Feature 3 | Ballast water & waste water treatment
Wärtsilä partners with Trojan
Technologies on UV treatment system
Canadian ultraviolet (UV) treatment solution provider Trojan Technologies
and Finnish power solutions provider Wärtsilä have joined forces to market a
new ballast water treatment product with UV technology.
W
ärtsilä Corporation and
Trojan Technologies
have signed an exclusive
agreement to jointly develop, market,
and distribute a ballast water treatment
product for ships. The two companies
will benefit from the combined
strength of Wärtsilä’s global presence
in the marine market, and from Trojan
Technologies’ leadership and experience
in developing ultraviolet treatment
solutions. The ballast water treatment
product is currently in pre-production,
with third-party validation to take place
in late 2010. The innovative ballast water
treatment product is expected to enter
the market at the end of 2010.
Changing regulations in the marine
industry have driven the need for this
new ballast water treatment product.
In 2004, the International Maritime Generic ballast water treatment technology process options are shown in this schematic
Organization (IMO) adopted the (Credit: ImO/GloBallast Partnership).
Global Ballast Water Convention, which
mandated ballast water treatment. Ballast
water is used to stabilise vessels when Currently 21 countries representing 23% with UV technology for ballast water
not fully loaded: water is taken in when of the world’s deadweight tonnage have treatment. Trojan Technologies has
a ship unloads cargo, and released when ratified, and full ratification is expected the experience, and the research and
it is loaded again. Water that is taken in to occur in 2011. development capabilities to develop an
at one port is often released at another, Roger Holm, vice-president of energy-efficient, integrated, proprietary
which can result in the introduction of Solutions Management at Wärtsilä technology with a compact footprint and
non-indigenous organisms into fragile Services, said: “Ballast water treatment the flexibility to upgrade as regulations
ecosystems. Untreated ballast water has is becoming an important item on the continue to evolve.
been an issue of serious public concern environmental agenda for our customers, Marvin DeVries, president of Trojan
during recent years. and therefore also for us. Moving into this Technologies, said: “Trojan is excited to
According to the Global Ballast field is a natural step for Wärtsilä, and partner with Wärtsilä in this endeavour.
Water Convention, all vessels built prior one that continues the development of Trojan has a long history of innovation
to 2009 will need to install a certified our Environmental Services portfolio.” and leadership in the global UV industry,
ballast water treatment (BWT) system Trojan Technologies has more than and we believe that our water treatment
by 2014 or 2016, depending on the 30 years of experience in developing expertise, combined with Wärtsilä’s
ballast water capacity of the vessel. Since ultraviolet treatment solutions. As one of strong presence in the marine industry,
2009, all new vessels are required to the leading innovators in UV technology will enable the two companies to play a
install a BWT system. For the convention for municipal wastewater, drinking significant role in providing a compact,
to come into full force, it must be ratified water, and industrial water treatment cost-effective and high-performance
by 30 countries representing 35% of systems, Trojan Technologies was a system to address the emerging ballast
the global fleet’s deadweight tonnage. logical partner in providing Wärtsilä water treatment market.” SBI
38 Ship & Boat International March/April 2010
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