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Feature 3 | WASTE TREATMENT RETROFITS OptiMarin secures more upgrade work


OptiMarin believes its technology offers a cost-effective, flexible retrofit solution, and it is picking up orders for commercial and naval craſt to back this claim up.


of two sets of its OptiMarin Ballast System (OBS) for HrMS Amsterdam, a multi-purpose supply ship transporting fuel, ammunition and supplies. HrMS Amsterdam is also involved in delivering disaster relief and humanitarian aid, most recently in in Haiti. Dutch Navy vessels may be


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commissioned at any time to operate in international waters. Terefore, it is imperative that when handling ballast water they do so in compliance with international regulations stipulated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Te HrMS Amsterdam contract, the


largest retrofit to date for OptiMarin, consists of the supply and installation of two sets of OBS, each with a treatment capacity up to 334 m3


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scope of work includes technical consultation, design configuration, engineering, delivery and mechanical assembly of the complete Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) system. OptiMarin’s managing director, Pål


Sanner says: “This contract confirms that we are fully capable of being the first point of contact for all ballast water treatment needs, providing a full turnkey package from conception through to installation.” Te retrofit project, which will take


place during docking in 2011, positions OptiMarin for a greater share of the total retrofit BWT market. According to Mr Sanner: “Tere are a growing number of BWT suppliers, but few can match our ability to tailor-make solutions for existing vessels. We are able to configure BWT systems in ship areas considered impossible by many of our competitors.”


An OptiMarin Ballast System. 36 Shiprepair and Conversion Technology 4th Quarter 2010


n recent weeks the Royal Netherlands Navy has awarded OptiMarin a major contract for the delivery


OptiMarin will undertake its largest ever retrofit on the Dutch naval vessel Amsterdam.


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