulphur cap conformity, by rubbing 3.5% HFO to the 0.5% restriction. Wärtsilä’s scrubbers will certainly likewise make it possible for Trasmed GLE’s vessels to run at a reduced 0.1% sulphur restriction to fulfill both globally and also ECA guidelines.
The setups will certainly occur in 2022 and also notes the very first time that Wärtsilä has actually carried out a RoPax scrubber retrofit in the area. The collaboration reinforces the enduring partnership in between Grimaldi and also Wärtsilä to mount scrubbers in several arrangements throughout Grimaldi Group’s company systems.
Sigurd Jenssen, Director at Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment, stated: “We are delighted to see Trasmed GLE S.L. joining the ranks of maritime leaders committed to meeting environmental regulations and reducing shipping’s impact on the planet. Not only does this announcement build on our long relationship with Grimaldi and the Group’s subsidiary companies, but it also confirms the wider trend we are seeing across the shipping industry that shipowners are investing in quality, flexible and lifecycle-based technologies for their vessels, either at the newbuild stage or as retrofits.”
Also talking about the statement, Ettore Morace, Managing Director at Trasmed GLE S.L. included: “all the Trasmed fleet will have the scrubbers installed before next summer 2022. This will be a huge effort from our technical department and confirms our full commitment to be a “environmentally friendly” delivering business”
Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment is the market-leading exhaust gas reduction therapy maker in the delivery sector, with a variety of lasting, modular-based options that will certainly last the complete lifecycle of vessels. It supplies incorporated certified systems for all sorts of ships, with open loophole, shut loophole or crossbreed arrangements.
Reference: wartsila.com