Fuel Spread • Eligible HSFO Burn • Washwater Restrictions • Scrubber OPEX • Payback • NPV • IRR • Break-Even Spread

Ship Scrubber ROI Calculator

Test whether an exhaust gas cleaning system can earn back its installed cost from the HSFO versus compliant-fuel price spread. Simple mode gives a fast investment screen. Advanced mode adds technical availability, washwater restrictions, installation off-hire, operating penalties, major service, carbon cost on extra fuel, fuel-price escalation and downside scenarios.

Data type Currency
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Need washwater restrictions, fuel-price escalation, major-service cycles, installation off-hire or downside cases? Click Advanced above.Simple treats the entered annual operating days as scrubber-eligible days and keeps the investment decision transparent.
Fuel economicsHSFO vs compliant spread
InvestmentPayback, NPV & IRR
ThresholdBreak-even spread

Scrubber Investment

years
%

Fuel Spread & Annual Use

MT/day while scrubber is in use
currency/MT
currency/MT
% additional fuel-equivalent load
currency/MT scrubbed fuel

Project CAPEX & Installation

%
days

Annual Fuel Opportunity

MT/day
%
% of otherwise available use
%/year
%/year

Scrubber Operating Cost

%
currency/MT scrubbed
currency/MT scrubbed
%/year
days/year
years
currency/tCO₂
tCO₂/MT
%

Investment Analysis

years
%

Stress Cases

Each row independently changes the base case and recalculates project economics.

CaseFuel spread Δ%Eligible use Δ%CAPEX Δ%OPEX Δ%

Scrubber Investment Readiness

Planning limitation: This tool models scrubber economics, not regulatory approval. Actual benefit depends on HSFO availability, local washwater rules, engine fuel compatibility, fuel quality, scrubber uptime, electrical load, chemicals, waste/sludge handling, corrosion, monitoring, charterparty allocation, class/flag approval and future regulation.
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