Norwegian marine services company Østensjø Reder has selected Optimarin to install its ballast system ‘OBS’ on its monohull accommodation vessel Edda Fides.
Optimarin, the Norwegian ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist, has won the contract following its previous successful installation on the firm’s Edda Fortis last year.
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Edda Accommodation, a subsidiary of Østensjø Rederi is operating Edda Fides, which has a 600 bed capacity, 1400m² deck area, advanced offshore crane and helicopter deck.
Optimarin CEO Tore Andersen said: "Edda Accommodation needed a BWT system that was market proven, simple to install and easy to maintain, allowing them to get on with providing high quality services to their customers.
"Although the first system we installed for the team was a newbuild, they were well aware of our retrofit specialism, with over 60 OBS units successfully retrofitted around the world.
"Its modular nature, and the engineering expertise of our worldwide partners Goltens and Zeppelin, makes turnkey installation straightforward and efficient, even on vessels where, due to their operational flexibility, space is of an absolute premium."
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By GlobalDataCurrently, the OBS system is ferried to Galveston USA, where it will be incorporated into the vessel by the end of the first quarter of this year.
Edda Accommodation technical superintendent John Einar Edvardsen said: "The quality of the accommodation and service we provide on Edda Fides is second to none in the industry.
"We wanted a BWT solution of the same standard, one that we can rely on to provide first class operations, whatever the demands.
"In addition to the technology and expertise of Optimarin, we were also keen to choose a system that would meet all regulatory demands, now and in the future.
"The fact that OBS is so close to full USCG approval was therefore key, as this gives us the flexibility to offer the vessel to customers in waters where regulatory and environmental demands are at their most stringent."
The OBS system, which is fully approved by IMO and certification through DNV GL, Lloyd’s, Bureau Veritas, MLIT Japan, and American Bureau of Shipping, is expected to secure USCG approval in autumn this year.
Optimarin accounts a sale of 370 OBS units, with more than 270 installed and the companies which had subscribed to its environmentally friendly UV-based technology include Saga Shipholding, MOL, Grieg Shipping Group, Gulf Offshore, Farstad Shipping, Atlantis Tankers, NYK, Nor Line, and Evergreen Marine Corp.
Earlier this month, Optimarin was selected by Atlantis Tankers Group and its management company Armona Denizcilik to incorporate its EX-approved BWT system in ten vessels.
Image: Optimarin’s BWT system will be incorporated in Edda Fides vessel. Photo: courtesy of Optimarin.
