Keppel O&M strikes gold in retrofits

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The company has secured 104 scrubber and ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) retrofit orders worth a combined value of about €106. This brings the total number of retrofit projects secured to date to 108 scrubber and 97 BWTS projects.

International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sulphur Cap regulation, coming into force on January 1^st, 2020, is the main driving force behind the increase in demand from ship owners for exhaust cleaning scrubber systems that limit sulphur emissions and BWTS system solutions.

Mr Chor How Jat, Managing Director, Keppel O&M, said, "Installation of scrubbers and BWTS can be highly complex and there has been strong demand worldwide to meet regulatory deadlines. Backed by extensive experience in conversion and retrofitting work, Keppel's ability to deliver quick, safe and reliable vessel turnarounds has made us an attractive choice for clients keen to meet their tight timelines. We completed Singapore's first scrubber installation last year in under 30 days and we were also the first shipyard in Singapore to successfully undertake a BWTS retrofit project back in 2013." 

Keppel reduces the time retrofitted vessels spend in the shipyard by monitoring early customer engagement and prep work including the utilisation of 3D scanning technology, completion of detailed engineering and prefabrication of modules.