Sembcorp adds Coldharbour BWMS to retrofit solutions

The service provides ships with BWMS options from a select group of suppliers. Lee-Lin Wong, executive vice president and head of repairs and upgrades, Sembcorp Marine, said the company had examined various ballast water technologies over the past 24 months and established collaborations with the best manufacturers around the world.

She said: “Our GTR solutions have everything needed to achieve successful ballast water treatment outcomes – from the analysis of requirements, system selection, scanning and engineering, to full installation and commissioning of equipment. We are confident that ship owners working with us and our chosen equipment partners such as Coldharbour will no longer be confused by ballast water treatment requirements.”

Wong added that Sembcorp Marine’s GTR solutions will also include ultra-violet and electro-chlorination-based systems to offer the most suitable technologies for all vessel types and operating requirements.

Andrew Marshall, CEO, Coldharbour, added: “We have always maintained that no single technology is suitable for all vessel types and for all operating requirements. Our ballast water treatment systems target the largest vessels with the highest pumping rates, largest ballast volumes and longest ballast legs. For many technologies, these elements combined would have translated into terminal delays and unrecoverable costs for owners, which would make the initial cost of installing a system pale into insignificance.”