Imabari installs first in Japan EGCS SOx Scrubber onto bulk carrier MV Nadeshiko
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. became the first shipyard in Japan who had successfully installed SOx Scrubber onto bulk carrier. The SOx Scrubber, manufactured by Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., has been installed on M/V“NADESHIKO”, 84,000M.T.D/W bulk carrier which was completed on 24th March, 2016 for a domestic ship owner, the shipbuilder said in a press release.
This installation is the joint research support project together with Class NK called “Main Engine Exhaust Gas Cleaning System(EGCS) installation on operating newbuilding vessel, and closed loop practicing test”. The Fuji Electric SOx Scrubber adopts cyclone system and it can be installed without changing the dimensions of superstructure thanks to its compact size.
Main engine EGCS is a system which reduces SOx in exhaust gas even if high sulfur content fuel is used. It is necessary to satisfy IMO EGCS guideline and to obtain attestation from concerned authorities. After its completion, the vessel will conduct data collection and verification on the system, maintenance and operation.
Sulfuric Oxides (SOx) emission control regulation by IMO which requires sulfur content upper limit to be 0.1%, has already been implemented since 2015 in the Emission Control Area (ECA). For outside ECA, the regulation will be tightened in 2020 or by 2025, and present upper limit of 3.5% will become 0.5%.
The Imabari Shipbuilding Group created in 1901 today specializes in the construction and ship repair of a wide range of vessels. The shipyard builds more than 90 ships annually. The Company has three business offices and nine shipbuilding yards concentrated in the Seto Inland Sea region. Imabari's sales and marketing departments are headquartered in the Tokyo Branch Office.
