{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Marine Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (Scrubbers)","description":"Shipping companies fit marine exhaust gas cleaning systems – commonly called scrubbers – to reduce sulfur oxides (SOx) in engine exhaust and comply with the sulfur emission limits under MARPOL Annex VI. The units clean exhaust gases using seawater or alkaline solutions; three main configurations exist – open-loop, closed-loop, and hybrid – differing primarily in how they manage the resulting washwater discharge. Scrubbers represent a technical alternative to burning Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VL","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/marine-exhaust-gas-cleaning-systems-scrubbers","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T18:02:27.335683","citation":"https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Environment/Pages/Sulphur-oxides-(SOx)-–-Regulation-14.aspx","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/marine-exhaust-gas-cleaning-systems-scrubbers","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Marine Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (Scrubbers) · Shipping companies fit marine exhaust gas cleaning systems – commonly called scrubbers – to reduce sulfur oxides (SOx) in engine exhaust and comply with the sulfur emission limits under MARPOL Annex VI. · Quelle: https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Environment/Pages/Sulphur-oxides-(SOx)-–-Regulation-14.aspx"}