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Pollution-Busting Scrubbers Spark Uproar in Global Shipping
- Critics contest economic, environmental impact of filters
- Suppliers have seen demand increase as 2020 deadline nears
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They’re large, they’re expensive and they’re increasingly controversial.
Scrubbers, a type of exhaust filter installed in ships, have been hailed by some as the key to efforts by the industry to comply with new pollution regulations due in 2020. Yet ports and shipping companies are starting to question their credentials when compared with cleaner fuel, and environmental organizations have warned they may enable shippers to dodge obligations to move on from dirty fuel.