Shipowners should use pandemic downtime to retrofit
The coronavirus crisis has seen different segments in the maritime industry retrofitting their vessels with more efficient and clean technologies.
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a diverse impact on the maritime industry. While some shipowners struggle to maintain operations and are furloughing vessels, others are using the downtime to prepare their fleets to meet the IMO’s regulatory targets aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
With half of Wärtsilä’s retrofits requiring docking or a period of out-of-service, the unprecedented crisis has offered an economically sound opportunity to upgrade and transform old ships into leaner and cleaner vessels fit for the future.