Wärtsilä scrubber systems to clean exhaust from two new Japanese bulk carriers
The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the exhaust gas cleaning systems for two new 56,000 DWT Handymax bulk carriers. The ships are being built at Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Japan for Tokyo based NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd. (NYK BP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, one of Japan's largest shipping companies. Wärtsilä will also provide project management and commissioning of the systems. The order with Wärtsilä was booked in June.
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| Photo courtesy of NYK Group. |
These are the first vessels owned or chartered by NYK Group having exhaust gas cleaning systems installed. This is also Wärtsilä's first supply order of this equipment from any Japanese company. By fitting the Wärtsilä system, the ships will be compliant with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) SOx regulations, which come into force in 2020.
The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for delivery to the yard commencing in July 2018. The first vessel is due to be delivered to NYK in the Q4 2018, and the second in the Q1 2019.
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