Years of uncertainty, competing regulations and immature technology: The Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) question has had shipowners scratching their heads for over a decade

Ballast Water Containers’ patent pending BWC SEAFORTH and BWC BUTE mobile ballast water management systems are now available with full US Coast Guard Type Approved technologies including industry leading components from manufacturers Optimarin & Wartsila.

Optimarin has built a reputation based on taking pole position in the ballast water treatment (BWT) industry.

Optimarin has won a contract to install its Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) on Østensjø Rederi’s Edda Fides, the world’s only purpose built monohull accommodation vessel. The Norwegian ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist secured the business following on from the success of a previous installation on the firm’s Edda Fortis in 2015.

A pioneer in the ballast water treatment industry since its inception in 1994, Stavanger based Norwegian firm Optimarin AS made the strategic decision to develop an exceptionally environmentally friendly solution for purifying ballast water. Indeed, although the dynamic firm recognised that there were various chemical and environmentally friendly methods for