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Ballast Water & Oily Water Separators

A Wärtsilä BWMC system during testing

Another treatment method that stringent speciications can be met with our upgraded
has become a major industry priority version” said Mr Chan.

is oily water separation. Oily water However, high standards do not seem to be
separators (OWS) are used on shipsuniversal in the commercial leet. “As oily water

to separate oil and other contaminants separators prevent pollution into the sea, I would very
potentially harmful to ocean life from much recommend that the MEPC 107(49) regulations

waste and bilge water before it is become mandatory for all ships (new and old) as
discharged into the sea.currently it is only enforced for ships built after

Separators must be IMO-compliant2005. There are still a lot of vessels operating
outdated and ineffective systems,” he said.
and many of the older, more traditional
units on the world leet are now outmodedWith the percentage of vessels needed for

and being replaced and upgraded to meet theBWMC ratiication hovering tantalisingly near the
IMO’s MEPC 107(49) (Marine Environment 35% needed, owners and operators are virtually

Protection Committee) regulations, dating backspoilt for choice in the number and variety of
to 2005. Anthony Chan, Engineering ManagerBWT and OWS systems available. Finance

of Victor Marine, said: “There has been increasing will naturally play a key part in their choice
demand for >5ppm OWS systems from customersof system. Optimarin’s Tore Andersen said:

– these separators are certiied by classiication “More and more ship owners are really
society DNV GL though their speciication is not an evaluating their options and as soon as

IMO requirement – as well as onboard monitoring and there is ratiication and/or USCG approval
security systems.”this market will start moving very fast.”

Alfa Laval produces two OWS systems, PureBilge,Michael Simms, a partner at the

a fully automated centrifugal bilge water treatment unit shipping accountancy irm Moore
and, more recently, PureDry which recovers fuel fromStephens, said recently: “The overall

oily sludge. Alfa Laval has sold more than 170 PureDry cost and inancing challenge which
units since its introduction four years ago. Victor Marine, BWMC compliance represents

spotting a gap in the market for smaller ships and craft, in the current dificult economic
produces a lightweight aluminium separator weighing just climate cannot be overestimated.

170kgs called the CS Lite and Wärtsilä’s two-tier approach ... The initial expenditure will
includes a high technology unit that can achieve optimum be treated as capital while

separation performance and is both IMO and USCG ongoing operation will be an
approved and a separator targeted at customers with lower operating cost. It is essential

puriication needs.that those affected by the

Victor Marine offers a bespoke service to navies, new legislation understand
superyachts, oil rigs and offshore structures, with the exactly what is required

majority of its clients from China, Korea, India, Singapore, of them by what date and
Europe and the Middle East. The company is developing a how best to secure the

higher-spec OWS unit for the offshore market “ensuring theirnecessary funding.” u

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