Finland-headed international energy and marine technology group Wärtsilä Oyj has announced that it will upgrade the exhaust treatment system onboard four vessels in the Norwegian operator Color Line Marine AS fleet. Wärtsilä will add close-looped functionality to the ships’ current open-loop scrubbers, enabling the ships to operate at maximum efficiency, safely and in the most environmentally sustainable way possible.
As the maritime sector’s drive for energy efficiency and emissions reductions becomes ever more urgent, ship owners and operators, such as Color Line Marine, are seeking solutions that will help them optimize vessel performance and reach sustainability targets.
The upgrade to a hybrid scrubber system onboard these ships will give Color Line Marine control over any abatement from the scrubber wash water, ensuring its vessels remain compliant with tightening regulations.
This scrubber upgrade supports our focus on minimizing the environmental impact of our operations. Switching to Wärtsilä’s system will not only ensure our continued compliance with existing rules and regulations but will also future-proof our vessels against future requirements, said Per Erik Olsen, EVP of Color Line Marine.
Flexible hybrid scrubber system
Wärtsilä’s hybrid scrubber systems feature the latest in exhaust cleaning technology, thus minimizing sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions and allowing the vessel to comply with emission control regulations around the world.
The solution has the flexibility to operate in both open- and closed-loop configurations and uses seawater to remove SOx from the exhaust removing up to 98 percent of SOx emissions. This also notably reduces nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) emissions.
Through adopting a modular approach, continuous research and development, as well as prioritizing innovation, we are fully committed to developing abatement solutions that support the industry in its goals for reducing its emissions footprint. We have worked closely with Color Line in the past and are pleased to continue to support them with ensuring their assets operate safely, efficiently, and sustainably, commented Kashif Javaid, Director of Sales, Exhaust Treatment, Wärtsilä Marine.
The upgrade the value of which has not been disclosed will be carried out on two large Ro-Pax and two high-speed Ro-Pax vessels, which sail between Norway and Denmark, and Norway and Germany, and will commence at the latter end of 2024.
