THE ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will test a "seawater scrubber' on an APL containership in a US$3.4 million project to study its filtering of emissions and particles.
The 5,510-TEU APL England will be tested during its service on APL's Pacific Coast Express service during port calls in the San Pedro Bay over a one-year period.
How well the seawater scrubbing rids pollutants is measured by testing amounts of residue toxic air contaminants' sulphur oxides, volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides - classed by the state of California as air pollutants.
It is expected to cut sulphur oxide emissions by 99.9 per cent, particle matter up to 80 to 85 per cent, more than 90 per cent in VOC and 10 per cent in nitrogen oxide pollutants, reports American Shipper.
(Source:http://www.schednet.com)
