Optimarin has signed contracts with Wisby Tankers and Höegh Autoliners for its Optimarin Ballast System (OBS). It will be installed on five existing vessels – three tankers and two car carriers.
The tasks, when completed later this year, will take the total number of Optimarin re[ds_preview]trofits beyond the 110 mark the company informs. The three Wisby Tankers will see 500 m 3 systems installed, while the Hoëgh Autoliners vessels will install capacities of 344 m 3 and 500 m 3. All systems utilize 35 kW UV lamps to ensure the elimination of all potentially invasive waterborne organisms.
The agreement comes six months after the Norwegian ballast water treatment (BWT) company became the first to win USCG approval. Optimarin works in partnership with Goltens, Zeppelin Power Systems and shipyards worldwide to install OBS on both existing vessels and newbuilds. According own information the firm has so far received orders for over 500 systems, with more than 400 already delivered.
With a fleet of 19 vessels, Wisby Tankers utilises smaller tankers for European trades and its larger vessels, including the bitumen carriers, for worldwide routes. Hoëgh Autoliners, boasting over 50 vessels, is active in the RoRo segment.
