Ship&Offshore | Issue GreenTech/2017
Modular Approach reduces downtime
Scrubber retrofits | Damen Green Solutions (DGS) in partnership with Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) and the scrubber supplier AEC, is trialling a new technique for retrofitting scrubbers. Designated the “Modular Approach”, this new process is designed to cut the time that a vessel typically needs to spend in dock from two or more weeks to just a few days. Damen is confident that this dramatic reduction in downtime, in combination with a more cost-efficient, certified scrubber, will be welcomed by shipowners and operators. The key to achieving this reduction in vessel downtime lies in maximising the amount of preparatory and manufacturing work carried out before the vessel arrives in dock.