2022

We are now pursuing partnerships with several Chinese suppliers to focus on high-quality production of BWTS components at reasonable cost for delivery to regional yards. We are conducting due diligence when selecting new suppliers to verify that components meet our required high-quality standards and thereby ensure the proven reliability of our robust system is maintained, … Read More

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. As well as detailed planning, drydock capacity must usually be secured ahead of time for a BWTS retrofit that typically has an … Read More

Service is the lifeblood of the ballast water treatment sector and is vital to keep ships running. Having a well-functioning ballast water treatment system installed onboard has now become a hot issue after commissioning testing became mandatory from 1 June this year under IMO rules. Such testing, which requires ballast water sampling at the discharge … Read More

Ballasting operations in different parts of the world can be challenging due to wide variations in water quality. And this could make it difficult to achieve compliance with the IMO’s so-called D2 standard for ballast water discharges – even with a ballast water treatment system installed. The D2 standard, which will be mandatory for all … Read More

Optimarin’s ability to leverage a flexible delivery model for key components for our ballast water treatment system has been vital to overcome supply chain challenges to keep rolling out our in-demand product to clients amid rising orders. Disruption to the global supply chain has mainly been caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to shortages of … Read More

Structured and proactive product development has enabled us to offer more competitive pricing for our market-leading ballast water treatment system – without compromising on quality. The market is heating up for such systems due to the rush to retrofit thousands of vessels triggered by the looming IMO deadline in 2024. This has also created a … Read More

Charter rates are booming in some ship segments. Shipowners are keeping their fleets running at all costs to rake in record revenue. Fast-track delivery is therefore vital in the race to meet the IMO deadline for ballast water treatment system (BWTS) retrofits. The IMO’s ballast water management convention is due to be implemented in September … Read More

Shipowners that are dragging their heels in installing ballast water treatment (BWT) systems in an effort to save money could end up paying a much higher price in the long run, according to Newport Shipping’s managing director Lianghui Xia. Only 20,483 ships have so far installed or have on order BWT systems that are required … Read More

The reliability and efficiency of ballast water treatment (BWT) systems will be critical to achieving regulatory compliance for shipowners in future – and any malfunctions could seriously hit commercial operations. “Any shipowner knows that time is money and downtime in port or drydock due to unnecessary repairs to a BWT system disrupts voyage schedules and … Read More