Euronav vessel
Maynard, Mass., headquartered Ecochlor,Inc, has actually won an agreement to provide 7 Euronav Suezmax as well as VLCC vessels with ballast water administration systems (BWMS). The contract features a choice for Euronav to acquire an added 30 Ecochlor systems for its vessels in between 2020– 2024.
Euronav’s fleet includes ULCCs, VLCCs as well as Suezmaxes with several of these vessels having the greatest ballast water circulation prices in the vessel field. Three of the Euronav ships to be retrofitted with the Ecochlor BWMS have circulation prices at 8,000 cu.m/ h, yet will certainly still just need one therapy system.
As the proprietor, driver as well as supervisor of vessels moving petroleum around the world, Euronav thinks that “safety, reliability and the environment are not just issues that matter a lot but issues that matter the most.” Ecochlor’s chief executive officer Steve Candito states.“We are pleased to work alongside Euronav to protect our oceans, in addition to providing them with a safe and effective alternative in ballast water treatment. Our system is both easy for the crew to operate and offers Euronav a compliance reliability guarantee for every one of these BWMSs operating around the globe for the life of the vessel.”
“Ecochlor is a reputable BWMS provider. During a seven-month process for selecting a BWMS provider, along with engineering consultants, we concluded that the Ecochlor system concentrates the elements that we believe will provide a reliable, straight forward solution for complying with regulations,” claimed Zois Dagkaris Procurement & & Logistics Manager atEuronav “The fact that the Ecochlor Service Technicians will be on board our vessels approximately two times per year handling chemical resupply and their availability to provide preventative maintenance and supplemental crew training is considered a plus for ensuring proper functionality of the system and close follow up. This is all in support of the Euronav commitment to keeping our ships in compliance with BWM regulations today and into the future for a sustainable ocean environment.”
The Ecochlor BWMS makes use of a two-step therapy procedure to deal with ballast water– filtering complied with by chlorine dioxide (ClO2). The system’s performance is not hindered by variants in salinity, temperature level, turbidity, organics, as well as resonance. There are no therapy or neutralization needs with the Ecochor system on discharge. The BWMS is specifically appropriate for mid-sized vesels to the biggest ships worldwide. Ecochlor has IMO as well as USCG Type Approvals.
