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Optimarin: First BWT System Supplier to Win USCG ‘OK’

In what can best be termed an excru- wide range of shipowners, operators Carisbrooke, amongst others. Of the Optimarin’s technology is certi? ed ciatingly long slog toward approval, it and yards. These include contracts with OBS units installed, over 60 have been by a comprehensive range of classi? ca- was announced recently that Norway’s Atlantis Tankers, Vard Group, Saga Shi- retro? tted, ? tted in conjunction with tion organisations, including DNV GL, ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist pholding, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, global engineering partners Goltens and Lloyd’s, Bureau Veritas, MLIT Japan,

Optimarin became the ? rst system sup- Fisherman’s Finest, Solvang ASA, and Zeppelin Power Systems. and American Bureau of Shipping.

plier to gain full USCG type approval.

The development, which adds to IMO approval and certi? cation from a host of classi? cation societies, means Opti- marin’s environmentally friendly UV- based technology now leads the market in terms of global compliance.

While there are several units with

USCG Alternate Management Systems (AMS) certi? cation, this is a temporary “This is a huge day for our company, and our customers.

USCG has the world’s most stringent testing standards, meaning that once a system has approval it is assured of total global compliance, now and into the future.”

Tore Andersen

CEO, Optimarin certi? cation and does not imply that the unit will be in compliance in the future.

The Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) uses a combination of ? ltration and 35kW UV lamps to treat ballast water without the need for chemicals. DNV

GL tested the system to USCG standards for fresh, brackish and marine water at the NIVA test facility in Norway.

“We now have over 300 systems in- stalled worldwide and have received almost 500 unit orders,” said Andersen.. “With this approval con? rmation we ex- pect the business to move even further ahead and consolidate our leading posi- tion.”

Optimarin has had its best year in business in 2016, taking orders from a www.marinelink.com 9

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