News / Survey - shipowners shun scrubbers in advance of 2020 low-sulphur rules

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A survey of shipowners by Drewry reveals that two thirds are preparing to bunker their ships with more expensive low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) when the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap is introduced in January 2020.

66% of respondents told Drewry that LSFO was the intended solution for their vessels come 1 January 2020, whereas only 13% were intending to retro fit scrubbers [exhaust gas cleaning systems] to their ships and just 8% were considering LNG as an option.

The $5m-$10m cost of ...