Wärtsilä AQUARIUS EC Ballast Water Management System receives Final Approval status
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Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 16 May 2013 at 10.30 am EET
Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions and services provider, has
received the Final Approval status from the International Maritime
Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for its
Wärtsilä AQUARIUS® EC Ballast Water Management System. The approval was granted
at the MEPC's 65(th) session held at the IMO headquarters in London on 13(th)
May 2013. The Basic Approval had been granted in October 2012.
The approval submission was taken into consideration as part of the MEPC 65's
agenda covering "harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water". Final Approval is
required for systems using an active substance, and is based upon examination of
full scale prototype test data and all required supporting documentation on
aspects such as risk and safety to the ship, crew, general public, and the
environment.
The documented information was reviewed and approved by a joint panel of experts
from the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environment Protection ballast water
working group. The application was submitted to the IMO by the Dutch Human
Environment and Transport Inspectorate. A key element of the Final Approval
submission was an investigation covering the impact of treated ballast water on
coated and uncoated materials. A full Type Approval certificate for the Wärtsilä
AQUARIUS® EC system is expected by end of July this year.
"Gaining IMO Final Approval status has involved an extremely stringent review
and investigation process, and we are naturally very delighted that the Wärtsilä
AQUARIUS® EC Ballast Water Management System has successfully met all the
requirements of the process. This represents an essential and extremely
significant milestone in offering the marine industry a safe, flexible, and
extremely efficient means of treating ballast water," says Joe Thomas, Director,
Wärtsilä Ballast Water Management Systems.
The Wärtsilä AQUARIUS® EC System
Wärtsilä AQUARIUS® EC is a modular ballast water management system, providing a
safe, flexible and economical process for the treatment of ballast water.
Ballast water treatment with an Wärtsilä AQUARIUS® EC system is achieved through
a simple and efficient two stage process. Upon uptake the sea water is first
passed through a back washing filter (1st Stage) and then the filtered sea water
passes through a static mixer, where the disinfectant generated from the side
stream electrolysis unit (2nd stage) is injected to ensure a maximum level of
10 parts per million (ppm) in the treated ballast water.
During discharge the filter is bypassed and any residual oxidant in treated
ballast water is monitored before being discharged overboard. If required,
treated ballast water is neutralised by injecting sodium bisulfite into the main
ballast line during discharge. Neutralisation effectiveness is continuously
monitored to ensure compliance with MARPOL discharge limits.
Wärtsilä offers the Wärtsilä AQUARIUS® EC and Wärtsilä AQUARIUS® UV Ballast
Water Management Systems, which both became part of the portfolio following the
acquisition of Hamworthy plc in January 2012.
Wärtsilä AQUARIUS®UV Ballast Water Management System received type approval in
December 2012 Link to press release.
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For further information please contact:
Mr Joe Thomas
Director, Ballast Water Management Systems
Wärtsilä Ship Power
Tel. +44 7920 476448
joe.thomas(at)wartsila.com
Ms Anna-Leena Pohjanpalo
Media Officer
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel. +358 10 709 5627
anna-leena.pohjanpalo(at)wartsila.com
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2012, Wärtsilä's net sales
totalled EUR 4.7 billion with approximately 18,900 employees. The company has
operations in nearly 170 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com
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