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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
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 secures landmark fleet agreement with DOF
Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has signed a fleet agreement with DOF for the installation of 16 Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS), with an option to extend the contract to 50 vessels in total. The deal, Optimarin’s biggest single agreement in the offshore segment, will see the USCG approved OBS installed across a range of … Read More
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Zeppelin management team visiting Optimarin
Jon E. Brandal is giving a lecture related to the ongoing R&D projects for the Optimarin Ballast System in our test lab. This week Zeppelin Power Systems GmbH & Co. KG, our long-time partner and sales/service distributor for Germany, Poland and CSI countries, visited Optimarin for a management meeting. The main issues were to set … Read More
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Optimarin breaks records in 2019 and positions for future growth
Optimarin today announced that its final figures for 2019 show a record-breaking year for the ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist, with close to a doubling of revenues for system sales and servicing, healthy profits, and a significantly increased order intake. The Norwegian headquartered firm, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, is now looking to … Read More
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Carisbrooke takes D.I.Y approach to BWT compliance with Optimarin for huge savings, efficiency and on-schedule operations
Leading UK shipowner and management company Carisbrooke Shipping has adopted a novel approach to ballast water treatment (BWT) compliance, installing its latest two systems from Optimarin during normal operations, with its own crewmembers, ensuring zero downtime and maximum efficiency and earnings. The firm, which controls a fleet of general cargo vessels from its base in … 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