ASC - 2020 Sulfur Cap: Scrubbers Gain Favor - But Should They?
Author's note: Following my latest article on the 2020 Sulfur Cap I receive quite a few questions about scrubber technology and if fleets opting to install this equipment presented a better investment than those going the compliant-fuel route. It seemed prudent to review the pros and cons of this technology, in the hope that investors would have more information available to aid their decision-making.
The decision to implement a global sulfur cap of 0.50% m/m (mass/mass) in 2020, revising the current 3.5% cap, was announced by the International Maritime Organization, or IMO, the United