Some shipowners claim retrofitting of exhaust gas scrubbers is on schedule for IMO 2020, but others may not be so lucky — due to poor planning.
Seanergy Maritime foresees no delays in having scrubbers installed on half of its small fleet before midnight on 31 December, chief executive Stamatis Tsantanis said.
The New York-listed Greek owner of 10 capesize bulkers expects China's YiuLian Dockyards to install scrubbers on five ships by 20 December for $16m in total, he said.
