The world's largest container shipper Maersk plans to retrofit an undisclosed amount of vessels with open-loop scrubbers that are hybrid ready, at a cost of $263m. a similar costing structure would mean some 51 vessels in Maersk's fleet are set to be equipped with scrubbers - around 15% of its 750-strong fleet. In the US, the US Environmental Protection Agency has approved a plan for ships to be retrofitted with "advanced biofilters" in order to reduce their carbon footprint. Additionally, MSC is reportedly spending $439m to retrofit 86 of its own boxships at $5.1m per tanker, which would equate to 51 of Maersk's 750-strong fleet being fitted with scrubbers, or around 15% of its total.
The world's largest container shipper Maersk plans to retrofit an undisclosed amount of vessels with open-loop scrubbers that are hybrid ready, at a cost of $263m. In the US, the US Environmental Protection Agency has approved a plan for ships to be retrofitted with "advanced biofilters" in order to reduce their carbon footprint. Additionally, MSC is reportedly spending $439m to retrofit 86 of its own boxships at $5.1m per tanker, which would equate to 51 of Maersk's 750-strong fleet being fitted with scrubbers, or around 15% of its total.