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MPC Container Ships set for major scrubber commitment
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OSLO-LISTED feeder vessel owner MPC Container Ships has lined up major potential scrubber orders for the majority of its fleet by signing an order for five scrubber retrofits with an undisclosed manufacturer and options for up 50 more.
MPC owns a fleet of 68 feeder containerships between 1,000 TEU and 3,000 TEU in capacity and said it sees significant interest from charterers for scrubber-fitted vessels and is in well-advanced negotiations with charterers for mid- to longer-term charter parties at favourable rates, reports Seatrade Maritime News of Colchester, UK.
The 50 options would be for installations in 2019 and early 2020. Fitting scrubbers will allow owners and charterers to meet the demands of the IMO's 0.5 per cent sulphur cap from January 1, 2020.
"Having conducted thorough analyses on the subject, we are excited about the opportunity to retrofit selected vessels with scrubbers as an economically attractive alternative of complying with the 2020 sulphur regulations," said Constantin Baack, CEO of MPC.
"Moreover, the option to equip a larger portion of our fleet with scrubbers gives MPC Container Ships the strategic flexibility to adapt to new market environments as we deem fit."
MPC said the scrubbers would be financed from cash on hand and existing debt.
There has been a huge surge in scrubber orders this year particularly from owners of larger tonnage.
MPC owns a fleet of 68 feeder containerships between 1,000 TEU and 3,000 TEU in capacity and said it sees significant interest from charterers for scrubber-fitted vessels and is in well-advanced negotiations with charterers for mid- to longer-term charter parties at favourable rates, reports Seatrade Maritime News of Colchester, UK.
The 50 options would be for installations in 2019 and early 2020. Fitting scrubbers will allow owners and charterers to meet the demands of the IMO's 0.5 per cent sulphur cap from January 1, 2020.
"Having conducted thorough analyses on the subject, we are excited about the opportunity to retrofit selected vessels with scrubbers as an economically attractive alternative of complying with the 2020 sulphur regulations," said Constantin Baack, CEO of MPC.
"Moreover, the option to equip a larger portion of our fleet with scrubbers gives MPC Container Ships the strategic flexibility to adapt to new market environments as we deem fit."
MPC said the scrubbers would be financed from cash on hand and existing debt.
There has been a huge surge in scrubber orders this year particularly from owners of larger tonnage.