BWTS installation partnership

The first agreement with Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) will be for vessels docking at the yard. Hyde’s BWTS system uses efficient filtration and ultraviolet disinfection to treat ships’ ballast water to prevent the spread of invasive species from port to port.

Additionally, Hyde Marine has set up an installation agreement with UK-based Cardiff Craftsmen LTD, an established ship repair and marine engineering company specialising in maintenance solutions to the marine & offshore industry.

“Aligning our installation efforts with the Grand Bahama Shipyard and Cardiff Craftsmen enables Hyde Marine to further expand its commitment to shipowners, as we work with them to complete upgrades of their existing fleets to meet any future ballast water treatment regulations,” said John Platz, President, Hyde Marine, Inc.

He pointed out that Cardiff Craftsmen’s recent expansion, including the launch of a service centre in the US, as well as new representation in Singapore, provides Hyde Marine with an increased concentration on Far East and Australian markets.

In 2004, the IMO adopted the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWMC), which requires ships to conduct a ballast water exchange or to meet concentration-based ballast water discharge standards at ports with ballast tanks 99.99% free of living organisms and pathogens.