Optimarin announced as Norwegian Technology Awards finalist
Optimarin is delighted to confirm that we’ve been nominated as a finalist for the first ever Maritime prize at this year’s Norwegian Technology Awards.
The awards, taking place on 28 November in Oslo, are run by popular magazine Teknisk Ukeblad and are widely acknowledged as the country’s most prestigious technology awards initiative. This is the first time the publication has focused on the maritime sector, with the prize conceived to celebrate the year’s most important breakthrough that meets industry, technological and/or business challenges.
Leading the way
“We’re delighted that our simple, reliable and market proven technology has been recognized in this way,” comments Optimarin CEO Tore Andersen. “Untreated ballast water is a major environmental threat and, with the ratification of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention, shipowners must address it.