21OCT2019 - NEWS - Hudson Shipping Lines Hardens Its Anti-Scrubber Stance

Hudson Shipping Lines has stated its stance against scrubber systems and agreed to provide support to the Environmental Protection Alliance (EPA) and its campaign to ban the use of scrubber systems in the shipping industry.

Hudson has previously announced its intentions to not utilize vessels with open or closed loop exhaust scrubbers installed following the implementation of the IMO2020 sulfur cap on January 1, 2020. Hudson says it is disappointed in its peers who have chosen to use the scrubber loophole and will continue burning high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO). Hudson notes that estimates indicate that about 15 percent of the world’s shipping fleet will be equipped with scrubbers.