Norway-based ballast water treatment specialist Optimarin is establishing a manufacturing base in China to boost the availability of its ballast water treatment system (BWTS) for the Asian shipbuilding market as it also targets further retrofits of the existing fleet.
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A ballast water treatment system (BWTS) retrofit is not plain sailing. And proper planning with a trusted and reliable supplier onboard is essential to navigate technical, logistical and regulatory hurdles to achieve compliance, reports an article published on their website.
Detailed planningAs well as detailed planning, drydock capacity must usually be secured ahead of time for a BWTS retrofit that typically has an engineering lead time of six months prior to...
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Optimarin achieves record revenue in 2021 on rising BWTS sales
Optimarin notched up record revenue last year on sales of its industry-leading ballast water treatment system (BWTS) as it overcame market challenges to accelerate deliveries in response to rising demand and tight installation schedules.
The Norwegian supplier’s annual turnover exceeded Nkr300 million ($34 million) for the first time ever following a 20% increase in the number of systems sold versus 2020, while Optimarin also boosted...
Optimarin has bolstered its global sales force with new appointments in Turkey, Hong Kong and Singapore to serve customers better in response to increasing demand for its industry-leading ballast water…
Press Release – Many shipowners are making hay while the sun shines as high charter rates in some market segments have fuelled revenue – but they could reap trouble by…
https://gcaptain.com/optimarin-sees-commercial-rationale-to-bring-forward-bwt-retrofits/
Press Release – The market is heating up for ballast water treatment (BWT) systems amid a retrofit rush that has resulted in a recent surge of orders for leading supplier…
https://gcaptain.com/optimarin-riding-the-wave-of-bwt-retrofit-demand-surge/
Shipowners who are dragging their heels on ballast water treatment system installations in hopes of saving money could end up paying a much higher price in the long run.
That caution comes from Lianghui Xia, managing director of U.K.-based ship repair and retrofit group Newport Shipping.
Xia cites statistics from Clarksons’ World Fleet Register that indicate that thus far only 20,483 ships have so far installed or have on order BWT systems mandated by IMO regulations, leaving around 35,000...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/bwts-installation-clock-is-ticking/
Press Release – Newport Shipping has sold the first ballast water treatment system from key supplier Optimarin under their strategic alliance as the pair target an expected rush of retrofits…
In the coming period, global yards are expected to carry out 875 ballast water treatment system (BWTS) installations per month – a roughly 700% increase on the level of recent years. The post…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/global-bwts-retrofit-orders-to-rise-by-700-pct/
Press Release – Optimarin is taking maintenance of ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) to the next level with the launch of a new-generation service frame agreement integrating the benefits of…