Wärtsilä has launched its new compact IQ Series exhaust gas treatment system, designed by its Exhaust Treatment business unit in Moss, Norway.

The IQ Series is the latest advancement in maritime exhaust gas treatment technologies, and it features several improvements that make the technology especially well-suited to container vessels, satisfying the increased demand in scrubbers as a compliance option from the container market segment.

The IQ Series scrubber uses an innovative design that allows the same exhaust gas cleaning results to be achieved within a smaller footprint. The scrubber takes up 25% less space, is 30% lighter, and has 35% less volume, which minimises the impact on a vessel’s cargo-carrying capacity, and therefore its profitability.