Wärtsilä Ballast Water Management Systems chosen by Maersk Tankers for three tanker newbuildings
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Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 31 August 2016 at 10 am EET
Maersk Tankers A/S of Denmark has selected Wärtsilä's Electro Chlorination (EC)
Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) for three new 50,000 DWT medium range
(MR) tankers being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (Ningbo) yard in China.
The order was signed in the second quarter of 2016.
Ensuring compliance with the upcoming IMO Ballast water management convention is
becoming a priority for ship owners, and the selection of Wärtsilä EC systems by
Maersk Tankers ensures their future compliance with IMO requirements while USCG
type approval is expected to be obtained by Q1 2017. The Wärtsilä Aquarius EC
BWMS is compliant in all salinities. An open dialogue between the partners
involved ensured that the most suitable solution was chosen, thus providing
peace of mind and the lowest cost of ownership to Maersk Tankers for these
important newbuild vessels.
Wärtsilä's market leading ATEX and hazardous area installation design was custom
made to meet the vessel design requirements.
"Ratification of the IMO's ballast water treaty is very close and the major ship
owners are making preparations for compliance. Wärtsilä has extensive experience
and deep know-how in BWMS technology, and can offer reliability and long term
support to ensure that customers have the optimal solution for their specific
needs. We are both pleased and proud to have been selected to supply the systems
for these vessels," says Dr Joe Thomas, Director, Ballast Water Management
Systems, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions.
Wärtsilä will supply each of the three vessels with one 1500 m3 per hour EC BWMS
solution. The equipment is scheduled to be delivered to the yard commencing in
December of this year.
The Wärtsilä Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System provides robust
technology for the treatment of ballast water using a simple two stage process
involving filtration and electro-chlorination (EC). The system is easy to
integrate and maintain, and is type approved according to the IMO Convention. It
has Alternative Management System (AMS) acceptance certification from the USCG.
The importance of BWMS
Shipping is an international business with vessels travelling to and from
different parts of the world. The ballast water that ships need is, therefore,
taken on and discharged as required to ensure that the ship remains a safe
operating platform. Thus, the ballast water can be taken from a body of water in
one part of the world and discharged in another. Carried with the water is
inevitably a host of microscopic marine organisms and plants, which
unfortunately do not all adapt easily to their new environment. Those that do
survive, however, can thrive, attack, and harm the local species and
environment. When scientists brought their concerns to the world stage, the
focus resulted in the IMO (International Maritime Organization) introducing the
2004 Ballast Water Management Convention. In 2013, the USCG introduced VGP 2013
legislation relating to ships sailing in US waters.
Meet us at the SMM conference and exhibition in Hamburg, Germany, Stand 312 in
Hall B6, from September 5 to 9.
Wärtsilä at SMM 2016
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Caption: The new tankers being built for Maersk Tankers A/S will be equipped
with Wärtsilä Ballast Water Management Systems.
Media contacts:
Mr Lars Bo Kirkegaard
General Manager, Sales, Ballast Water Management Systems
Wärtsilä Marine Solutions
Tel:+45 27614741
larsbo.kirkegaard(at)wartsila.com
Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
Senior Manager Marketing, Communications, Marine Solutions
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 10 709 1439
marit.holmlund-sund(at)wartsila.com
Wärtsilä in brief:
Wärtsilä is a global leader in advanced technologies and complete lifecycle
solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable
innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and
economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers.
In 2015, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 5 billion with approximately 18,800
employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 70
countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
www.wartsila.com
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Source: Wärtsilä Oyj Abp via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 31.08.2016 - 09:00 Uhr
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