Finnlines, DFDS, Stena Line, Brittany Ferries and Scandlines will receive total of €48 million in grants
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Rebecca Gibson |
Five members Interferry members are to receive European Union (EU) grants towards the cost of installing exhaust scrubber systems to help them meet the 0.1% sulphur emissions limit that was enforced in January 2015.
As part of the EU’s multi-annual Motorways of the Seas programme, Grimaldi Group’s Finnlines division will be given €18 million, DFDS Seaways will receive €9 million, Stena Line will be given €8 million, Brittany Ferries will receive €7 million and Scandlines will receive €6 million.
During the inaugural European Shipping Week held in Brussels, Belgium, in March, Interferry arranged for EU and industry delegates to inspect a scrubber unit on the DFDS ro-ro vessel Primula in Ghent.
“We were very glad to show officials the enormous economic and technical challenges involved in retrofitting this equipment,” said Johan Roos, regulatory affairs director at Innterferry. “It is extremely gratifying that our members’ efforts have now been recognised in the shape of financial assistance.”