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Ballast Water Treatment
Total compliance, complete reliability, focused expertise – your partners for BWT excellence. Our system utilizes filter and UV treatment compliant with IMO and USCG regulations.
Ballast Water Treatment System
50 - 3000M³H CAPACITY
Environmental treatment without chemicals
Optimarin Ballast Water Treatment System combines simplicity with innovation. We utilize a combination of automatic back flushing, self-cleaning filters and powerful UV irradiation to neutralize all potentially invasive species in the water.
With a modular nature, the system is flexible and easy to install on any vessel (newbuild and retrofit). Even those with the most restrictive space demands. Our solution does not use nor generate chemicals in its process. Most importantly: It is simple to operate and maintain.
Always one step ahead
INNOVATIVE, NORWEGIAN PIONEERS
2000
First ever company to install a commercial ballast water treatment system
2016
First ever company with US Coast Guard type approval
News
Optimarin successfully completes IMO G8 and USCG test programme
Norway: Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has successfully completed testing of its market proven Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) in accordance with the revised IMO G8 guidelines, while also upgrading its existing US Coast Guard (USCG) approval certificates to ensure compliance for zero to two hours holding time. In a demonstration of OBS’ unique robustness and … Read More
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“We Never Closed, but Optimarin Employees are Back in the Office”
Six months after the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, and three months after large parts of the world went into lock-down, more and more countries are seeking to restore a resemblance of normality by easing lock-down restrictions. The pandemic has receded to levels which has allowed us in Optimarin (and Norway in general) to revert to … Read More
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Optimarin meets demand for flexible financing with industry first BWT leasing offer
Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has adopted a novel approach to meet growing demand for flexible financing solutions. The Norwegian headquartered business, which has now sold around 1000 of its USCG approved systems, is offering the first leasing option within the BWT segment. The innovation has been conceived to meet market demand from owners … Read More
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Peak Group recommends Optimarin
After evaluation of diffrent ballast treatment systems for our B-type vessels, the conclusion fell down to Optimarin.Optimarin is a Norwegian supplier, with head office in Stavanger, Norway. Optimarin has developed the Optimarin Ballast System (OBS), an environmentally friendly ballast water treatment system, based on the use of filtration and UV light for the efficient removal … Read More
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To Optimarin’s customers and trading partners
The world has entered unchartered territory in which modern society is facing an unprecedented challenge and confusion brought about by the rapid spread of the Corona virus. The shipping industry is no exception. The top priority is to do as much as we can to minimize the impact of COVID-19 while safeguarding the health and … Read More
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Optimarin and SunRui announce strategic cooperation to deliver ‘one stop shop’ for shipowners with diverse fleets
Optimarin and SunRui, two of the world leaders in ballast water treatment systems (BWTS), have announced a strategic market cooperation to provide a “one stop shop” for shipowners with diverse fleets worldwide, fulfilling increasing demand for both Electrolysis and UV based BWTS technology. Optimarin AS, the world’s first USCG approved UV based BWTS maker, has … Read More
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“Optimarin’s flexible and modular construction means efficient use of space and power, and easy integration with ship systems. This gave us the confidence we needed, and we have chosen Optimarin for each and every ship.”
Eivind Holte - Senior Technical ManagerSaga Shipholding
“Our experience is that the Optimarin Ballast Water Treatment System is a well engineered product of good quality. It is simple and relatively compact. The system was ordered and delivered as loose components what makes the installation easier, in particular on smaller vessels where limited free space is available.”
Lech Wykretowicz - Discipline Coordinator – Machinery & PipingVard Brevik