Scrubber risks: Lessons from six years of claims

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With around 7,000 ships fitted with scrubbers globally, use is growing to meet MARPOL compliance. Claims data over six years highlight issues with corrosion, fire, and flooding, illustrating risk areas in exhaust gas cleaning systems.

With nearly 7,000 vessels worldwide now equipped with scrubbers, adoption continues to rise. While the technology offers clear compliance and commercial advantages, six years of Gard’s claims data reveals specific patterns of corrosion, fire, and flooding. Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS), or scrubbers, are seen as an important and cost-effective compliance strategy for meeting MARPOL ...