Shipdock has reached an agreement with Spliethoff, the Amsterdam-based ship-owning company, for the largest exhaust gas scrubber unit installed so far on board a commercial vessel. Due to forthcoming new IMO sulphur legislation, Shipdock is expecting an increased demand for this type of conversion.
This is the first scrubber capable of handling several exhaust gas inlets simultaneously (two main engines and two auxiliary engines producing a combined engine power of 28.000 kW). It will be installed on Spliethoff’s m.v. Plyca (picture) during its scheduled dry dock visit during October of this year. Shipdock’s tasks under this contract are:
– Fabrication and installation of a new sea chest section
– Fabrication and installation of a new funnel and scrubber housing
– Installation of the necessary piping, pumps and control system
– Installation of tanks and heat exchanger
– Installation of the Alfa Laval Aalborg PurSox Scrubber
– Rerouting of exhaust gas lines and installation of by-passes
