<article><p>Helsinki-based shipowners Finnlines have signed a contract to fit scrubbers to the majority of their vessels to comply with tighter emissions regulations from next year without having to buy more expensive fuels.</p><p>Scrubbers clean vessels' emissions, allowing shipowners to continue burning high-sulphur fuel oil while meeting sulphur emission limits. The cap on sulphur emissions in emission control areas in Europe and north America will be lowered to 0.1pc from 1 January next year, forcing vessels without scrubbers to use more expensive marine gasoil or other alternative fuels.</p><p>Some of the scrubbers will be fitted by the end of this year, and the remainder in early 2015. The cost will be funded out of Finnlines' €50mn ($69mn) capital expenditure budget for this year.</p><p>jj/et</p><p><br> Send comments to <a href="mailto:feedback@argusmedia.com" target="_parent"> feedback@argusmedia.com </a></p><p><u><a href="http://www.argusmedia.com/Info/General/News" target="_TOP"> Request more information </a></u> about Argus' energy and commodity news, data and analysis services. </p><p><i> Copyright © 2014 Argus Media Ltd - <a href="http://www.argusmedia.com/" target="_TOP"> www.argusmedia.com </a> - All rights reserved. </i></p></article>
