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MPCC Joins the Trident Alliance and Secures Scrubber Charters in Preparation for IMO2020
As previously announced, the Company will take a balanced approach to the sulphur oxide emissions regulation by way of operating 58 vessels on compliant fuel while retrofitting a carefully selected 10 vessels with exhaust gas cleaning systems ("scrubbers"). The Company is pleased to report that for the first 3 vessels the scrubber retrofitting and commissioning has been successfully completed. The retrofitting programme is scheduled to be completed during H2 2019.
Furthermore, for 8 out of the 10 vessels that will be equipped with scrubbers, the Company has concluded charter parties with major operators for periods of 2-3 years at attractive base rates plus a savings sharing mechanism.
Please refer to the updated vessel employment overview made available on the Fleet subpage of the Company's webpage.
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MPC Container Ships ASA (ticker code "MPCC") was formed in April 2017 . Its main activity is to own and operate a portfolio of container ships with a focus on the feeder segment between 1,000 and 3,000 TEU. The Company is registered and has its business office in Oslo, Norway . For more information, please see our webpage: www.mpc-container.com
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