A membrane contactor technique is proposed to selectively remove the SO2 gas from the ship exhaust gas. Membrane contactor system operates with two independent streams of liquid and gaseous phase, with a large contact area between the streams, resulting in high mass transfer coefficient values. In this study, hydrophobic polypropylene substrate was used to greatly minimize the wetting of the membranes. The performance of three absorbents -distilled water, NaOH, and Na2SO3 aqueous solution- was investigated in terms of SO2 removal efficiency within a specific range of different parameters (gas flow rate, absorbent molarities, liquid flow rate, L/G ratio). Finally, optimum operating parameters for a high SO2 removal efficiency were suggested; and the overall mass transfer coefficient and HTU values were examined.