Finnish shipping technology group Wartsila is gearing up for a surge in scrubber orders.

The company said in its second quarter report that it is seeing increased demand for exhaust gas cleaning solutions in both the newbuilding and retrofit markets ahead of the global sulphur regulations entering into force in 2020.

Roger Holm, president of Wartsila Marine Solutions, told TradeWinds: "We use a lot of suppliers in our supply chain and we are ramping up capacity."