핀란드 제조업체인 바르질라(Wartsila)가 중국 진하이 조선(Jinhai Shipyard)에서 유럽행 주요 선박으로 짓고 있는 새 컨테이너선 3척에 들어갈 선박평형수 처리설비(BWMS) 맞춤제조 주문을 받았다고 밝혔다. 바르질라는 올해 말에 첫 선박(vessel)에 BWMS 설비를 운송하고, 내년 안에 나머지 두 척의 주문도 마무리할 계획이다.

3개의 선박은 각각 500㎥ 용량의 바르질라 아쿠아리우스 UV BWMS를 장착할 예정으로, 이 시스템 설비는 여과와 중간 압력 UV 소독 기술을 포함하는 2단계  접근을 활용한다.

 

 

 

Finnish manufacturer Wartsila has received an order to fit its Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) in three new container ships being built for a major European shipping company at the Jinhai Shipyard, China.

 

Wartsila will deliver the BWMS equipment to the first vessel at the end of 2015, and for the other two ships during 2016.

 

Each of the three vessels will be fitted with a 500 m3 capacity Wartsila Aquarius UV BWMS. This system utilises a two-stage approach involving filtration and medium pressure ultraviolet (UV) disinfection technology.

 

Ballast Water was a hotly debated topic at the recent MEPC 68 meeting in London as the industry eagerly awaits ratification of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Ballast Water Convention.

 

Several states, including Argentina, India, Belgium and Indonesia, have declared that they are in the process of ratifying this legislation.

 

The IMO Secretary General has reiterated that as the barriers to ratification are being discussed and answers developed, the Ballast Water Convention should be ratified before the end of this year.

 

Suppliers with robust ballast water management systems have already began the application process for USCG (United States Coastguard) type approval.

 

Wartsila said it has already obtained International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type Approval and Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance from the US Coastguard (USCG) for this system, and work to achieve full USCG Type Approval for all products in the Aquarius BWMS range commenced early in 2014.

 

This latest contract follows the order placed last year from the same company, where Wartsila BWMS equipment was installed into three 2100 TEU container ships built in Asia, and which were delivered in December 2014.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 6월 10일]