DFDS prepares for EU sulphur rules

Britannia Seaways, one of the company’s ro-ro vessels that serves routes on the North Sea, is currently at the Remontowa shipyard in Poland where the scrubber, which will remove 90-100% sulphur from the vessel’s exhaust gases, is being installed.

“The method used for Britannia Seaways can be used on ships with two main engines and exhaust funnels,” said Kasper Moos, head of technical organization. “Other methods must be used on other ships. The flower ships that sail on the Gothenburg routes have a main engine and a funnel in the centre line of the ship. As a result the casing is expanded to accommodate the large scrubber installation.”

“The same system applies if the funnel is aft of the ship as is the case with freight ship, Optima Seaways, where the scrubber is located behind the funnel casing. Therefore, we have different installation methods and funnels that have different appearances as a consequence,” he added.

Seven DFDS Seaways vessel have now been fitted with the scrubbers including Ficaria Seaways, Magnolia Seaways, Petunia Seaways, Selandia Seaways, Optima Seaways, Victoria Seaways and Primula Seaways.

In total, the company is investing around €100m in the scrubber systems.

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