Alfa Laval strengthens bulk carrier partnership

摘要

Alfa Laval, one of the market leaders in the exhaust gas scrubber market, is in the process of retrofitting 20 of Safe Bulkers' dry bulk carriers with its PureSOx systems. The order, signed originally in 2018, comprises retrofits to 12 post-panamax, six Kamsarmax and two Capesize vessels, with deliveries running until March 2020. The retrofits, all being undertaken at Cosco shipyards in China, involve installation of open-loop systems connected to the main engine and three auxiliary engines. "Good communications with the owner and yard ensured that these projects have been running smoothly and any issues were resolved quickly," says Steven Pieters, sales director, exhaust gas cleaning systems. "Throughout the process, we have partnered closely with the yards, providing support through locally based project managers with strong backing from our PureSOx product centre in Nijmegen."