Be sulfur-smart: Get behind the real issues in the debate over scrubbers

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With the new sulfur limit coming into force in 2020, ship owners and operators are looking to comply with the regulation, and a debate has ensued over the use of scrubbers. What are open-loop and closed-loop scrubbers? How harmful are scrubbers to the environment? We look at what’s behind the debate.

A quick recap of the new sulfur regulation: In October 2016, the U.N. International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced that it will limit the sulfur content of bunker fuels to ...