World Direct Shipping chose a CROE multistream scrubber for its 1,856-TEU box ship (source: CROE)
US-Mexico shipping line World Direct Shipping has selected CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) as the scrubbing system supplier for its 1,856-TEU box ship Queen B III
The decision comes after a lengthy procurement cycle where multiple proposals were considered, a statement from CROE said. It was conducted primarily through the shipping company’s technical office in northern Europe and the contract was signed April 2022.
This is the third project that CROE will complete for the company, as CROE supplied scrubbers for World Direct Shipping’s Queen B and Queen B II vessels.
The scrubber manufacturer said, “Although present fuel pricing differential favour using scrubbers, the primary reason for this selection is the comfort in using heavy fuel oil (HFO) as a known and reliable fuel. This move allows World Direct Shipping to continue using HFO while meeting the strict /Marpol regulations and safeguarding the environment.”
The CROE multistream scrubber will remove about 5 tonnes per day of sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the combined exhaust from the main engine plus three auxiliary engines. “In addition to greatly reducing SO2 emissions, hence contributing to reduction of acid rain, several studies have now shown scrubbers also reduce larger airborne particles and, in conjunction with HFO, have a carbon footprint significantly smaller than when using low sulphur fuels such as VLSFO and MGO,” said CROE.
The CROE scrubber for Queen B III will be open loop with the ability to be modified later to closed loop or hybrid. It will be designed to have a bottom inlet configuration and will be installed outside the existing funnel, allowing for maximum pre-assembly and faster installation.
CROE has supplied open-loop, closed-loop and hybrid systems to the maritime industry over the past several years with both inline and side-inlet designs.
CROE is presently in the final stages of developing systems to reduce fine particles (PM2.5), black carbon and CO2. Once commercialised, these add-on modules can be added to new or existing scrubbing systems.
