Japan rejects ban on open-loop scrubbers
Proponents of open-loop scrubbers can count on Japan’s support. Based on a study conducted last year, it is confident that the use of the abatement technology to comply with the 2020 sulphur cap should not be prohibited
A recent study undertaken in Japan has found that open-loop scrubbers had what was deemed no ‘unacceptable’ effect on the ocean or its organisms