Ivar Myklebust, chief executive of Hoegh Autoliners, says he stands by his decision not to install scrubbers as the IMO 2020 deadline approaches.

No scrubbers have been ordered and none will be, he pledges in comments posted on the website of the Norwegian outfit, one of the world’s largest car carrier companies.

Myklebust argues that scrubbers can “end up increasing the CO2 footprint of a vessel”.