24OCT2019 - NEWS - Small firms shun scrubbers as IMO 2020 option

Small companies tend to reject scrubber technology as an option to meet the IMO 2020 regulations compared with mid- and large-sized firms, according to a TradeWinds Knowledge survey.

When asked to choose at least one preferred option for IMO 2020, only 12% of the respondents whose companies have up to 10 employees pick the exhaust gas cleaning technology.

In comparison, 26.7% of the respondents from companies with 11-50 people and 24.7% from companies with more than 50 headcounts are fond of scrubbers.