Drewry: Liner Shipping Industry’s Demand for Washing Tower is Increasing
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FROM:World Maritime News, edited by E-PORTS
08 / Dec / 2021
Drewry said that washing tower, as a solution to the 2020 Sulfur Limit Order, was not widely favored at first, but is now attracting more and more attention from the industry.
It is only one year left before the sulfur limit order is officially implemented, and more and more container ship owners choose to install washing towers.
According to statistics, 266 container ships have installed washing towers till now, with a total capacity of 2.2 million TEU, accounting for 2.5% of the total capacity. The number of ships equipped with washing towers accounts for only 5% of the total.
Drewry pointed out that “Washing tower accounts for a large proportion of new ship orders, and the overall installation ratio will continue to rise with the increase in the number of refits.”
According to Drewry, after installing washing towers, fuel costs will decrease and charter prices will increase. However, factors such as refit costs, continuous service costs, uncertainty of future environmental regulations and availability of high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) will weaken the potential competitive advantage of the washing tower strategy.
Drewry holds that no matter what reason for the increase in the number of washing towers installed, if this trend continues, “it may bring additional advantages to ocean-going cargo ships due to supply contraction in 2019”.
On the whole, after a relatively sluggish year of 2018, the new sulfur limit order will bring new momentum to the development of the market, and more obsolete and highly polluted ships will be eliminated. However, from another perspective, the number of ships in some routes will be temporarily reduced due to the need to carry out refitting works.
The time required for refitting ships of different sizes and types is also different. The longest time is 6 weeks, which is enough to affect the number of shipping spaces. At present, only a few ships on the East-West route choose to install washing towers.
According to Drewry, the next year will witness higher freight rates as a few of container ships may be out of service and refitted.
德路里：班轮行业对洗涤塔的需求在增长
德路里表示，洗涤塔作为2020限硫令的一种解决方案，起初并未受到广泛青睐，如今却愈发受到业界关注。
距离限硫令正式实施仅剩一年，越来越多的集装箱船船东选择安装洗涤塔装置。
据统计，目前有266艘集装箱船安装了洗涤塔，运力总和为220万TEU，占总运力的2.5%。而装有洗涤塔的船舶数量仅占总量的5%。
德路里指出，“洗涤塔在新船订单中所占比例较大，随着改装数量的增多，总体安装比例将持续上升。”
德路里表示，安装洗涤塔后，虽然燃料成本会降低，租船价格会上升，但是改装前置费用、持续服务成本、对未来环保法规的不确定以及高硫燃油（HSFO）是否可得等因素将减少洗涤塔策略的潜在竞争优势。
德路里认为，无论洗涤塔安装数量上升的原因是什么，如果这一趋势继续，“可能会因为2019年供给收缩为远洋货轮带来附加优势。”
总体来看，经历了较为低迷的2018年后，限硫令新规将给市场发展带来动能，更多老旧且污染严重的运力将因此淘汰。但是从另一层面看，由于有船舶需进行改装工程，一些航线上部署的船舶数量将会暂时减少。
而不同尺寸和类型的船舶改装所需的时间也不同，最长的需要6周，这段时间足以影响舱位数量。目前情况下，东西航线上的船舶选择安装洗涤塔的还不多。
德路里认为明年可能有集装箱船停运改装，运价将因此出现上涨。
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