Finnish technology group Wartsila is busy with scrubber retrofits despite coronavirus disruption — and it still sees plenty of scope for work involving existing vessels.
The company has identified weakness in future orders as the price spread between low-sulphur and high-sulphur fuels narrows, reducing the incentive for owners to book ships in for the work.
But Tamara de Gruyter, Wartsila's marine systems president, told TradeWinds the company is "doing a lot of retrofitting" as Chinese yards ramp up activity again following lockdown delays earlier this year.
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