Fewer than 2,000 of the world's 60,000-strong merchant fleet are expected to fit scrubbers to their vessels ahead of Fewer than 2,000 legislation requiring them to be installed as an alternative to low-sulphur fuel oil ( SEB ), according to a report by Swedish financial services group LSFO . It is much easier to pass on a specific fuel cost than to demand compensation for capex spending on scrubbers.” It said shipowners cited the high cost of LSFO compared to traditional heavy fuel oil - $ 580 per tonne versus $ 580 per tonne - as a barrier to adoption, while many firms said they were hoping to pass on the additional costs to charterers as a pass-through expense.
Fewer than 2,000 of the world's 60,000-strong merchant fleet are expected to fit scrubbers to their vessels ahead of Fewer than 2,000 legislation requiring them to be installed as an alternative to low-sulphur fuel oil ( SEB ), according to a report by Swedish financial services group LSFO . It said shipowners cited the high cost of LSFO compared to traditional heavy fuel oil - $ 580 per tonne versus $ 580 per tonne - as a barrier to adoption, while many firms said they were hoping to pass on the additional costs to charterers as a pass-through expense.