High capacity ballast water treatment systemfor VLCCs
The largest BWT systems operating on board VLCCs anywhere in the world NEI Treatment Systems, has commissioned, during sea trials, the world's highest capacity ballast water treatment system.In July 2011, a 6,350 cu m per hour Venturi Oxygen StrippingTM (VOSTM) BWTS was commissioned during sea trials on a VLCC built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for Samco Shipholding of Singapore.The ballast water treatment results were verified by ABS, the Marshall Islands registry, the shipyard and the shipowner.The VOS-6000 BWTS was manufactured and supplied by NEI licensee Samgong VOS of South Korea and was the first of four BWTS to be fitted by Samgong on board four 318,000 dwt Samco VLCCs being built at HSHI.The installation and commissioning of the VOS-6000 was accomplished on schedule and to the quality standards of HSHI.NEI CEO Jon Slangerup said: "This is another key milestone for NEI's VOSTM System and for Samgong, our licensee and strategic partner in South Korea. This puts to rest the question of whether or not there is commercial technology capable and certified to handle the BWTS capacity requirements of the world's largest ships.NEI, Samgong, and our Japanese licensee Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, working as a team, have built and installed ...
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